A.I. Fabler is the pen name of the New Zealand-born author, who spent a large part of his working life in London, New York and Sydney, initially in journalism and advertising, before moving into senior corporate roles in property development and financing before writing full time. He is the recipient of a number of screenwriting awards, including the Empire Award for Drama in 2017. His political satire, “Agenda 2060: The Future as It Happens” was published in 2021, described by Kirkus Reviews as ‘A laser-focused, irresistible lampoon of woke culture’. It is the winner of the 2022 IRDA Discovery Award for Popular Fiction. Book Two in the series, sub-titled "AI and the View from Space" was released late 2023. His novel "The Seed of Corruption
David Ek writes both fiction and nonfiction. Editors for literary journals have found his writing "strong" with "much to admire." His short stories have appeared in “Canary, a Literary Journal of the Environmental Crisis" and “Weber: The Contemporary West.” His novella, “Pedro’s Pickles and the American Dream,” his novel, “Lizard People: Death Valley Underground,” and his literary nonfiction book “Nowhere Bound: A Spud’s Reflections on Climbing and Caving—and Other Useless Toils” are currently available from multiple sources.
In addition to his literary pursuits, David has a Master of Science degree in geoscience. He held a successful and award-winning career with the National Park Service, where he led science and natural resources teams th
