Wild Magic USA
Active · Several Books Planned
The current focus. Several more books in the Wild Magic USA series are planned and underway, continuing the hidden world beneath the modern West.
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Stories of Gods, Grit, and Hidden Worlds
Epic fantasy, mythic adventure, supernatural fiction, alternative history, and strange frontiers — drawn from Norse myth, the American West, and the unseen forces that shape ordinary lives.
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Five Worlds, One Storyteller
Each series is a fully separate world with its own tone, cast, and stakes. Step into whichever one calls to you.
Epic Fantasy · Norse Mythology
The Hearthborn Saga
Family, fate, honor, and mercy collide with the dangerous attention of Odin, Frigg, Freyja, and Thor. Grounded warriors carrying the weight of gods who are watching.
Urban Fantasy · Wild Magic
Wild Magic USA
A hidden world beneath the modern West — Wyrd power from the Mother, cryptids, old roads, and the strange things that never fully left. Grounded, welcoming, and a little feral.
Satire · Supernatural Comedy
The Adventures of Odin and Jesus
An ancient odd-couple road story of gods, demons, culture clashes, and questionable drinks. Two world-shaping figures loose in the modern world — trouble is inevitable.
Science Fiction · Space Salvage
Black Flag Salvage & Security
Dangerous wrecks, old wars, hidden loyalties, and a crew with a history that refuses to stay buried. Space salvage with teeth. Not yet released.
Alternative History · Norse Saga
Bjornstrand
Vikings and Old Norse survivors sail west to build a new world rooted in gods, honor, family, freedom, and survival. A landfall saga of exile and founding. Not yet released.
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The Hidden West Atlas
Not a map you glance at once — a field notebook you keep coming back to. Cryptid sightings, old roads, and regional folklore across Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Washington, and Oregon, tied directly into the lore of Wild Magic USA.
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About the author
About M.A. Kirkeby
M.A. Kirkeby was raised on a cattle ranch in eastern Nevada, where hard land, long days, and old stories shaped his imagination. His fiction draws from Norse myth, the American West, strange frontiers, family, honor, humor, and the unseen forces that shape ordinary lives.
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Where the Work Is Right Now
Two active pushes, and a longer list of stories that will arrive when they're ready.
Bjornstrand
Next Up
Once the current Wild Magic USA books are done, Bjornstrand — the alternative-history Norse saga — is the next big push.
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The Mercy Engine, more of The Hearthborn Saga, more of The Adventures of Odin and Jesus, and Black Flag Salvage & Security are all in the works. No fixed dates — they'll arrive when they're ready. Join the Reader List to hear first.
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