future The Miramichi Reader

Natural Selection by Diane McGyver

January 24, 2022 by Allan Hudson

The year is 2051. Almost three decades have passed since the Devastation destroyed civilization. Only the strong and wise survived; the weak and intellects perished. New societies emerged, forging a future with skills from the distant past.

The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed

November 29, 2021 by Terri Favro

A novella set in post–climate disaster Alberta; a woman infected with a mysterious parasite must choose whether to pursue a rare opportunity far from home or stay and help rebuild her community

The Doomsday Book of Fairy Tales by Emily Brewes

July 2, 2021 by Lisa Timpf

The Doomsday Book Of Fairy Tales By Emily Brewes is an astounding tale of a dangerous quest, a talking dog, and fragmented fairy tales in an eerie post-climate collapse future.

Aetherbound by E. K. Johnston

May 25, 2021 by Claire Bennet

Set on a family-run interstellar freighter called the Harland and a mysterious remote space station, E. K. Johnston's latest is story of survival and self-determination.

Deficiency by SC Eston

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 by Allan Hudson

On the arid planet of Garadia floats Prominence City, an oasis of abundance and technological marvels. For Keidi and Artenz, life is good. Each day, they work hard to fulfill their role in sustaining Prominence. In return, they share an existence without worry or want, their every need attended to by the ruling corporations, their lives enhanced by a virtual reality accessible with a simple thought.

A Diary in the Age of Water by Nina Munteanu

November 1, 2020September 28, 2020 by Lisa Timpf

Centuries from now, in a dying boreal forest in what used to be northern Canada, Kyo, a young acolyte called to service in the Exodus, yearns for Earth’s past–the Age of Water, before the “Water Twins” destroyed humanity.

Generation Robot: A Century of Science Fiction, Fact, and Speculation by Terri Favro

October 17, 2020September 26, 2020 by James M. Fisher

Our family once owned a cottage that my father and his friends built around 1959, I think it was (I came along two years later). For as long as that cottage was owned by us, there was a stack of … Continue reading

Insatiable Machine by Zoë Robertson

April 2, 2018January 25, 2018 by James M. Fisher

of the new Spring 2018 releases from Roseway Publishing (an imprint of Fernwood Publishing) is the “speculative” fiction/sci-fi thriller Insatiable Machine. Roseway kindly sent me an ARC to review in advance of its upcoming release. Speculative fiction relies less … Continue reading

The Minted by Will McClelland

June 23, 2017June 13, 2017 by James M. Fisher

Quebec author Will McClelland has published his debut novel, The Minted (2016, Blue Leaf Press) to some impressive reviews. Quill & Quire noted: “The Minted is nothing like the CanLit with which we are all so familiar.” In his … Continue reading