William J. Kenney





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I have been a writer since childhood. I can remember clacking away at an old typewriter in my mother's kitchen when I was thirteen or fourteen years old. Inspired by Tolkien, I wrote fantasy stories and still do to this day. I loved the faraway worlds, imaginary creatures and peoples of different races that worked together to take on an evil foe. These are the same elements that I have tried to include in my fantasy series, In the Shadow of the Black Sun. The first in the series, A Dream of Storms was published in 2011 and its sequel, Shards of S'Darin will be published in early 2012.

I am also an artist and musician, focusing mainly on guitar. I cannot write while listening to music, however, the melody and harmonies being too easily distra...more


I thought I would post the links to all of my books here in one spot, so they are easy to find. Other than one horror novella, my books (so far) are written within the fantasy genre.

In the Shadow of the Black Sun
Book One: A Dream of Storms
Book Two: Shards of S'Darin

Tales of Embremere (A fantasy series with younger characters)
Book One: Embremere
Book Two: Return to Embremere

Undergrowth (A ho... read more »
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Average rating: 4.39 · 44 ratings · 26 reviews · 5 distinct works · Similar authors
A Dream of Storms (In the S...
4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 30 ratings2 editions
Shards of S'Darin (In the S...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012
Undergrowth
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012
Embremere (Tales of Embreme...
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
Return to Embremere (Tales ...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012
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Nice to see you again, Georges!


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Kathryn Hi William! Thanks for the friendvite! I look forward to discussing books with ya!
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William Kenney Georges wrote: "....Hi William!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for your friendship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Same to you, Georges. Nice to know you!


Georges Kariotis ....Hi William!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for your friendship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


William Kenney Jeff wrote: "Sharing some karma, William. Great to meet you!"
Thanks, Jeff! Great to meet you as well!


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Jeff Horton Sharing some karma, William. Great to meet you!


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