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Vue Weekly reviews Women of the Apocalypse

January 26th, 2010

Vue Weekly, a weekly entertainment newspaper for Edmonton, recently reviewed Women of the Apocalypse.   Sue Karp, the reviewer, had this to say about my novella: The real stand out in the collection is “Deus ex Machina” by McFadden in part due to the introduction of another narrative thread of semi-poetical nature that intrigued, foreshadowed and enriched the story.

As a whole, her are some of the finer snippets:

“The freshness and playfulness of the theme is infectious.”

“…though the stories do get progressively darker, the transition feels natural and not jarring…”

“… there is a refreshing lack of black and white dogma…”

“… another narrative thread of semi-poetical nature that intrigued, foreshadowed and enriched the story.”

“It’s a wondrously creative concept and the individuality of each champion of humanity is emphasized by the disparateness existing between the writing styles of each story’s author. Each story is a unique experience wholly self-sustained and entertaining.”

To read the full review, follow the link to their page: http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=14134

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Vote for Pedro (no, wait, vote for me)

January 5th, 2010

Women of the Apocalypse had a great run in 2009 (still want to buy a copy?  Go here) and I’m hoping that continues into 2010.

The Aurora Awards are for the best Canadian SF/fantasy of the year  (as voted by the fans) – and we’re hoping to make it onto the short list (if you missed it, Robert J Sawyer – the dean of Canadian SF, gave us a great recommendation here)

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