THE SAVAGE DEEPS is a 2022 Kindle Book Awards Semi-Finalist

THE SAVAGE DEEPS is a 2022 Kindle Book Awards Semi-Finalist

This book previously won the 2020 CYGNUS Award in the Climate Fiction Category. 

Now in eBook Format: AN ISLAND OF LIGHT!

AN ISLAND OF LIGHT is now out in eBook Format!

After a nearly ten month wait, and on the eve of the release of The Shadow of War, my futuristic prison break is finally out in eBook format!

The Fifth Recipient of the Timothy S. Johnston Future Writer Award

The Fifth Recipient of the TSJ Future Writer Award, 2021/2022

Each year I sponsor a creative writing award in the Thames Valley District School Board in London, Ontario.  Find more information about the award here.  It recognizes special achievement and skill in the following genres: Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Science Fiction, and Horror.

Pictures From This Weekend’s Signing

Indigo Guelph Signing Pics, 16 April 2022

On Saturday, I drove up to Indigo Guelph in Guelph, Ontario.  Indigo — especially this store — has been so welcoming to me since the The War Beneath came out in 2018.

The Rise of Oceania Trilogy Is Now on Kobo

The War Beneath, The Savage Deeps, and Fatal Depth are now on Kobo

The trilogy appeared on Kindle and iBooks a couple of weeks ago; the first three books in the series are now also on Kobo.

Pre-Order The Shadow of War by TSJ!

Pre-Order The Shadow of War by TSJ!

The Shadow of War is now for sale online.  My newest technological thriller is due for release in the Fall, from Fitzhenry & Whiteside.  Read more below …

TSJ Talks Inspirations for The War Beneath

TSJ Talks Inspirations for The War Beneath

When I was a teenager, I read a lot of 1950s Science Fiction. It was the tail end of the “Golden Age of Science Fiction.” Asimov, Pohl, Heinlein, del Rey and more. I fell in love with the genre because of those books. They sparked my imagination and took me to fascinating locations in futuristic settings. The stakes were always huge. It’s those books that really taught me how important YA Science Fiction is. Readers get hooked on the genre early; it’s what happened to me.