Catherine Schaff-Stump interviewed me recently about my A’lle Chronicles series on her Fantastic History blog. It was a fun interview with lots of insightful questions. Thanks, Catherine! Check out her web site.
The Realms of Faerie Bundle
I’m thrilled that Midwinter Fae (in which I have a story) is part of StoryBundle’s The Realm of Faerie bundle, curated by Jamie Ferguson. You can choose how much you want to pay for up to 13 novels, anthologies and collections! Hard to beat that deal.
Featured: Jamie Ferguson, DeAnna Knippling, Alethea Kontis, Tom Dietz, Jenna Elizabeth Johnson, Anthea Sharp, Sharon Kae Reamer, Amber Argyle, Leslie Claire Walker, Charlotte English, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dayle Dermatis, Diana Benedict, Leah Cutter, Eric Kent Edstrom, Ron Collins, Rei Rosenquist, Karen L. Abrahamson, Deb Logan, Thorn Coyle, Rebecca Senese, Stefon Mears, Brigid Collins, and Alexandra Brandt!
Visit https://storybundle.com/fantasy for more information, and enjoy!
Backli’s Ford: a review
Backli’s Ford, the first in my A’lle Chronicles mystery series, received a wonderful review from Amazing Stories columnist R. Graeme Cameron (who was recently inducted into the Canadian SF Hall of Fame). The review is quite thorough, touching on French/English relations in Lower Canada, not to mention the role the Catholic clergy played in the early days of the colony. The reviewer wraps it up in a lovely conclusion:
“Backli’s Ford is an excellent and satisfying crime mystery with SF elements, as well as an intriguing commentary on English/French relations in Canada historically and metaphorically. If you enjoy both historical novels and mysteries that take the time to set up in-depth characters and passionately describe settings, you will enjoy this novel. I certainly did.”
This is especially pleasing to me as Backli’s Ford holds a special place in my heart.
Read the full review here. And don’t forget to visit the amazing Amazing Stories.
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Free fiction: The Verdant Gene
SF Canada is featuring my short story, “The Verdant Gene” for free on their web site at https://bit.ly/333Fh3Z. It was originally published in Fiction River’s Moonscapes in 2014 and republished as a podcast in 2017 by StarShipSofa. I hope you enjoy it!
Jhyoti: Planetside
So pleased that my short story, “Jhyoti: Planetside,” is part of the new bundle from BundleRabbit. Eclectica is available now for pre-order everywhere e-books are sold. It features 19 short stories and collections from a variety of wonderful writers in all genres: fantasy to space adventure, pirates, mystery, horror, historical fiction, romance and coming of age. It’s curated by the wonderful Alex Butcher https://bit.ly/2IiIkxw
Here’s the table of contents:
1. “Blown” by Diana Deverell
2. “Socks and Pins and Aliens” by Thea Hutcheson
3. “Tales of Blood and Ink” by Kate MacLeod
4. “Tales of Tomorrow” by Debbie Mumford
5. “Shaken, Not Stirred: A Dawna Shepherd Short Story” by Diana Deverell
6. “City Shadows” by Chuck Heintzelman
7. “Outside the Walls” by A. L. Butcher and Diana L. Wicker
8. “Tales of an Altered Past Powered by Romance, Horror, and Steam” by Donald J. Bingle
9. “Dear Brother” by Felicia Fredlund
10. “The Cache and Other Stories” by Sherry D. Ramsey
11. “Sword Oath” by Jackie Keswick
12. “The Hooded Man” by Barbara G.Tarn
13. “S, F & H” by Harvey Stanbrough
14. “Resonant Bronze” by J.M. Ney-Grimm
15. “Hitomi’s Path” by M. L. Buchman
16. “Children” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
17. “Jhyoti: Planetside” by Marcelle Dube
18. “Petra and the Blue Goo” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
19. “Tears and Crimson Velvet” by A. L. Butcher