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In the Lair of the Kraken by Christopher Butt

November 25, 2024November 24, 2024 by Alison Manley

This was a remarkably pleasant set of stories to read

Categories Fiction, Horror, science fiction, Short Fiction, Short Stories Tags folklore, short fiction

Northern Nights, Edited by Michael Kelly

October 7, 2024 by Sarah Butland

From the introduction and “Rescue Station” by Nayani Jensen, I knew I was in for a wild and wonderful ride.

Categories Anthology, Fiction, science fiction, Short Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction Tags anthology, science fiction, short fiction, speculative fiction, Spooky Stories for October

The Diapause by Andrew Forbes

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 by Michael Bryson

If “diapause” is not a word you are familiar with, you should probably look it up before approaching Andrew Forbes’ new novel of the near future.

Categories Cli-Fi, Dystopian Fiction, Featured Posts, Fiction, Ontario, science fiction Tags climate change, dystopian fiction, fiction
The Years Shall Run Like Rabbit Cover. Pink flowers blooming in the night.

The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits by Ben Berman Ghan

May 23, 2024May 22, 2024 by Laurie Burns

The title The Years Shall Run like Rabbits is from a W.H. Auden poem, but that might be your last connection to Earth as we know it in this outwardly tale.

Categories Dystopian Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Psychological Thriller, science fiction, Speculative Fiction Tags fiction, speculative fiction
An aged male's face in merged with a robot, and a woman's fac is superimposed onto the robot. Below, A human hand and a robot's hand touch fingers. There is a red and black background. The title is in block letters along the top of the image.

Against the Machine: Evolution — a Fitting Cap to Van Norman’s Trilogy

February 23, 2024 by Lisa Timpf

Against the Machine: Evolution is a richly imagined story that also serves as a cautionary tale for what might happen if we don’t take better care of the environment.

Categories Cli-Fi, Dystopian Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, Speculative Fiction Tags Against the Machine, Brian Van Norman, dystopian fiction, speculative fiction

Landscapes by Christine Lai

May 29, 2024November 6, 2023 by Alison Manley

“One of the most beautifully chilling novels I’ve read this year was Landscapes by Christine Lai.”

Categories Best Books of 2023, Book Awards, Dystopian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, science fiction Tags Best Books 2023, dystopian fiction, science fiction

State of the Ark: Canadian Futurefiction edited by Lesley Choyce

November 6, 2023 by Heidi Greco

State of the Ark is the long-awaited follow-up anthology to the 1992 landmark Canadian science fiction collection Ark of Ice.

Categories Anthology, Fiction, science fiction, Speculative Fiction Tags future, Futurefiction, speculative fiction, time travel

The Future by Catherine Leroux

July 30, 2024October 9, 2023 by Lisa Timpf

Unlike some dystopian books, The Future is suffused with a sense of optimism despite the sometimes-dark components . . .

Categories Fiction, science fiction Tags Alternate History, Dystopian Science Fiction, literary fiction

The Full-Moon Whaling Chronicles by Jason Guriel

May 29, 2024August 28, 2023 by Alison Manley

I’ve read a lot of outstanding books both before and after The Full-Moon Whaling Chronicles, but none so singularly innovative in their storytelling.

Categories Best Books of 2023, Book Awards, Fiction, science fiction Tags Best Books 2023, cyberpunk, dystopian fiction, science fiction

Spelldrifts by A-M Mawhiney

August 23, 2023 by Anne Smith-Nochasak

Sensitively told, richly imagined, and filled with unforgettable characters, Spelldrifts follows the next generation of young people after Fania and Nuna’s adventures in Spindrifts.

Categories Fantasy, Fiction, science fiction Tags fantasy, sci-fi

Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling

May 1, 2023 by Lisa Timpf

For those who enjoy dystopian science fiction, there’s a lot to like in Camp Zero.

Categories Cli-Fi, Fiction, science fiction Tags climate fiction, dystopian fiction, Michelle Min Sterling, science fiction

Excerpt: The Dying Party by Jeff Kelland

May 28, 2024April 30, 2023 by James M. Fisher

An excerpt from Jeff Kelland’s book “The Dying Party”

Categories Excerpt, Fiction, science fiction Tags dystopian fiction, post-apocalyptic, science fiction

Eclipsing the Aurora, by Peter J. Foote

October 11, 2024March 15, 2023 by Lisa Timpf

Anyone who has been exposed to Foote’s newsletter “Foote Notes,” which includes the advice of Grump the Gargoyle, might expect a bit of humorous sarcasm in the novel, and they won’t be disappointed.

Categories Atlantic Canada, Fiction, science fiction, Speculative Fiction Tags Atlantic Canada, Consensus Series, Peter J. Foote, redemption story, science fiction

The Ugly Truth: The Multiverse Refugees Trilogy By Ira Nayman

February 26, 2023 by Lisa Timpf

Fans of Nayman’s humor and capacity for imagination should find The Ugly Truth a worthy addition to the series.

Categories Fiction, Humour, science fiction, Speculative Fiction Tags Multiverse Refugees Trilogy, Nayman, satirical humour, speculative fiction

Bad Actors: Second Pi in the Face by Ira Nayman

July 4, 2022 by Lisa Timpf

As anyone familiar with Nayman’s work might expect, Bad Actors is steeped in humour in a variety of forms, including ridiculous situations, slapstick, tangential digressions, and word play.

Categories Fiction, science fiction, Speculative Fiction Tags Humour, Multiverse Refugees Trilogy, Nayman, Satire, science fiction
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