Douglas Smith

Biography

Douglas Smith is a multi-award-winning author described by Library Journal as "one of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction."

His books include The Wolf at the End of the World, Chimerascope, Impossibilia, Playing the Short Game: How to Market & Sell Short Fiction, and the upcoming YA urban fantasy trilogy, The Dream Rider Saga (The Hollow Boys, The Crystal Key, and The Lost Expedition).

Published in 27 languages, Doug is a 3-time winner of Canada's Aurora Award and has been a finalist for the Astounding Award, CBC's Bookies Award, Canada's juried Sunburst Award, and France's juried Prix Masterton and Prix Bob Morane.

"The man is Sturgeon good. Zelazny good. I don't give those up easy." —Spider Robinson, Hugo and Nebula Awards winner

"A great storyteller with a gifted and individual voice." —Charles de Lint, World Fantasy Award winner

"His stories are a treasure trove of riches that will touch your heart while making you think." —Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo and Nebula Awards winner

"Stories you can't forget, even years later." —Julie Czerneda, multi-award-winning author and editor

Series

The Heroka Stories
The Heroka walk among us. Unseen, unknown. Shapeshifters. Human in appearance but with power over their animal totems. The series currently comprises three short stories and the novel THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE WORLD.
Spirit Dance
Price: $0.99 USD.
A Bird in the Hand
Price: $0.99 USD.
Dream Flight
Price: $0.99 USD.
The Entity Stories
Memories of the Dead Man
Price: $0.99 USD.
Scream Angel
Price: $0.99 USD.
Enlightenment
Price: $0.99 USD.
Jigsaw
Price: $0.99 USD.
Murphy's Law
Price: $0.99 USD.

Books

The Last of a Thing
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,540. Language: English. Published: September 21, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Four mighty warriors set out to slay the last dragon, opposed by only a fool. But even a fool knows: the last of a thing is something to cherish.
Fiddleheads
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,860. Language: English. Published: October 20, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » General, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Twelve-year-old Andy Pembleton's younger brother disappeared two years ago. The loss tore Andy's world apart. But Andy is going to change all of that. He has a plan to find his brother. “…about every parent’s worst nightmare. This was a gripping tale and goes to show that not only parents suffer when a child goes missing and how it can warp a child.” —Bitten By Books
Dream Flight
Series: The Heroka Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,490. Language: English. Published: October 20, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
A Heroka short story and sequel to "A Bird in the Hand." Aurora Award Finalist. Lilith Hoyl is a Heroka of the bird totem—a shapeshifter who hates the humans who killed her mate and hunt her kind. But when she meets a young girl awaiting a critical operation, their mutual love for birds brings joy back into both their lives.
The Walker of the Shifting Borderland
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,360. Language: English. Published: April 7, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
AURORA AWARD WINNER. The Walker is a child of the two Realms of the Continuum, a prince of Order and of Chaos—and a rebel against both. When he falls in love with an ephemeral, a mortal woman who is the key to the balance between the Realms, he triggers a struggle for her life—and the fate of her universe. Fantasy short story.
Playing the Short Game: How to Market & Sell Short Fiction
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 49,890. Language: English. Published: September 30, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Publishing & books
In an engaging and conversational style, award-winning author Douglas Smith teaches you how to market and sell short stories—and much, much more. Even experienced writers will find value here as Smith takes you from your first sale to using your stories to build a writing career. "We short story writers have needed a book like this for decades. ... It's spectacular." —Kristine Kathryn Rusch
The Wolf at the End of the World
Series: The Heroka Stories. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 124,180. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
A shapeshifter hero battles ancient spirits, a covert government agency, and his own dark past in a race to solve a murder that could mean the end of the world. Native legends mix with current day environmental conflict in this fast-paced urban fantasy novel that keeps you on the edge of your seat right up to its explosive conclusion. Introduction by World Fantasy Award winner, Charles de Lint.
Chimerascope
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 99,700. Language: English. Published: November 20, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Chimerascope is the first full collection of short fiction from award-winning writer, Douglas Smith, containing sixteen of his best stories, including an award winner, a Best New Horror selection, and eight award finalists.
Impossibilia
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 32,930. Language: English. Published: October 12, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Aurora Award Finalist. A short fiction collection by the award-winning writer that Robert J. Sawyer calls "quite simply, the finest short-story writer Canada has ever produced in the SF and fantasy genres." Impossibilia contains three novelettes, including an award winner and a finalist: A dead wife that won’t leave. A wolf with a past. The secret to being the luckiest man alive.
By Her Hand, She Draws You Down: The Movie Companion Book
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 15,400. Language: English. Published: April 24, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. Award winning independent film. The official companion book for the indie supernatural film “By Her Hand, She Draws You Down,” directed by Anthony Sumner, based on the acclaimed story by award-winning writer, Douglas Smith. Contains the original story, the movie shooting script, interviews, photos from the set, and much more.
The Boys Are Back in Town
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,720. Language: English. Published: April 3, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. Paulo and and his brother Dino run a quiet little bar in Toronto, happily retired from their former gig of being immortal gods on Olympus...and Asgard...and... Well, let’s just say they’ve been around. But their peaceful retirement ends when Pop drops in. And the Father of the Gods has brought company. Unwanted company.
Symphony
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,870. Language: English. Published: April 3, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. The colony ship, The Last Chance, has reached the planet Aurora. Earth is dying, and this alien world is humanity’s last refuge. The planet seems like a dream come true, until the colonists realize that they aren't alone after all. Something else lives on Aurora. And it doesn't want to share its home.
The Red Bird
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,230. Language: English. Published: April 3, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
(4.00 from 1 review)
Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. A young samurai, guided by a mysterious red hawk, must choose between the woman he loves and the destiny he must fulfill to save his people.
Out of the Light
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,530. Language: English. Published: April 3, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Multi-award winning author. Jan Mirocek thought he was finished hunting shape shifters. Then the bodies started appearing.
Scream Angel
Series: The Entity Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 11,930. Language: English. Published: April 3, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
The Angels. Aliens enslaved for the Scream they produce, a drug that turns pain to pleasure, grief to joy. Soldiers on Scream are remorseless killers. Jason Trelayne is such a soldier. But when Trelayne falls in love with a Scream Angel, he triggers an epic struggle that pits him and a small band of fugitives against an empire. An award winning story of rebellion, love, and an unlikely hero.
By Her Hand, She Draws You Down
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,620. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Aurora Award Finalist and Best New Horror story from a multi-award winning author. Cath, a beautiful sidewalk artist, is driven by a mysterious hunger that feeds from the portraits she draws. Joe loves Cath, but as her hunger grows, so does his fear--fear that one day she may draw him down. "A haunting variant on the vampire legend with an understated and brutal ending." —Publishers Weekly
The Last Ride
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,880. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
An urban fantasy story from a multi-award winning author. When a Valkyrie falls in love with a doomed soldier, she must choose between immortality and love. But her hardest choice still lies ahead.
A Bird in the Hand
Series: The Heroka Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,910. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author Lilith Hoyl awakes to find herself strapped to a table in a cage, a prisoner in a secret government lab. To win her freedom, she just needs to do one thing: prove she’s human.
Enlightenment
Series: The Entity Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,580. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. Jarrod helped Earth's brutal RIP force destroy an alien race. Now he's risking everything to honor the dying wish of the last survivor of that race. But what will happen to humanity if he succeeds? Can humans handle true enlightenment?
A Taste Sweet and Salty
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,150. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General
Multi-award winning author. The man named Stranger lived and died in the town with no name. Each day he lived. Each night he died. “...absolutely masterful...a kind of much, much creepier Quantum Leap" -Strange Horizons
Spirit Dance
Series: The Heroka Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,590. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
AURORA AWARD WINNER. Multi-award winning author. To save a friend, a shapeshifter must face the covert government agency that hunts his kind, as well as his own dark past and the woman he lost.
The Dancer at the Red Door
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,330. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. Alexander King first saw the Dancer on the day the street people began to glow...
State of Disorder
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,610. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
Aurora Award Finalist from a multi-award winnning author. A dinner conversation takes three lifetimes to finish. "A neat twist on time travel and quantum physics." —Publishers Weekly
Nothing
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,690. Language: English. Published: March 30, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Multi-award winning author. A woman tries in vain to convince those around her that the world is ending. Is she right…or is it just…nothing?
Radio Nowhere
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,250. Language: English. Published: March 30, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. Jackie was dead. Liam wanted her back.
Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase, by Van Gogh
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 14,250. Language: English. Published: March 30, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. Maroch, an ex-CIA operative still haunted by the death of his wife, is hired by a former colleague to use his remote viewing skills to search for lost paintings. But Maroch finds much more than any of them bargained for: a painting by Vincent van Gogh that can't exist, a woman who can talk to the dead artist…and a way to change the past.
What’s in a Name?
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,810. Language: English. Published: March 30, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General
Hari is the greatest thief in the land. Hari steals jewel. Jewel curses Hari. Hari hires wizard to lift curse. Wizard summons demon. Demon eats wizard. Can Hari's day get any worse? Yep.
Going Down to Lucky Town
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 12,720. Language: English. Published: March 30, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Multi-award winning author. Charlie the Pearl--life-long con man, gambler and absentee father--must choose between becoming the luckiest man alive and winning his daughter's love.
New Year's Eve
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,570. Language: English. Published: March 29, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » High tech
Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. A programmer's virtual girlfriend becomes a little too real after he discovers a bug in the world's most popular software--a bug that just may mean the end of the world as we know it.
Murphy's Law
Series: The Entity Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,170. Language: English. Published: March 29, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Multi-award winning author. Dex wasn’t planning to save the human race from murderous alien hordes. Mostly, he was just trying to save his job...
Memories of the Dead Man
Series: The Entity Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,980. Language: English. Published: March 29, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
(4.00 from 1 review)
SF novelette from a multi-award winning author. A legendary hero of the Fall of Earth must choose between the love of the new family he has found and revenge for the one he lost.
Going Harvey in the Big House
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 11,550. Language: English. Published: March 29, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. In a house as big as the world, someone is finally going outside...
Doorways
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 12,410. Language: English. Published: March 29, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » High tech
Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. The house promised Jack wealth, fame, and revenge...if it didn’t kill him first.
Jigsaw
Series: The Entity Stories. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,880. Language: English. Published: January 11, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Aurora Award Finalist story from a multi-award winning author. Solve an ancient puzzle as big as a planet...or die. "A fun romp involving aliens and continental drift." —Publishers Weekly

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