David Keck is a Canadian author, and teacher, who has master's degrees in English Literature, History, and Education.^[1] He is best known for his novels featuring protagonist Durand Col.^[2] His works have received generally positive reviews from critics, yet have not reached the mainstream so far.^[3]

David Keck was born in, and grew up in, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.^[1] Whilst living in Winnipeg he attended the University of Winnipeg, where he got master's degrees in English Literature, History, and Education.^[1] He subsequently moved to the UK to get a master's degree in Creative Writing from the University of Sussex.^[1] In 2004 he moved to New York City,^[1] America, to marry Kate Brallier^[4] (an author herself),^[5] and to teach middle school in New York's Washington Heights.^[1]

Keck's novels all recount the adventures of protagonist Durand Col,^[2] yet there is currently no series name. The first novel in the series was In the Eye of Heaven,^[6] and was published in the UK in 2006,^[7] and the US and Canada in 2007,^[8][9] by Tor.^[2] The novel went through many versions before publication, with fellow Canadian author, Steven Erikson, having a hand in reading and editing the drafts.^[10] Keck's writing style has been compared to Erikson, mainly because he likes to go against the grain. He says that he "flinch[es] at an elf who's a dab hand with a longbow. Conventions and clichés: it's all in the smiles and cringes."^[3]