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Welcome to ORB’s June 2024 Issue
With this issue we start our summer break. Volleyball on the beach, sailing on the river and, of course, reading a few more books for...
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The Education of Aubrey McKee by Alex Pugsley
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann Writer-filmmaker Alex Pugsley is following up his first solo novel, Aubrey McKee, with what is a trifecta...
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Super-Earth Mother by Guy Immega
Reviewed by Robert Runté Super-Earth Mother is the story of colonization of an exoplanet around Lalande 21185. Instead of sending a crew...
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Dreams of a Dragon Girl by Bonnie Jacoby
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin An ambitious debut novel and first in the Dragon Descendants series, Dreams of a Dragon Girl, will have Young...
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Breaking and Entering by Don Gillmor
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann Oppressive heat is pervasive in this latest novel from Governor General’s Award-winner Don Gillmor....
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Welcome to the May 2024 issue of ORB
Whether outdoors under the sun or indoors in a light-filled room, May invites us to explore new worlds and ideas through the pages of a...
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Sufferance by Charles Palliser
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Occasionally, very occasionally, a novel comes along these days that is imbued with a sense of classic...
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Here is Still Here by Sivan Slapak
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann This first book by author Sivan Slapak is presented as a collection of short stories, but it can almost be...