M.A. Kirkeby

M.A. Kirkeby writes rugged, myth-soaked fiction shaped by hard country, old stories, and the belief that the modern world is never quite as ordinary as it pretends to be.

Raised on a cattle ranch in eastern Nevada, Kirkeby spent his early life working cattle, riding rough ground, fixing what broke, and learning how weather, land, animals, and stubborn people shape one another. Those years left a permanent mark on his fiction: wide landscapes, practical characters, dry humor, dangerous choices, and a deep respect for the old powers hidden beneath everyday life.

His stories range from Norse-inspired epic fantasy to modern American magic, cryptids, and strange roads through the West. Whether writing about gods, cowboys, monsters, family, or fate, Kirkeby is drawn to characters who stand their ground when the world turns sharp.

After years in construction, fire alarm systems, and low-voltage design, and after traveling widely through places as far apart as Scandinavia and the South Pole, he now lives in Montana with his family.

When he is not writing, he is usually thinking about the next book, the next strange creature, or the next old road that never really disappeared.