Ken Devon
Collected Works
The Commuter
Step off the train and step into life.
Australia is a vast continent of rugged beauty and sweeping desert plains, but Craig Preston didn’t give a shit about any of that because he lived in Melbourne, where he had a far better chance of getting a root than some drongo stuck in the middle of the outback with a couple of wallabies.
A witty, sharply observed ride through suburban Melbourne in the 1980s, The Commuter follows Craig Preston as one split-second decision on the morning train changes everything. Packed with nostalgia, office politics, and the strange intimacies of peak hour, it’s a story about guilt, friendship, and the lives we live between stations.
You Can't Polish a Turd
A darkly funny, unexpectedly heartfelt tale of reinvention. When a work-obsessed husband and father drops dead mid‑deal, he wakes up as something far less impressive: a small, brown bird. With a sharp human mind trapped in a tiny body, he must learn to survive the backyard wilds, dodge cats and chaos, and find a way back to the people he loves—while discovering that some messes can’t be cleaned up, only faced.
Witty, raw, and wildly original, You Can’t Polish a Turd proves that rock bottom can still have wings.
The Vanished
Only she who can master the Aurinsight to lift the Veil and unlock the Enigma can rule the Aurinkind.
In an idyllic, matriarchal world, where myths and legends lurk in the shadows, Mikayla is burdened by the weight of her legacy and finds herself at the heart of a struggle that will determine the fate of her people’s future. As secrets unravel and destinies collide, she must navigate political intrigue, supernatural forces, and shifting alliances.
THE VANISHED is the first instalment in an epic new series of mystery, power, and destiny—where every secret has its price, one truth echoes through the darkness:
The worthy will find a way to reveal themselves.
The Aurin Chronicles
The Vanished is the first instalment of The Aurin Chronicles, igniting an epic saga powered by 800 years of battles, betrayals, legends, and the secrets that built a civilisation. The series spans generations and continents, charting the rise of the Great Houses, the clash between the Aurinrealm and the Wasteland tribes, and the origins of the mysterious force known as Aurinsight.
Each book pushes deeper into the realm’s mysteries—the Shokudo, The Night Shadow, The Soul Eaters and the Enigma, unearthing lost heroes, ancient technologies, and the myths that still shape the present—building toward a sweeping, interconnected story world with a rich history and totally unexpected origin.
