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Books

DK's novels include the Aurealis Award-nominated Squid's Grief, the BookGateway Booky Award-winning Hunt for Valamon, and adventure mystery The Other Tree. DK's short stories have been nominated for multiple Aurealis Awards, appearing in anthologies from Twelfth Planet Press, FableCroft Publishing, Ticonderoga Publications, World Weaver Press, and Owl Hollow Press.

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Novels

	Squid's Grief Cyberpunk Aurealis Award Shortlisted for Best Science Fiction Novel Ditmar Award Shortlisted for Best Novel When car-hacker Squid rescues a cheerful amnesiac from the trunk of a stolen car, her decision to help him recover his memory sets her on a collision course with the enigmatic crime lords who rule Baltus City. More details...



	Hunt for Valamon Epic Fantasy Adventure Spence City Winner of the BookGateway Booky Award for Best Fantasy Novel When Prince Valamon is mysteriously abducted, reclusive cleric Seris is charged with his rescue. Leaving behind his cheerfully book-infested temple, he must venture into the wild, unconquered lands, and uncover the truth behind the vanished prince before simmering tensions in the empire erupt into war. More details...



	The Other Tree Adventure Mystery Spence City When outcast botanist Chris Arlin learns that her father has an incurable illness, she recruits sardonic campus priest Luke, and embarks on a desperate, wondrous quest to find the legendary Tree of Life. More details...

Short Stories

	The Birdsong Fossil Multispecies Cities World Weaver Press Aurealis Award Shortlisted for Best Science Fiction Novella Washington Science Fiction Association Small Press Award Shortlisted for Short Fiction In the midst of the Earth's sixth mass extinction, hundreds of species are lost every year. As scientists scramble to preserve the DNA of vanishing species, bio-roboticist Yuzuki Alvarez is determined to preserve the rich and complex culture of animals. Pushing the boundaries of the possible, she races to recreate their minds - their souls - in robotic form. But as the maelstrom of the Anthropocene intensifies, time is running out. More details...



	The Moon Collector Under the Full Moon's Light Owl Hollow Press Aurealis Award Shortlisted for Best Young Adult Short Story When the moon is mysteriously snatched from the sky, outcast warrior Ora must venture beyond the stars, to the realm of the forgotten gods, to retrieve her world's stolen moon. More details...



	Junkyard Kraken Mother of Invention Twelfth Planet Press Ditmar Award Shortlisted for Best Short Story In the twilight abyss of the ocean, wondrous discoveries await, or so believes roboticist Nemi Okiro. However, when her research on autonomous, deep-sea submersibles is again rejected for funding, she is determined to find another way to explore the beckoning seas. More details...



	The Spider and the Stars Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers World Weaver Press Washington Science Fiction Association Small Press Award Shortlisted for Short Fiction One summer’s eve, a spellbinding tale of stargazing spiders ensnares the heart of 5-year-old Del, setting her on a path that will weave together the worlds of entomology, biomimetics, and humanity’s dreams of distant galaxies. More details...



	The Wandering Library Ecopunk! Ticonderoga Publications Aurealis Award Shortlisted for Best Science Fiction Novella In a future of risen seas and fractured communications, Lani Bashir runs a much needed mobile library service. From sprawling red deserts to cities reclaimed by the sea, Lani and her faithful alpacamel bring tales of adventure and wonder to the children of these isolated communities. However, when Lani crosses paths with an enigmatic boy with an aversion to stories, she is forced to question her own understanding of friendship, purpose and home. More details...



	The Heart of the Labyrinth In Memory: A Tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett Aurealis Award Shortlisted for Best YA Short Story In the heart of the Labyrinth of Varissen, there dwells a beast known only as the Devourer. However, the Devourer is sick of eating adventurers, and he suspects that once, long ago, he bore another name. So when a young woman arrives, declaring that she’s here to rescue him, the Devourer persuades her to join him on a search for his forgotten past. More details...



	Almost Days Year's Best Australian Fantasy & Horror 2015 Ticonderoga Publications Insert Title Here FableCroft Publishing Aurealis Award Shortlisted for Best Fantasy Short Story In the unseen realm enfolding the world, timeless custodians maintain order and balance. However, when one custodian unexpectedly "retires", this triggers a chain of events that threatens the separation between the worlds. More details...



	Autumn Moon Holiday Magick Spencer Hill Press Tess is languishing in her job as a copy shop assistant, when a curious encounter involving a moonlit bridge, a rice dumpling, and a minor god, nudges her life in a fresh new direction. More details...



	Morning Star One Small Step: An Anthology of Discoveries FableCroft Publishing Aurealis Award Shortlisted for Best Young Adult Short Story Washington Science Fiction Association Small Press Award Shortlisted for Short Fiction When humanity is decimated by an enigmatic, chronogenetic pathology, cargo pilot Ven is entrusted with the last human in the universe – a boy called Solomon. Chasing rumours of other survivors, Ven and Solomon begin an impossible journey across the constellations, searching for answers, and a new home. More details...



	Goodbye Beetle The Journal of Unlikely Entomology 2.5 When Ryan's girlfriend leaves him without so much as a goodbye, he becomes obsessed with decoding the only clue she left behind: a Christmas beetle on the windowsill. More details...



	Keeping It Together Midnight Movie: Creature Feature May December Publications No one aspires to be the pizza delivery guy. It’s a summer job, or something neurosurgeons do after fleeing their war torn country. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a bandit monk when I grew up. But that was a long time ago. More details...



	The Obsolete Soul Mark's career at the advisory office is at a standstill, his relationship with girlfriend Ella is quietly capsizing, and he's beginning to discover strange blanks in his memory. Plus his goldfish are missing. As Mark's increasingly frequent episodes of amnesia begin to take on a life of their own, he finds himself battling the threat of an unexpected leap in human evolution. More details...