2022 GLOBAL THRILLER FINALIST
I’m thrilled to announce that The Shadow of War is now a finalist in the 2022 CIBAs.
And not only that …
I’m thrilled to announce that The Shadow of War is now a finalist in the 2022 CIBAs.
And not only that …
It was an amazing event at Indigo North London …
Both The Shadow of War and An Island of Light …
(Originally published 1 December 2022 at Crime Writers of Canada.)
Remember when your parents complained that you weren’t working hard enough? When they told you to get a job, do your school work, or wash the car? Or they piled pressure on you to get better marks, win awards, and get accepted into university? And while the stress mounted, you could only sit in your room, in the dark, wondering why no one understood that you were on the verge of cracking?
This book previously won the 2020 CYGNUS Award in the Climate Fiction Category.
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.
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 …
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.
On Sunday, I made the long voyage to Indigo/Chapters London North in London, Ontario for a book signing to promote my newest books, Fatal Depth and An Island of Light. I say this tongue in cheek, because the store is in the same city in which I live: London, Ontario. Usually I’m driving hours to a signing … this time, it was only twenty minutes. It was heaven.