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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: 4.42 · 43 ratings · 16 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Into the Storm: Book One of the Storm Series 4.33 avg rating — 18 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 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
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Whistle at Night and They Will Come: Indigenous Horror Stories Volume 2 (Dark Tales)

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I was more than a little intimidated to pick up Crystal Moth Conspiracy. At 640 pages, it is by far the longest book I’ve read in the last twenty years, if not more. The good part is that it didn’t feel long. The pacing was good and the action consta ...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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