Featured Interview With Ken Magee
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Most folk believe that technology rules their lives. They’re wrong. Dark conspiracies and ancient magic actually dominate this planet. My one mission in life is to open people’s eyes to that fact.
My name is Ken Magee and I tell people I write contemporary fantasies which blend adventure and humour with technology and magic. My books live under the tagline ‘ancient magic meets the Internet’. I pretend that they’re works of fiction, because I’m afraid of the powerful people behind the conspiracies… I’m hoping a ‘fiction’ writer will slip under their radar.
Up until the point when I discovered about the frightening plot which deliberately caused the recent global financial meltdown, I’d led a fairly normal life. I’d worked for many years in the computer industry in roles ranging from programming through to sales. In the middle of it all, I’d served in the Naval Reserve… which was hard work, but fun. Then in 2010, I decided to make time to finish Dark Tidings, the book I’d started many years earlier (writing not reading). I would have finished it sooner, but life got in the way. It’s finished now (the book, not life).
Dark Tidings is book one of the series. The Black Conspiracy and A Darker Shade of Black complete the ‘ancient magic meets the Internet’ trilogy.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I loved books as a child, but my interest in writing started much later. I seriously started writing in 2010, but I had dabbled a bit before then.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favourite authors are Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman and Grant Naylor (the collective name for the pair who wrote Red Dwarf). From that list, you’ve probably guessed that my passion is humorous fantasy… I love to lose myself in somebody’s unfettered imagination and I love having a laugh while I’m doing it.
I think every writer I’ve enjoyed has had some influence on my writing, but Terry Pratchett definitely inspired me.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest published book is A Darker Shade of Black. It completes my ‘ancient magic meets the Internet’ trilogy. It took a bit over a year to write and I found it quite tricky because it had to tie up all the loose ends from the previous two books.
To be honest, I did create a new loose end at the end of the book… just in case HBO want a fourth and fifth season!
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