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I grew up in small Wisconsin towns. Due to my father's work, I attended three high schools in four years and has fond memories of each: Wayland Academy, Sparta Sr. High, and Beaver Dam Sr. High. (All in Wisconsin.)
As you can see from my photo, I was a bit of a geek even back then. You wouldn’t guess that I played HS football and lettered in Wrestling, would you?
I spent the first fifteen years of my adult life as a theater designer, director and playwright.
With the introduction of the Macintosh computer, I moved into web design and computer education. I created the interface and more than 600 educational programs for the EduNet Network, and hosted live educational broadcasts into K-12 classroom across the country.
I like to read mysteries, science fiction, and some fantasy. As a kid and young adult, I read H. G. Wells, Arthur Conan-Doyle, André Norton and Robert Heinlein. STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND was the first book the showed me that fiction can impact a person’s life. Some of my favorite current authors are Jasper Fforde, Scott Lynch, and James R. Benn.
Always interested in the reluctant male reader, Keith started the “Spectrum Children's Book Club” on the Internet which grew into iPulpFiction.com.
Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite
From the Shadows: The Complete Series is a young adult science fiction series written by KB Shaw. It contains two volumes: Separate Paths and Convergence. Cameron Rush and Rosa Costas are best friends and fellow geeks, but they've never really seen each other. He lives in Wisconsin and she's a cowgirl on a ranch in New Mexico. They've gotten to know each other through GundTech's multiCom technology, which comes equipped with AI personalities. Cameron's AI is named Sam, and he's got the program ready as Cameron rushes into his bedroom after school. He and Rosa have been waiting all day to hear GundTech's news conference, and they've arranged to listen to the announcement together. GundTech's spokesperson presents the results of some revolutionary strides the company's made in the field of quantum computing, and, even better, they're announcing the formation of the IHT International Academy, which will offer free tuition and is accepting applications effective immediately.
KB Shaw's young adult science fiction series, From the Shadows: The Complete Series, is filled with action, adventure and technology -- the perfect recipe for an enthralling and exciting read. Shaw's characters are well-defined and intriguing, especially the AI personalities who turned out to be quite a bit more individualized than I ever thought they could be. The Academy is a virtual one, and it makes for an interesting mix of home and regular school with the challenging and futuristic demands on the young tech wizard-trainees. Shaw has Easter eggs pop up in the plot and plants a few of his own in the storyline; including those found during a marvelous time travel adventure that Rosa designs to celebrate Cameron's birthday. Sometimes I could see a glimpse of Philip Pullman's classic fantasy series, His Dark Materials, in the AI companions each student has, as well as the more obvious ties to Rowling's magical rather than techie, Hogwarts, but From the Shadows is much more than a reflection of these influences. While the author may, purposely or inadvertently, cause readers to think of these authors when reading the book, the world presented in this story is in a class by itself, and its marvels would promise a fascinating future indeed. From the Shadows: The Complete Series is most highly recommended.
