Author of "Transubstantiation", winner of Canada's national science fiction award, the 2006 Prix Aurora Award for Best Short-Form Work in English.

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NEWS: Ming Pao Daily News article about The Dragon and the Stars, Tony Pi, and me:

In Chinese

English translation

Upcoming Appearances

The Dragon and the Stars Canadian book launch, May 13, 2010, 7:00-9:00 p.m., at the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Lillian H. Smith Branch of the Toronto Public Library, 239 College Street, Toronto, Ontario.

Author Guest of Honour at Anime North, May 28-30, 2010, Toronto, Ontario. I'll be the first Author Guest of Honour at Anime North since Jim Munroe, author of Angry Young Spaceman, in 1999. Check out the Anime North bio section to see how Japanese literature and anime have influenced my writing.

author guest at Polaris 24 Science Fiction Convention (July 16-18, 2010, Richmond Hill, Ontario).

                     

The Moon Under Her Feet

Click here to read excerpts from The Moon Under Her Feet (pdf file; will require Adobe Acrobat Reader)