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  <name><![CDATA[Kealan Patrick Burke]]></name>
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  <followers-count type="integer">7</followers-count>
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  <about><![CDATA[Born and raised in Dungarvan, Ireland, Kealan Patrick Burke is an award-winning author described as &quot;a newcomer worth watching&quot; (&lt;i&gt;Publishers Weekly&lt;/i&gt;) and &quot;one of the most original authors in contemporary horror&quot; (&lt;i&gt;Booklist&lt;/i&gt;). 

Some of his works include the novels &lt;i&gt;Currency of Souls&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;The Hides&lt;/i&gt; (Bram Stoker Award Nominee, 2005), the novellas &lt;i&gt;The Turtle Boy&lt;/i&gt; (Bram Stoker Award Winner, 2004), &lt;i&gt;Vessels&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Midlisters&lt;/i&gt;, and the collections &lt;i&gt;Ravenous Ghosts&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;The Number 121 to Pennsylvania &amp; Others&lt;/i&gt;. 

Kealan also edited the anthologies: &lt;i&gt;Taverns of the Dead&lt;/i&gt; (starred review, &lt;i&gt;Publishers Weekly&lt;/i&gt;), &lt;i&gt;Brimstone Turnpike&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Quietly Now&lt;/i&gt; (International Horror Guild Award Nominee, 2004), the charity anthology &lt;i&gt;Tales from the Gorezone&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Night Visions 12&lt;/i&gt; (starred review, &lt;i&gt;Publishers Weekly&lt;/i&gt;, British Fantasy Award &amp; International Horror Guild Award nominee). 

A movie based on his short story &quot;Peekers&quot;, directed by Mark Steensland (DEAD @ 17), and scripted by veteran novelist Rick Hautala (&lt;i&gt;Bedbugs&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;The Mountain King&lt;/i&gt;), is currently scheduled for screening at a variety of international film festivals.]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[Stephen King, Charles L. Grant, Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, Frank O' Connor, Brendan Behan, ]]></influences>  <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Waterford</hometown>  <born_at>08/04/1976</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Turtle Boy]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Kealan Patrick Burke]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.23</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>35</ratings_count>
  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Hides]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Kealan Patrick Burke]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.37</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>19</ratings_count>
  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Taverns of the Dead]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Kealan Patrick Burke]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.44</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>18</ratings_count>
  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Vessels]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Kealan Patrick Burke]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.69</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>13</ratings_count>
  <published>2006</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Midlisters]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Kealan Patrick Burke]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.15</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>13</ratings_count>
  <published>2007</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Currency of Souls]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Kealan Patrick Burke]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.64</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>14</ratings_count>
  <published>2007</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Ravenous Ghosts]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Kealan Patrick Burke]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.08</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>12</ratings_count>
  <published>2003</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Number 121 to Pennsylvania &amp; Others]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Kealan Patrick Burke]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.71</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>7</ratings_count>
  <published>2008</published>  
  
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        <book id="2557179">
  <title><![CDATA[You In?]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Kealan Patrick Burke]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.20</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>10</ratings_count>
  <published>2007</published>  
  
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        <book id="929700">
  <title><![CDATA[Night Visions 12]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Kealan Patrick Burke]]></name>
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        <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Mark Morris]]></name>
      <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1689721]]></link>
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  <average_rating>4.33</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6</ratings_count>
  <published>2006</published>  
  
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