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Song of the Sword long-listed for Sunburst Award

I’m excited to announce that Song of the Sword has been long-listed in the young adult category for The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, an annual award celebrating the best in Canadian fantastic literature published during the previous calendar year. The winners receive a cash prize of $1,000 as well as …

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Twist of the Blade nominated for Aurora Award!

The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association has announced the ballot for the 2015 Aurora Awards, recognizing the best in Canadian science fiction and fantasy, and I’m pleased and proud to announce that Twist of the Blade is on the ballot in the Best Young Adult Novel Category. Others nominated in that category: Lockstep by Karl Schroeder, Tor …

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Lake in the Clouds launches!

Today is launch day for Lake in the Clouds! I’ll be signing at ComicReaders in Regina from 12 to 4 p.m. to kick things off. On May 26 I’ll be at McNally Robinson in Saskatoon for a launch at 7:30 p.m., joined by guest readers from the Saskatoon Public Library Teen Advisory Council (TAC), performing a Random …

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Read the first chapter of Lake in the Clouds!

Lake in the Clouds, Book 3 in The Shards of Excalibur, comes out in May from Coteau Books–which means it’s time for a little teaser. Here you go: Chapter 1 for your reading pleasure, just to whet your appetite. Sharp-eyed observers may also note that the title has changed slightly, from The Lake in the Clouds to just Lake in …

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Cover art for Book 4, The Cave Beneath the Sea, revealed

Book 3 of The Shards of Excalibur, The Lake in the Clouds, won’t be out until May 1, but Book 4, The Cave Beneath the Sea, won’t be far behind, coming out this fall…and here’s the cover art! Pretty, isn’t it?

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Teaser description for The Lake in the Clouds

Just about three months until the release of The Lake in the Clouds, Book 3 in The Shards of Excalibur! And here’s a little teaser: The third Shard of the sword Excalibur is calling Ariane. Ariane is on her own and on the run. Rex Major has swayed her erstwhile best friend Wally to his …

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The Lake in the Clouds gets its Amazon page

The Lake in the Clouds, Book 3 in The Shards of Excalibur series from Coteau Books, now has its Amazon page. Here’s the description: In the third instalment of this modern take on Arthurian legends, Ariane – descendant of none other than the Lady of the Lake herself – is on the run and on …

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Cover art for The Lake in the Clouds

Twist of the Blade has just been published, but we’re already looking ahead to Book 3 in The Shards of Excalibur, The Lake in the Clouds. Here’s the cover art! Pretty, isn’t it?

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Come meet me at Word on the Street Saskatoon!

I’m really looking forward to being a featured author at Word on the Street in Saskatoon on September 21. I’ll be part of a panel (along with Arthur Slade, Sean Cummings, and Jefferson Smith) called Other Worlds on the Prairies, focusing on writing science fiction and fantasy, which will be (appropriately enough) in the “Brave …

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Read a sample of Twist of the Blade!

Coteau Books has posted a sample of Twist of the Blade to the book’s website: just follow this link and then click on (duh) Read a Sample. Or, click here:Twist_ofthe_Blade_sample. Getting close to the release of Book 2…

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