Laken Cane

Laken Cane writes urban fantasy, paranormal fiction, and horror, building long connected narratives around supernatural communities and recurring investigators. Obsidian Wings is the fourth main novel in the Rune Alexander series, following Strange Trouble and preceding New Regime. It returns to River County as Rune and the Shiv Crew investigate violence involving bird shifters while continuing their search for missing allies. The Church of Slayers remains a central opposing force, and the novel advances both the wider conflict and Rune’s changing relationships within the crew. Cane began publishing in 2008 and later developed the Rune Alexander sequence independently into an eleven-book arc, with shorter related work alongside it. Her other series include the Waifwater Chronicles, Silverlight, Edgefield Slayers, and Kait Silver. Obsidian Wings occupies an early turning point in her largest series, expanding its supernatural population while keeping the narrative focused on Rune’s responsibilities, loyalties, and growing understanding of her abilities.