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Aliens & Maple Syrup

The best of Canadian Sci-Fi

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  • An imaginative portal fantasy set in Toronto!
    BookToronto : Harper Weekend, 2012. — FANTASY F KAY
  • Book one of the Neanderthal Parallax looks at a parallel universe where Neanderthals became the dominant species on Earth. If you like this, you can check out Hominids and Hybrids as well.
    PaperbackNew York, NY : Tor, 2003. — PB SCIENCE FICTION F SAWYE
  • Night's Edge Book 1 takes place in a world where two universes collide, but only between the edge of day and night.
    PaperbackNew York, N.Y. : Daw Books, Inc., c2013. — PB FANTASY F CZERN
  • Matt Cruse #1 is a great adventure in which the world's wealthy travel by airship, facing the perils of piracy and mysterious creatures. This title is available on cloudLibrary as an eAudiobook.
    Downloadable Audiobook[S.l.] : Full Cast Audio, 2006.
  • Ahh yes, Julie Czerneda's beloved blob-like character Esen has returned! This time Esen needs to save the galaxy with his human counterpart. Julie Czerneda lives in Ottawa with her family.
    PaperbackNew York, New York : DAW Books, [2018] — SCIENCE FICTION F CZERN
  • This is a space opera of the highest order. There are so many characters and species to explore as this universe Gotlieb creates unfolds before the reader. Wildly varied in story and composition, it will keep you reading.
    BookNew York : Tom Doherty Associates, 2002. — STACKS SCIENCE FICTION F GOTLI
  • This is a wonderful first-contact thriller experienced through the eyes of women who have made technological progress possible. If you're a fan of Blake Crouch or Andy Weir, you'll enjoy this one!
    BookNew York : Tom Doherty Associates, 2021. — SCIENCE FICTION F NEUVE
  • This book is considered one of the very first works of Science Fiction by a Canadian author. This book was published posthumously in 1888, 5 years after the author's death at 46. Very similar to contemporary works by Edgar Allan Poe & Sir…
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    Canada's Best Science Fiction

    Spider Robinson, Robert Sawyer, Peter Watts and More all contribute to this compendium of Canadian Sci-Fi Short Stories. If you're looking for a place to start exploring Canadian Sci-Fi or your next spacey read, this is a wonderful place…
    Book[Markham, ON] : Red Deer Press, 2009. — STACKS SCIENCE FICTION F DISTA
  • What would happen if your body no longer functioned and you could not perform as you desired? Would you seek out a cure in the stars? This book from Spider Robinson looks at just this. It is the sequel to Stardance and the second in the…
    BookNew York : Ace, 1991. — STACKS SCIENCE FICTION F ROBIN