by Deven Kane
Amos understands human nature better than most. His final scene with Jane is honest and realistic. Human society will continue much the way it always has—inside the Enclave and out—but that doesn’t diminish the Runners’ impact.
Like the unsung heroes in grocery stores and essential services during the 2020 pandemic, nobody will ever know the names Amos Morgan, Aubrey Carter, or Jane Avery. Their exploits will continue to be anonymous and simultaneously world-altering.
On a side note, a few readers have wondered if there’s anything brewing between Amos and Jane, considering their last shared scene. Honestly, it never occurred to me to ask, and they aren’t saying. I suspect it would be wisest to stay out of it—Jane’s “Snake Lady” nick-name is well-earned—and drop by in a year and see what’s what.
Amos, Aubrey, and the rest of the Runners will adapt to their “new normal” without recognition or reward. Most of the people they’ll rub shoulders with will never realize how special they are.
They’re okay with that.
The bizarre and unpredictable entity known as “2020” provides a similar scenario. The next time you’re in a grocery store, or visiting a walk-in clinic, check the name tags—there may be an Amos or an Aubrey behind that Plexiglas shield.
As the saying goes, “Not every hero wears a cape.”
Drive friendly,
Deven
Also by Deven Kane
Tracker (Book 1)
Dissident (Tracker Book 2)
The Shroud (Spring 2021)
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About the Author
Deven Kane has been honing his writing chops since junior high school. He’d barely started eighth grade when he submitted his first science fiction novella to a publishing house. As he soon discovered, few thirteen-year-olds become published authors, but the editor encouraged Deven to keep writing.
“That was very gracious of him,” Deven says now. “He could’ve said, ‘Kid, you’re wasting my time.’ But instead, he took the time to encourage an aspiring writer. I’ve never forgotten that, and want to ‘pay it forward’ whenever I can.”
Deven enjoys reading across many genres, but finds his writing groove in the science fiction / urban fantasy end of the writing pool.
“Speculative fiction allows me to explore human nature, interpersonal conflicts, the desire to rise above our circumstances, and the obstacles which hold us back,” he says. “No matter the setting—Earth’s near future, the past, or an alien culture on another planet—the most compelling stories are always about our interactions with each other. The good, the bad, the ugly, and our need to transcend.”
He pauses, looking out the window, before adding with a wry grin, “And, to be honest, writing speculative fiction is just plain fun.”
Almost as much fun—one might suspect—as writing his own biography in the third person.
Read more at Deven Kane’s site.
