Previous SFF Author: Susanna Kearsley
David Keck grew up in Winnipeg, Canada. During his twenties, he picked up degrees in English literature, writing, and education. He has studied in rural England and taught in small town Canada. David Keck now teaches middle school in New York City. Read excerpts of his novels at David Keck’s website.
In the Eye of Heaven by David Keck
In the Eye of Heaven has potential, but unfortunately the writing drags it down considerably. It really needed to be polished. At the moment it reads almost like a first draft, without anything properly fleshed out.
The first problem is that scenes are poorly described, when they are described at all. I felt almost blind as I was reading, because David Keck gives you nearly no idea of the places or people that the characters find themselves around.
Guest´s rating: 2 | David Keck | SFF Reviews | no comments |
In A Time of Treason by David Keck
As much as I enjoyed David Keck’s debut, I admit that it was a flawed effort so I was quite happy to see how improved the writing was in In A Time of Treason. Namely, the prose was more elegant, the descriptions better expressed, there was a lot more background information without the author relying on shameless infodumping, and overall Mr. Keck just displayed greater confidence as a writer.
Even so, the writing wasn’t perfect. There are still passages that are confusing and may require a re-read or two,
Robert Thompson´s rating: 4 | David Keck | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Previous SFF Author: Susanna Kearsley
Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
Wonderful review, Sandy.
The "body count" bothered me a bit less because being dead seemed more like an inconvenience than anything else... unlike…
Detailed, thoughtful review, Bill. I'm going to read it for two reasons. First, Karen Russell wrote it, and second, it…
this sounds like a fun one