Garden of Thought E.301 The Silence

The Sun Runners, the latest young adult/new adultscience fiction novel from Aurora Award-winning authorJames Bow (Icarus Down), comes out November 12 fromShadowpaw Press—alongside Tales from the Silence, andexciting collection of short fiction by a diverse group ofnotable authors set in the same future, releasing fromShadowpaw Press imprint Endless Sky Books.In Bows’s detailed future setting, Earth’s civilization,overwhelmed by environmental catastrophe and war, allbut collapses. To the far-flung residents of colonies onMars, Venus, Mercury and in the Asteroid Belt, it’s thefalling of the Silence, and in its wake, they must struggleto survive.The Sun Runners is set on Mercury, where cities on railsconstantly move around the planet ahead of the deadlysunrise. Tales from the Silence tells stories from all overthe solar system, including on Earth itself, that trace thefallout from Earth’s collapse.“I’m delighted to have The Sun Runners out in the wildafter years of work,” James Bow says. “Shadowpaw Presshas really given their best to this book, and I hope itmakes a good connection with readers. Tales from theSilence was extremely fun to put together, thanks to theenergy of the contributing authors. I’m grateful theyaccepted my invitation to play in my sandbox, and I amespecially grateful for their contributions to my universe.Thanks to Shadowpaw’s Endless Sky Imprint for makingthis companion anthology a reality.”“I’m thrilled to be publishing both of these great sciencefiction titles,” says Edward Willett, publisher ofShadowpaw Press. “James’s detailed future world was ajoy to immerse myself in through both The Sun Runnersand Tales from the Silence, and I can’t wait to share thatjoy with readers.”James Bow writes science fiction and fantasy for both kids and adults. He’s been a fan ofscience fiction since his family introduced him to Doctor Who on TV Ontario in 1978, and hismother read him classic sci-fi and fantasy from such authors as Clifford Simak and J.R.R. Tolkien.James won the 2017 Prix Aurora Award for best YA Novel in Canada for Icarus Down.By day, James is a communications officer for a charitable land trust protecting lands fromdevelopment in Waterloo Region and Wellington County. He also loves trains and streetcars.He lives in Kitchener, Ontario, with his two kids, and his spouse/fellow writer/partner-in-crime,Erin Bow. You can find him online at jamesbow.ca.