Duncan Bourne

Duncan Bourne is a Stoke-on-Trent born artist, writer and performer. Originally a cartoonist for the climbing magazine “On the Edge” his work has appeared in a diverse range of media from magazines such as “Punch”, “Prospect” and “Mini magazine” to illustrations for MacMillian Publishers, Marstons PLC and others. In 2004 he produced illustrations and poems for “The Owl and the Cragrat”, an anthology of climbing poetry. More recently he produced a CD of his own songs “Riot, mayhem and disorder”, which highlight little known aspects of local history, celebrating the comings and goings of the Potteries, Staffordshire and beyond, with old tales and the experience of growing up in its mix of industry and countryside.

“The Dark Heart” was his first novel in which he explores the different perspectives of a predator (Kazi) and a vegetarian (Jay) and what happens when a predator no longer wants to kill.

His second novels "The Crow Dark Sea" explore the changing landscape of myths and legends through the eyes of Mathew Pembrock, Heretic and human in a world where myths are never what they seem.

In his spare time he plays banjo. You have been warned.