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2008 Novels and Collections

This is a list of books of literature of the fantastic written by Canadians. Only those which are novels or novel-length collections are eligible for the Sunburst Award.

Novels (alphabetical by author)

  • Alder, Barry, Inner Voices: The Awakening (Ottawa, Baico, 2008) TD
  • ------, Barry, Inner Voices: First Growth (Ottawa, Baico, 2008) TD
  • Armstrong, Derek, MADicine (Largo FL, Kunati, 2008) HC
  • Armstrong, Kelley, Personal Demon (New York, Bantam, 2008) HC
  • ------, Living with the Dead (London, Bantam, 2008) HC
  • ------, The Summoning (New York, HarperCollins, 2008) HC
 
  • Bakker, R. Scott, Neuropath (Toronto, Penguin, 2008) TD
  • Bassingthwaite, Don, The Doom of Kings (Renton WA, WoTC, 2008) PB
  • Battis, Jes, Night Child (New York, Ace, 2008) PB
  • Becker, Helaine, Egyptian Slam Dunk (Toronto, Scholastic, 2008) TD
  • ------, Final Faceoff (Toronto, Scholastic, 2008) TD
  • Begamudré , Ven, Vishnu Dreams (Kentville NS, Gaspereau Press, 2008) TD
  • Bellis, Naomi, Theft of Shadows (New York, Signet Eclipse, 2008) PB
  • Bennett, Danielle & Jaida Jones, Have Mercy (New York, Bantam Spectra, 2008) HC
  • Benoit, M.D., Meter Destiny (Austin TX, Zumaya, 2008) TD
  • Bonjean, Hugo, Seeds (Calgary, Eagle Vision, 2008) TD
  • Borsky, Mary, Benny Bensky and the Parrot-Napper (Toronto, Tundra, 2008) TD
  • Boudreau, Helene, Acadian Star (Halifax, Nimbus, 2008) TD
  • Bow, James, The Young City (Toronto, Dundurn, 2008) TD
  • Bow, Patricia, The Prism Blade (Toronto, Dundurn, 2008) TD
  • Boyko, Craig, Blackouts (Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 2008) HC
  • Bracegirdle, P. J., Fiendish Deeds (Toronto, Simon & Schuster, 2008) HC
  • Bradshaw, Kathlyn, The Frankenstein Murders (??, Cormorant, 2008) TD
  • Bridgeman, Rae, Fish and Sphinx (Winnipeg, Great Plains, 2008) TD
  • Brouwer, Sigmund, Broken Angel (Colorado Springs CO, Waterbrook Press, 2008) HC
  • Bryan, D.M., Gerbil Mother (Edmonton, NeWest, 2008) TD
  • Brynczka, Piotr, Petrified World (Calgary, Edge, 2008) TD
  • Bush, Maureen, Feather Brain (Victoria, Orca, 2008) TD
 
  • Cameron, Christian, Tyrant (London, Orion Books, 2008) HC
  • Cameron, Skyla Dawn, Bloodlines (Cincinnati OH, Mundania Press, 2008) TD
  • ------, Skyla Dawn, Catharsis (??, IC Press, 2008) TD
  • Citra, Becky, Jeremy and the Fantastic Flying Machine (Victoria, Orca, 2008) TD
  • Coi, J. K., The Trouble with Destiny (Palm Harbor FL, Linden Bay, 2008) TD
  • ------, My Immortal (Palm Harbor FL, Linden Bay, 2008) TD
  • ------, Immortal Kiss (Palm Harbor FL, Linden Bay, 2008) TD
  • Cooke, Bev, Feral (Victoria, Orca, 2008) TD
  • Cooke, Deborah, Kiss of Fire (New York, Signet Eclipse, 2008) PB           
  • ------, Kiss of Fury (New York, Signet Eclipse, 2008) PB          
  • Costello, Sean, Here After (Sudbury ON, Your Scrivener Press, 2008) TD
  • Cullen, Sean, Hamish X Goes to Providence Island (Toronto, Penguin, 2008) HC
  • Czerneda, Julie, Riders of the Storm (New York, Daw, 2008) HC
 
  • Daley, James Roy, The Dead Parade (??, Swarm Press, 2008) TD
  • Dantec, Maurice G., Cosmos Incorporated (New York, Del Rey, 2008) TD
  • Davidson, Andrew, The Gargoyle (New York, Random House, 2008) HC
  • Davidson, Ann, & Terry M. Thibodeau, Catherine's Cadeau (Huntsville TX, Texas Review Press, 2008) TD
  • Delacroix, Claire, Fallen (New York, Tor, 2008) HC
  • de Lint, Charles, Dingo (New York, Penguin, 2008) HC
  • Demeulemeester, Linda, The Secret Deepens (Montreal, Lobster Press, 2008) TD
  • deMeulles, Richard, Ramasseur (Sudbury ON, Your Scrivener Press, 2008) TD
  • Denman, K.L., The Shade (Victoria, Orca, 2008) HC
  • DeSouza, William, Death's Door (Ottawa, williamdesouza.ca, 2008) TD
  • Dey, Claudia, Stunt (Toronto, Coach House, 2008) TD
  • Doctorow, Cory, Little Brother (New York, Tor, 2008) HC
  • Duncan, Dave, The Alchemist's Code (New York, Ace, 2008) TD
  • ------, Ill Met in the Arena (New York, Tor, 2008) HC
  • Dunnion, Kristyn, Big Big Sky (Calgary, Red Deer, 2008) TD
 
  • Erikson, Steve, Toll the Hounds (London, Transworld, 2008) HC    
  • ------, Revolvo (Hornsea UK, PS Publishing, 2008) HC
  • Esslemont, Ian Cameron, Return of the Crimson Guard (London, Bantam UK, 2008) HC              
  • Evans, Chris, A Darkness Forged in Fire (New York, Pocket Books, 2008) HC
 
  • Fagan, Cary, Ten Lessons for Kaspar Snit (Toronto, Tundra, 2008) TD
  • Fuchs, A.P., Blood of the Dead (Winnipeg, CosCom, 2008) TD
  • ------, The Dead Land (Winnipeg, CosCom, 2008) TD
 
  • Gedge, Pauline, Seer of Egypt (Toronto, Penguin, 2008) TD
  • Gibbins, David, The Last Gospel (London, Headline, 2008) TD
  • Glennon, Paul, Bookweird (Toronto, Doubleday, 2008) TD
  • Goodman, John C., Talking to Wendigo (Winnipeg, Turnstone, 2008) PB
  • Gray, Anne, Healer's Touch (Toronto, Sumach Press, 2008) TD
  • Greenwood, Ed, Dark Vengeance (New York, Tor, 2008) HC
  • ------, The Sword Never Sleeps (Renton WA, WoTC, 2008) HC
  • Groulx, Kristin, The Curse of the Moonless Knight (??, lulu.com, 2008) TD
 
  • Haarsma, P.J., Betrayal on Orbis 2 (New York, Candlewick, 2008) HC
  • Harris, James T., The Third Craft (Toronto, BPS Books, 2008) TD
  • Hayward, Brent, Filaria (Toronto, Chizine, 2008) HC  
  • Hill, Douglas, Prey (London, PanMacMillan, 2008) TD
  • Hoare, Christopher, The Wildcat's Victory (Markham ON, Double Dragon, 2008) TD
  • ------, Arrival (Markham ON, Double Dragon, 2008) TD
  • Hubbard, Lee Danielle, Clan of the Dung-Sniffers (Calgary, Edge, 2008) TD
  • Huff, Tanya, Valor's Trial (New York, Daw, 2008) HC
  • Hughes, Matt, Template (Hornsea UK, PS Publishing, 2008) HC
  • Hughes, Vi, Graveyard Hounds (Vancouver, Tradewind, 2008) HC  
  • Humphreys, Chris, Possession (Toronto, Random House, 2008) HC
  • Hunt, Stephen, The Kingdom Beyond the Waves (London, HarperVoyage, 2008) HC
 
  • Johansen, K.V., Treason in Eswy (Vancouver, Orca, 2008) TD
  • Johansen, Paula, Tower in the Crooked Wood (Prince George BC, Bundoran Press, 2008) TD
  • Johnson, Harold, Charlie Muskrat (Saskatoon, Thistledown, 2008) TD
  • Jones, David, Monks in Space (Toronto, Annick, 2008) HC
 
  • Kalla, Daniel, Cold Plague (New York, Tor/Forge, 2008) HC
  • Karpyshyn, Drew, Mass Effect: Ascension (New York, Ballantine, 2008) PB
  • Kearsley, Susanna, The Winter Sea (London, Alison & Busby, 2008) HC
  • Keck, David, In a Time of Treason (New York, Tor, 2008) HC
  • Kelln, Brad, In Tongues of the Dead (Toronto, ECW, 2008) HC
  • Kenin, Eve, Hidden (New York, Dorchester, 2008) PB
  • Kernaghan, Eileen, Wild Talent (Saskatoon, Thistledown, 2008) TD  
  • Knutson, Lori, Ghosts of Nothumberland Strait (Toronto, Napoleon, 2008) TD
 
  • Lane, Patrick, Red Dog, Red Dog (Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 2008) HC
  • Lapena, Shari, Things Go Flying (Calgary, Brindle and Glass, 2008) TD
  • Leiss, William, The Priesthood of Science (Ottawa, University of Ottawa Press, 2008) TD
  • Linden, Diane, Shimmerdogs (Saskatoon, Thistledown, 2008) TD
  • Little, John R., Miranda (Anaheim CA, Bad Moon Books, 2008) TD
  • Lundrigan, Nicole, The Seary Line (St. John's NL, Breakwater, 2008) TD
 
  • Mac, Carrie, Storm (Toronto, Penguin, 2008) HC
  • Mackay, Scott, Omega (New York, ROC, 2008) PB
  • Maddox, Michelle (i.e., Michelle Rowen), Countdown (New York, Dorchester, 2008) PB
  • Maes, Nicholas, Locksmith (Toronto, Dundurn, 2008) TD
  • Malan, Violette, The Soldier King (New York, Daw, 2008) TD
  • Manicom, David, Anna's Shadow (Montreal, Vehicule, 2008) TD  
  • Matas, Carol, Far (Toronto, Penguin, 2008) TD
  • Matas, Carol & Perry Nodelman, Proof That Ghosts Exist (Toronto, Key Porter, 2008) TD
  • McCormack, Derek, The Show That Smells (Toronto, ECW, 2008) TD       
  • McCarthy, Patricia, The Crimson Woman (Ottawa, patriciaKmccarthy.com, 2008) TD
  • McCrae, David, Blood of the Donnellys (Toronto, Dundurn, 2008) TD
  • McDonnell, Kathleen, The Songweavers (Toronto, Second Story, 2008) TD
  • McGowan, Michael, Newton and the Time Machine (Toronto, HarperCollins, 2008) TD
  • McNamee, Graham, Bonechiller (New York, Wendy Lamb Books, 2008) HC
  • Miller, Karen, Empress (New York, Orbit, 2008) PB 2nd
  • ------, Hammer of God (Sydney AU, Voyager, 2008)  
  • ------, SG: SG1: Do No Harm (??, Fandemonium Press, 2008) PB
  • ------, SW: Clone Wars: Wild Space (New York, Del Rey, 2008) TD
  • Mitchell, R. Scott, Black Pawn (Kingston NS, Lachesis, 2008) TD  
  • Moore, Moira J., Heroes Adrift (New York, Ace, 2008) PB  
  • Musk, Justine, Lord of Bones (New York, Simon & Schuster, 2008) PB
 
  • Nayman, Ira, Alternate Reality Ain't What It Used to Be (New York, iUniverse, 2008) HC
  • Neubert, Oliver, Chantel's Quest for the Golden Sword (Vancouver, Simply Read Books, 2008) TD
  • Neudorf, Vance, The Hammer (Three Hills AB, Novel Concept, 2008) TD
 
  • O'Donnell, Darren, [boxhead] (Toronto, Coach House, 2008) TD   
  • Oppel, Kenneth, Starclimber (Toronto, HarperCollins, 2008) HC
 
  • Patton, Fiona, The Golden Tower (New York, Daw, 2008) HC
  • Phillips, Holly, Engine's Child (New York, Del Rey, 2008) TD
  • Poulsen, David A., The Prisoners and the Paintings (Toronto, Key Porter, 2008) TD
 
  • Rivers, Karen, Y in the Shadows (Vancouver, Raincoast, 2008) TD  
  • ------, What Z Sees (Vancouver, Raincoast, 2008) TD
  • Robinson, Spider, Very Hard Choices (New York, Baen, 2008) HC
  • Rowen, Michelle, Lady and the Vamp (New York, Grand Central, 2008) PB
 
  • Sagara, Michelle, Cast in Fury (New York, Luna, 2008) TD  
  • Salmon, Andrew, The Light of Men (New Orleans, Cornerstone, 2008) TD
  • Sands, Lynsay, The Accidental Vampire (New York, Avon, 2008) PB
  • ------, Vampires are Forever (New York, Avon, 2008) PB
  • ------, Vampires, Interrupted (New York, Avon, 2008) PB
  • ------, The Rogue Hunter (New York, Avon, 2008) PB
  • Saunders, Charles, Dossouye (??, Sword & Soul, 2008) TD
  • Savage, D. K., Shooting Hiatus (??, Chestnut Hill, 2008) TD
  • Schroeder, Karl, Pirate Sun (New York, Tor, 2008) HC
  • Silver, Eve, Demon's Hunger (New York, Grand Central Publishing, 2008) PB
  • Silverthorne, Judith, Dinosaur Blackout (Regina, Coteau, 2008) PB
  • Silvey, Diane, Time of the Thunderbird (Toronto, Dundurn, 2008) TD
  • Slade, Arthur, Jolted (Toronto, HarperTrophy, 2008) TD
  • Smedman, Lisa, Ascendancy of the Last (Renton WA, WoTC, 2008) PB
  • Smith, Howard S., I, Robot (Toronto, Robot Binaries and Press, 2008) HC
  • Smith, Linda, The Broken Thread (Regina SK, Coteau, 2008) PB
  • Stafford, Susan, Pocket Pegasus: Flash and the Turtle Creek Triad (St. John's NL, Jesperson, 2008) TD
  • Stephens, Lorina, Shadow Song (Neustadt ON, Five River Chapmanry, 2008) TD
  • Stevenson, Robin, Impossible Things (Sudbury ON, Your Scrivener Press, 2008) TD
  • Stewart, Sean, Cathy's Key (??, Running Press, 2008) HC
  • Stewart, Shannon, Captain Jake (Victoria, Orca, 2008) TD
  • Stewart, Sharon, Wolf Rider (Toronto, Scholastic, 2008) PB
  • Stirling, S.M., In the Courts of the Crimson King (New York, Tor, 2008) HC
  • ------, The Scourge of God (New York, Penguin, 2008) HC
  • Story, Kate, Blasted (St. John's NL, Killick Press, 2008) TD
  • Sutherland, Joel A., Frozen Blood (Kingston NS, Lachesis, 2008) TD
 
  • Tam, Kenneth, The Grasslands (Waterloo ON, Iceberg, 2008) PB
  • ------, The Canary Wars (Waterloo ON, Iceberg, 2008) PB
  • ------, The Forge Fires (Waterloo ON, Iceberg, 2008) PB
  • Taylor, Cora, Champlain and Cartier (Regina, Coteau, 2008) PB
  • Thornton, Duncan, Shadow-Town (Toronto, Annick, 2008) HC
  • Trenholme, Hayden, Defining Diana (Prince George, Bundoran Press, 2008)
  • Trunkey, Laura, The Incredibly Ordinary Danny Chandelier (Toronto, Annick, 2008) HC
  • Turner, Max, Night Runner (Toronto, HarperTrophy, 2008) TD
 
  • van Belkom, Edo, Battle Dragon (Waterville ME, Five Star, 2008) HC
  • ------, Wolf Man (Toronto, Tundra, 2008) TD
  • van Vogt, A. E. & John C. Wright, Null-A Continuum (New York, Tor, 2008) HC
  • Vernon, Steve, Plague Monkey Spam (Anaheim CA, Bad Moon Books, 2008) HC
  • ------, Steve, Gypsy Blood (Waterville ME, Five Star, 2008) HC
  • ------, Leftovers (??, Magus Press, 2008) Td
  • Vidito, Brendan, The Beholder of Light (NY, iUniverse, 2008) HC
 
  • Walton, Jo, Half-a-Crown (New York, Tor, 2008) HC
  • Ward, David, Archipelago (Calgary, Red Deer, 2008) TD
  • West, Michelle, The Hidden City (New York, Daw, 2008) HC
  • Wharton, Thomas, The Shadow of Malabron (Toronto, Doubleday Canada, 2008) HC
  • Williams, Lynda, Pretenders (Calgary, Edge, 2008) TD
  • Willett, Ed, Marseguro (New York, Daw, 2008) PB
  • Wishinsky, Frieda, Hurry Freedom (Toronto, Maple Tree Press, 2008) HC
  • ------, A Whale Tale (Toronto, Maple Tree Press, 2008) HC
  • ------, All Aboard (Toronto, Maple Tree Press, 2008) HC
  • ------, Lost in the Snow (Toronto, Maple Tree Press, 2008) HC
  • Wood, Jeff, Dreamers (Baltimore, PublishAmerica, 2008) TD
 

Collections

  • Boycuk, Robert, Horror Stories and Other Horror Stories (Toronto, Chizine, 2008) HC
  • Buburuz, Cathy, Pottersfield 2 (Cedar Rapids IA, Samsdot, 2008) TD
  • de Lint, Charles, What the Mouse Found (Burton MI, Subterranean, 2008) HC
  • Ducornet, Rikki, The One Marvellous Thing (London, Dalkey ArchivePress, 2008) TD
  • Huff, Tanya, Blood Bank (New York, Daw, 2008) PB
  • Johansen, K.V., The Storyteller and Other Tales (Sackville NB, sybertooth.ca, 2008) TD
  • Kelly, Michael, & Carol Weekes, Tryptich: Three Tales of Terror (Hamilton, Titles, 2008) Chapbook
  • Khan, Ahmed A., Sparks (Parish NY, Golden Acorn Press, 2008) TD
  • Leslie, Mark, Active Reader (Hamilton, Stark Publishing, 2008) TD
  • Merril, Judith, Not Only a Woman (Boston, NESFA, 2008) HC
  • Pflug, Ursula, After the Fires (Toronto, Tightrope, 2008) TD
  • Sawyer, Robert J., Identity Theft & Other Stories (Calgary, Red Deer, 2007) HC
  • Smith, Doug, Impossibilia (Hornsea UK, PS Publishing, 2008) HC
  • Stephens, Lorina, And the Angels Sang (Neustadt ON, 5 Rivers, 2008) TD
  • St. Martin, Rob, The Amazing Adventures of the Sensational Squirrel-Man (Seattle WA, Sabledrake, 2008) TD
  • ------, Truthseekers (Seattle WA, Sabledrake, 2008) TD
  • ------, Sins of the Past, Vol. I (Seattle WA, Sabledrake, 2008) TD
  • ------, Sins of the Past, Vol. II (Seattle WA, Sabledrake, 2008) TD
  • Strantzas, Simon, Beneath the Surface (London, Humdrumming, 2008) HC
  • Wolf, C. June, Finding Creatures and Other Stories (Vancouver, Wattle and Daub, 2008) TD
 
Note: HC=Hardcover; TD=Trade Cover; PB=Paperback
 
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