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Shane Kroetsch

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Oh hi. My name is Shane, and I write dark and speculative fiction that is rooted in questions that don’t have easy answers. My work searches the edges and dark corners of the human experience, while giving shape to the uncertainty of what comes next. Don’t worry, there are usually monsters as well.

Over the past seven years I have released a collection of short fiction, a pathogen zombie series, and been featured in a growing number of anthologies.

I live, work, and create in Alberta, Canada on the traditional and unceded lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, and Stoney Nakoda (Bearspaw, Chiniki, Goodstoney) First Nations, currently labelled as Treaty 7 Territory and Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4.

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Average rating: 4.45 · 47 ratings · 20 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Into the Storm: Book One of the Storm Series 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terrace V: Penitent's Gold by Robert Bose (Goodreads Author), Sarah L. Pratt, Chris Marrs 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Solstice in Purgatory by Robert Bose (Goodreads Author), Sarah L. Pratt (Editor), Rebecca Piazza (Editor) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This and That but Mostly the Other really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surviving the Storm: Book Two of the Storm Series 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	WonderShift - stories of transformation and change by Robin van Eck (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Various (contributor), Heidi Klaassen (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chasing the Storm (Storm #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escaping the Storm: Book Four of the Storm Series it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Kaleidoscope: 20 Terrifying Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (Internet Nightmares: Authors Featured on CreepCast)

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Shane Kroetsch rated a book it was amazing Rusthook by Tony Del Degan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
If you like Silent Hill, you’re going to love Rusthook. Following the unintendedly unreliable narrator Martin Navarro through his ups and downs and further-downs had me hooked from start to finish. On top of that, Mr. Crooked is one of the most sinis ...more
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Shane Kroetsch rated a book it was amazing The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Marrow Thieves was a slow start for me, but that might be because I held such high hopes for it before digging in. Of course that changed soon enough. Cherie’s ability to express emotion in relationships and interactions is epic. Coming up to the ...more
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I've read most of the books in the Purgatorio series, but I think this one might be my favourite. Stories by contributors Jason Pearce, Elizabeth Whitton, Susan Zhao, and Cam Hayden were all very different but all amazing takes on the concept of Slot ...more
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“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”
― Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

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