Parallel Prairies: Stories of Manitoba Speculative Fiction

by Darren Ridgley, Adam Petrash

The Canadian Prairie teems with life - not all of it of this world. Get acquainted with baby dragons, killer insects, faery kings, infernal entities and more, as 19 authors let the Manitoban landscape inspire weird and wondrous tales.

You thought the Prairies were flat, plain, and boring.

You were wrong.

“So much fun! I’m loving this book … the stories take place in Manitoba, but they transcend” — Joanne Kelly, CBC Manitoba 

“… a kaleidoscope of style and subject matter. Echoes of iconic storylines pulled from the annals of cult sci-fi, fantasy and suspense ring through Manitoba’s landscape.” — The Uniter

“I was born and raised in Thompson — a northern community with mosquitos big as ravens, ravens big as bears, and bears that run for local office — so I know weird when I read it. And this is some choice weird right here. I don’t know what the future holds for Manitoba, but if these stories are any indication, the flatlands are in for a bumpy ride.” — Corey Redekop, author of Husk and Shelf Monkey 

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 25, 2018

Reviews

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved reading about my home town and province. I felt that some of these short stories were just too complicated to make any sense while other stories were spooky and suspenseful.

[Andrew Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful short stories of a zombie, ghosts, some aliens and just strangeness - all in Manitoba