About Kane

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Kane Williams believes that the pen is mightier than the sword (and asks that you kindly don’t tell Excalibur he said that).

Perils of the Past is his debut fast-paced fantasy novel. It was published on 23 May 2025. For the draft manuscript, Kane was a 2023 Killer Nashville Claymore Award Finalist for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy.

He also pens flash fiction and the occasional short story. His flash fiction piece, Rice & Ice, won a competition held by Press 53 and was featured in Prime Number Magazine as well as in the anthology What Dwells between the Lines.

Previously, he wrote non-fiction and was published by Thomson Reuters in 2018.

He lives in Sydney, Australia with his wife.

How much can you learn about a person from books and movies they like? What about those that they recommend to others?

If you’re looking to get to know me better, or simply looking for something to read or watch next, please see below.

Kane, recommend a book that’s stuck with you:

Recommend a classic
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Recommend a standalone novel
The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
Recommend a book series
The Empire Trilogy by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts

To give you a better picture of what I love to read, a handful of my favourite series include:

● Black Sun (#1), Fevered Star (#2) and Mirrored Heavens (#3) by Rebecca Roanhorse – the Between Earth and Sky trilogy

● The Art of Prophecy (#1), and The Art of Destiny (#2) by Wesley Chu – the War Arts series

● Empire of the Vampire (#1), and Empire of the Damned (#2) by Jay Kristoff

● The Will of the Many (#1) by James Islington – the Hierarchy series

● In the Shadow of Lightning (#1) by Brian McClellan – the Glass Immortals series

Kane, recommend a movie/show that’s stuck with you:

Recommend a movie
V for Vendetta.
Recommend a TV series
Stranger Things
Recommend an animated TV series
Arcane: League of Legends