
Khyber by Chadwick Ginther & Shared World by Ball, Chomichuk, Gillespie and Ginter
Reviewed by Robert Runté Khyber is a collection of sword and sorcery stories by Winnipeg author, Chadwick Ginther. The stories all share...


Running by Isabel Bogdan
Reviewed by Caroline Vu Running  by Isabel Bogdan is an in-depth exploration of grief and renewal following the suicide of a life...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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....

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...


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...


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...