Kirkus Reviews THE SHADOW OF WAR!
They liked it! See more below …
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.
Greetings! This week, one of the great events of this author’s career occurred. It doesn’t happen often for most novelists. All the months and years …
I celebrated my birthday this year with family and friends at one of the best restaurants in London, Michael’s on the Thames. Following this, we watched James Bond in No Time to Die. Dinner was amazing and Bond was incredible. No spoilers here, but know that it was Daniel Craig’s best Bond. It was emotional, powerful, and the story was gripping. (Post continues below.)