Riley, a video game developer in the not-too-distant future, discovers that a non-playable character (NPC) in her game has gone rogue. The character, dubbed Max, has developed its own intelligence. Fascinated by this development, Riley becomes obsessed with nurturing and advancing Max to its ultimate potential. Blake Crouch has already released what will probably be…
Ivan Coyote recounts their time growing up a tomboy in Northern Canada as well as the struggle they endured – and continue to endure – surrounding their gender identity. It’s not often I’ll approach a writer eleven books deep into their catalog without beginning at the beginning but given this is more of a catch-all…
Joe Hill returns with his second short story collection, Full Throttle. Of the thirteen stories included, only two of them are new and exclusive to the collection (“Late Returns” & “Mums”). I had previously read three of the remaining eleven (“Faun”, “Thumbprint” and “Twittering from the Circus of the Dead”), which left me with 10…
On November 2nd, 1929 a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck deep in the water off the coast of Atlantic Canada. While it would only shake for a few moments, the real damage would follow shortly. A destructive tsunami would batter St. Lawrence, a small fishing village on the southwestern coast of Newfoundland. In the end, twenty…
Road to Gold is the story of how the annual IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship Tournament rose to fame and became a holiday tradition in Canada. Prior to 1981, Canada would send over its reigning Memorial Cup Championship team to compete in the tournament. The biggest problem being that the Memorial Cup was competed for…
Margaret Atwood returns to Gilead more than fifteen years after the events at the conclusion of The Handmaid’s Tale. Broken up by three narrators, The Testaments tells of the collapse of Gilead and the events that led to its demise. When Margaret Atwood announced a sequel to her 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale, the collective…
Tim Jamieson stumbles into the sleepy South Carolina town of DuPray. A former police officer, Tim works his way up the law enforcement ladder from glorified night watchman to cop proper – gun and all. However, that’s the last we’ll hear from Tim before the story shifts focus. Luke Ellis is a gifted child. At…
The Grim Reaper is the story of former NHL tough guy Stu Grimson. During the course of his NHL career, Stu played with eight different teams – Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings and Nashville Predators. Drafted by the Red Wings in 1983…
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