Fiction, Disaster
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A Plague of Death
by Grant N. Pierce
The whispers of the spectators on the street were rapidly evolving into cries of concern. The sky was alight with fire … Great globs of black ash rained down and clamped onto each tunic, each dress, covering them with black soot. Swiftly, the...
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River Becomes Shadow
by Anne M. Smith-Nochasak
It is said that one day, wherever River walks, the earth will turn green again. In the dying wasteland that is rural Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the year 2036, this seems impossible. But where others see impossibilities, twelve-year-old...
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Fugitive Rifts
by A-M Mawhiney
Does everyone have secrets? When four teens are invited to meet after school with a teacher, the butterfly effect of this one small event soon changes their dreams about their futures. Thrown together to form, of all things, a debate team, the...
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Sarah's Story
Surviving the Tsunami by J.D. Carswell
With her adventure cut short in the wake of a tsunami, Sarah finds herself separated from her kayaking companions, adrift in the ocean as the initial shock of what has occurred floods her. Worried about the fate of her companions as she’s...
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The Fateful Voyage of the Empress of Ireland
A Tale of Betrayal, Redemption, and a Curse's Wrath by Cheryl Roberts Gale
We all conceal some secrets that we dare not share with anyone. But for Captain Henry Kendall—who has borne a particularly heavy burden of secrecy for decades—the thought of carrying them with him into the afterlife, still unspoken, is just too...
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River Faces North
by Anne M. Smith-Nochasak
The year is 2036, and the land once known as North America is ravaged by environmental decay and ruled with an iron fist by the oppressive Millennial cult known as The Elect. Seventy-eight year-old Flo is documenting what might be, in her...
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After
A Cautionary Tale by Paul Meloche
As 2032 comes to a close, Max Poirier and Annie Dekker are enjoying a vacation in Lofoten, Norway. Moments before Max proposes to Annie, a nuclear explosion rocks Bodø, almost a hundred kilometres away across the sea. They soon learn that Bodø is...
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The Legend of Kisrath
by J.A. Gandza
In the vast expanse of the omniverse, where eight realms coexist in a delicate balance of power, the winds of change whisper of a prophecy—the arrival of a promised messiah who will spearhead a profound transformation. However, a dark shadow...
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The Woman Reporter and the Halifax Explosion
by Michael Dupuis
A wartime explosion in Halifax harbour has wrecked the city killing 2,000, injuring 9,000 and destroying 1,600 houses. Toronto Advocate cub reporter Kate Dawson is sent to Halifax to cover the explosion's aftermath and in the process prove...
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Echoes of the Red Earth
by Cornelius van Dijk
Dive into a captivating realm of speculative wonders with this bold and imaginative collection of post-apocalyptic tales. Within these pages, you’ll encounter extraordinary individuals who dare to seek a life beyond the confines of their small...
