The Diapause by Andrew Forbes
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.
science fiction
The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits by Ben Berman Ghan
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.
Against the Machine: Evolution — a Fitting Cap to Van Norman’s Trilogy
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.
Landscapes by Christine Lai
“One of the most beautifully chilling novels I’ve read this year was Landscapes by Christine Lai.”
State of the Ark: Canadian Futurefiction edited by Lesley Choyce
State of the Ark is the long-awaited follow-up anthology to the 1992 landmark Canadian science fiction collection Ark of Ice.
The Future by Catherine Leroux
Unlike some dystopian books, The Future is suffused with a sense of optimism despite the sometimes-dark components . . .
The Full-Moon Whaling Chronicles by Jason Guriel
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.
Spelldrifts by A-M Mawhiney
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.
Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling
For those who enjoy dystopian science fiction, there’s a lot to like in Camp Zero.
Eclipsing the Aurora, by Peter J. Foote
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.
The Ugly Truth: The Multiverse Refugees Trilogy By Ira Nayman
Fans of Nayman’s humor and capacity for imagination should find The Ugly Truth a worthy addition to the series.
Bad Actors: Second Pi in the Face by Ira Nayman
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.
Spindrifts by A-M Mawhiney
A-M Mawhiney’s debut novel Spindrifts is a futuristic fantasy about the healing of the earth. As Young Adult fiction, it is written with simplicity of style, yet it is a complex story that looks forward in hope while addressing difficult choices made in the past and present. The new world that has “risen from the ashes” has hidden darkness, and it falls to the youthful protagonists to find the way forward.
All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay
All the Seas of the World . . . provides the reader with the opportunity to immerse themselves in a richly detailed and convincingly rendered imaginary world.
