ABOUT THE AUTHOR
James Marshall’s short fiction has appeared in numerous Canadian literary magazines: PRISM International, The Malahat Review, Exile, The Literary Quarterly, and Prairie Fire. One of his stories was nominated for the National Magazine Award for fiction, the M&S Journey Prize, and it was a finalist in the 22nd Annual Western Magazine Awards, 2004. A collection of his short stories, Let’s Not Let A Little Thing Like The End Of The World Come Between Us, was published by Thistledown Press in 2004, and it was shortlisted for both the 2005 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (Caribbean and Canada Region) in the “Best First Book” category, and the ReLit Award for short fiction. His first novel, Ninja Versus Pirate Featuring Zombies, was published by ChiZine Publications in 2012. It was the first in the How To End Human Suffering series. Zombie Versus Fairy Featuring Albinos is James Marshall’s second novel and the second book in the How To End Human Suffering series.
THE INNER CITY
KAREN HEULER
Anything is possible: people breed dogs with humans to create a servant class; beneath one great city lies another city, running it surreptitiously; an employee finds that her hair has been stolen by someone intent on getting her job; strange fish fall from trees and birds talk too much; a boy tries to figure out what he can get when the Rapture leaves good stuff behind. Everything is familiar; everything is different. Behind it all, is there some strange kind of design or merely just the chance to adapt? In Karen Heuler’s stories, characters cope with the strange without thinking it’s strange, sometimes invested in what’s going on, sometimes trapped by it, but always finding their own way in.
AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2O13
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978-1-927469-34-7
GOLDENLAND PAST DARK
CHANDLER KLANG SMITH
A hostile stranger is hunting Dr. Show’s ramshackle travelling circus across 1960s America. His target: the ringmaster himself. The troupe’s unravelling hopes fall on their latest and most promising recruit, Webern Bell, a sixteen-year-old hunchbacked midget devoted obsessively to perfecting the surreal clown performances that come to him in his dreams. But as they travel through a landscape of abandoned amusement parks and rural ghost towns, Webern’s bizarre past starts to pursue him, as well.
AVAILABLE MARCH 2O13
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978-1-927469-37-8
THE WARRIOR WHO CARRIED LIFE
GEOFF RYMAN
Only men are allowed into the wells of vision. But Cara’s mother defies this edict and is killed, but not before returning with a vision of terrible and wonderful things that are to come . . . and all because of five-year-old Cara. Years later, evil destroys the rest of Cara’s family. In a rage, Cara uses magic to transform herself into a male warrior. but she finds that to defeat her enemies, she must break the cycle of violence, not continue it.
As Cara’s mother’s vision of destiny is fulfilled, the wonderful follows the terrible, and a quest for revenge becomes a quest for eternal life.
AVAILABLE APRIL 2O13
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978-1-927469-40-8
THE ’GEISTERS
DAVID NICKLE
When Ann LeSage was a little girl, she had an invisible friend—a poltergeist, that spoke to her with flying knives and howling winds. She called it the Insect. And with a little professional help, she contained it. But the nightmare never truly ended. As Ann grew from girl into young woman, the Insect grew with her, becoming a thing of murder. Now, as she embarks on a new life married to successful young lawyer Michael Voors, Ann believes that she finally has the Insect under control. But there are others vying to take that control away from her. They may not know exactly what they’re dealing with, but they know they want it. They are the ’Geisters. And in pursuing their own perverse dream, they risk spawning the most terrible nightmare of all.
AVAILABLE JUNE 2O13
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978-1-771481-44-1
THE MONA LISA SACRIFICE
BOOK ONE OF THE BOOK OF CROSS
PETER ROMAN
For thousands of years, Cross has wandered the earth, a mortal soul trapped in the undying body left behind by Christ. But now he must play the part of reluctant hero, as an angel comes to him for help finding the Mona Lisa—the real Mona Lisa that inspired the painting. Cross’s quest takes him into a secret world within our own, populated by characters just as strange and wondrous as he is. He’s haunted by memories of Penelope, the only woman he truly loved, and he wants to avenge her death at the hands of his ancient enemy, Judas. The angel promises to deliver Judas to Cross, but nothing is ever what it seems, and when a group of renegade angels looking for a new holy war show up, things truly go to hell.
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978-1-771481-46-5
IMAGINARIUM 2013
THE BEST CANADIAN SPECULATIVE WRITING
EDITED BY SANDRA KASTURI & SAMANTHA BEIKO
INTRODUCTION BY TANYA HUFF
Canadian speculative fiction has been increasingly recognized internationally for the calibre of its authors and their insight into the nature of social and religious identities, the implications of new technologies, and the relationship between humankind and its environments. At their best, these stories disrupt habits, overcome barriers of cultural perception to make the familiar strange through the use of speculative elements such as magic and technology, providing glimpses of alternate realities and possible futures and pasts that provoke an ethical, social, political, environmental and biological inquiry into what it means to be human.
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THE SUMMER IS ENDED
AND WE ARE NOT YET SAVED
JOEY COMEAU
Martin is going to Bible Camp for the summer. He’s going to learn archery and swimming, and he’s going to make new friends. He’s pretty excited, but that’s probably because nobody told him that this is a horror novel.
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REMEMBER WHY
YOU FEAR ME
ROBERT SHEARMAN
978-1-927469-22-4
THE BOOK OF
THOMAS: HEAVEN
ROBERT BOYCZUK
978-1-927469-28-6
HAIR SIDE, FLESH SIDE
HELEN MARSHALL
978-1-927469-25-5
EVERY HOUSE IS
HAUNTED
IAN ROGERS
978-1-927469-19-4
SANDRA KASTURI &
HALLI VILLEGAS
978-1-926851-68-6
SWALLOWING A
DONKEY’S EYE
PAUL TREMBLAY
978-1-926851-70-9
978-1-926851-72-3
NICK MAMATAS
BULLETTIME
THE INDIGO
PHEASANT
DANIEL A. RABUZZI
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BEARDED WOMEN
TERESA MILBRODT
978-1-927469-02-6
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A BOOK OF TONGUES
VOLUME I OF THE HEXSLINGER SERIES
GEMMA FILES
978-1-926851-82-2
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BRIARPATCH
TIM PRATT
978-1-927469-00-2
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CHASING THE DRAGON
NICHOLAS KAUFMANN
978-1-926851-80-8
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CHIMERASCOPE
DOUGLAS SMITH
978-1-926851-81-5
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THE CHOIR BOATS
VOLUME ONE OF LONGING FOR YOUNT
DANIEL A. RABUZZI
978-1-926851-76-1
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CITIES OF NIGHT
PHILIP NUTMAN
978-1-926851-85-3
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THE DOOR
TO LOST PAGES
CLAUDE LALUMIÈRE
978-1-926851-95-2
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ENTER, NIGHT
MICHAEL ROWE
978-1-927469-03-3
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EUTOPIA
DAVID NICKLE
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EVERY
SHALLOW CUT
TOM PICCIRILLI
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THE FECUND’S
MELANCHOLY
DAUGHTER
BRENT HAYWARD
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FILARIA
BRENT HAYWARD
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THE HAIR WREATH
AND OTHER
STORIES
HALLI VILLEGAS
978-1-926851-89-1
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HORROR STORY
AND OTHER
HORROR STORIES
ROBERT BOYCZUK
978-1-926851-74-7
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IN THE MEAN TIME
PAUL TREMBLAY
978-1-926851-91-4
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ISLES OF THE FORSAKEN
CAROLYN IVES GILMAN
978-1-926851-98-3
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ISON OF THE ISLES
CAROLYN IVES GILMAN
978-1-927469-07-1
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JANUS
JOHN PARK
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KATJA FROM
THE PUNK BAND
SIMON LOGAN
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MAJOR KARNAGE
GORD ZAJAC
978-1-926851-86-0
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MONSTROUS AFFECTIONS
DAVID NICKLE
978-1-926851-79-2
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NAPIER’S BONES
DERRYL MURPHY
978-1-926851-93-8
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NEXUS: ASCENSION
ROBERT BOYCZUK
978-1-926851-87-7
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NINJA VERSUS PIRATE
FEATURING ZOMBIES
JAMES MARSHALL
978-1-927469-08-8
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OBJECTS OF WORSHIP
CLAUDE LALUMIÈRE
978-1-926851-78-5
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THE PATTERN SCARS
CAITLIN SWEET
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PEOPLE LIVE STILL
IN CASHTOWN
CORNERS
TONY BURGESS
978-1-926851-90-7
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PICKING UP THE GHOST
TONE MILAZZO
978-1-926851-99-0
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RASPUTIN’S BASTARDS
DAVID NICKLE
978-1-926851-66-2
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A ROPE OF THORNS
VOLUME II OF THE HEXSLINGER SERIES
GEMMA FILES
978-1-926851-97-6
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SARAH COURT
CRAIG DAVIDSON
978-1-926851-88-4
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SHOEBOX TRAIN WRECK
JOHN MANTOOTH
978-1-927469-05-7
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THE STEEL SERAGLIO
MIKE CAREY, LINDA
CAREY &; LOUISE CAREY
978-1-927469-04-0
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THE TEL AVIV DOSSIER
LAVIE TIDHAR AND NIR YANIV
978-1-926851-75-4
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A TREE OF BONES
VOLUME III OF THE HEXSLINGER SERIES
GEMMA FILES
978-1-926851-64-8
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WESTLAKE SOUL
RIO YOUERS
978-1-927469-06-4
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THE WORLD MORE
FULL OF WEEPING
ROBERT J. WIERSEMA
978-1-926851-77-8
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