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Here you can buy my books. They’re dystopian and post-apocalyptic, thrillers and westerns, laced with magical realism and literary aspirations.
The two series here are of the same universe. Click through each image or button until you reach Amazon, where you’ll get more detailed descriptions.
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Series 1: THE SHATTERED NORTH
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SHATTERED NORTH 1
In Assassin’s Secret, Lucy grows dissatisfied with her arty man as a crazy series of connections leads a killer across the world to their Toronto doorstep.
This brief, introductory thriller contrasts normalcy with heartbreaking betrayal, bloody battles and cultural upheavals in both natural and supernatural settings.
SHATTERED NORTH 2
Stalin Gorilla starts with Lucy imprisoned before being released among super people with the capability and connections to reshape nations and cultures.
She becomes a prize to them as she’s kidnapped, rescued and stolen again, whisked from continent to continent by competing agents of planetary power.
SHATTERED NORTH 3
In Four Cities, Lucy is now in a post-apocalyptic reality. Countries disappear as city states rise. The mayor of Toronto is effective but also wild and dangerous.
Deluded idealists plot to overthrow him as a great man negotiates with the mysterious aliens who caused the worldwide disaster that reset the planet.
SHATTERED NORTH 4
Northern Quartet portrays post-apocalyptic Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal, five years after the preceding novel, in this set of short stories.
Characters from earlier in the series adapt, quest and fight, with differing balances of violence and intrigue in each installment. These tales set the stage for The McKinley Chronicles.
SHATTERED NORTH 5
Matilda Rising takes Matilda from chaotic Toronto to sun baked Cairo. She must close an interdimensional gap where invisible monsters seep into the four cities.
Characters from The Shattered North and The McKinley Chronicles join forces to complete the mission, which was coordinated by Toronto’s untamable mayor.
Series 2: THE MCKINLEY CHRONICLES
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MCKINLEY CHRONICLES 1
Albertan Apocalypse begins the McKinley Chronicles trilogy. Follow Zach’s desperate bid to to save his post-apocalyptic homeland and his battered soul.
Traitors cause havoc. Warlords infiltrate and attack. Loyal operators keep their province Strong and Free.
But at what cost?
MCKINLEY CHRONICLES 2
Vancouver Vengeance is a literary sidequest. Zach’s partnered with a new ally from Toronto. They head west, hunting traitors to the four cities, descending into the deadly, behind-the-scenes politics of Vancouver.
MCKINLEY CHRONICLES 3
Calgary Chaos concludes the McKinley Chronicles, in which Zach returns home to face those challenging the mayor’s authority and the four cities’ legitimacy.
Enemies of the provincial powers sense weakness. Opposing these rebels are the McKinleys, father and son, Alberta’s best operators.
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