{"product_id":"theories-of-everything-9781998273294","title":"Theories of Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"I remember thinking to myself, as I said goodbye to my friends and walked home through the dimly lit backstreets, that the past comes back to haunt everybody sooner or later.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this finely honed collection of short fiction, Dwayne Brenna creates a series of unforgettable characters, from academics and street people to musicians, movie stars, videogame players and their mothers, cooks, actors, boxers, and even a parrot, and, with compassion and affection (and sometimes laugh-out-loud humour) tests their mettle in a variety of fascinating locations, from Saskatoon to Victoria to Libya to Los Angeles to London to Hawaii and beyond, with familiar and homey details and a fidelity to mood and atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Brenna tackles a wide selection of conflicts and social ills--good versus evil, scruples and the lack of them, doing or not doing the \"right thing,\" yielding or not yielding to temptations, and the many other struggles of the human heart--all without being didactic or preachy, but simply by addressing the very human circumstances his characters find themselves in, and how they manage to escape, or not escape, the predicaments arising because of who they are, who they've been, and who they could be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Willett is the author of more than sixty books of science fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction for readers of all ages. \u003ci\u003eMarseguro\u003c\/i\u003e (DAW Books) won the Aurora Award (honouring Canadian science fiction and fantasy) for Best Long-Form Work in English; his young adult fantasy \u003ci\u003eSpirit Singer\u003c\/i\u003e won a Saskatchewan Book Award. Several other of his books have been shortlisted for those and other awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEd's most recent novel is the far-future humorous outer-space adventure \u003ci\u003eThe Tangled Stars\u003c\/i\u003e (DAW Books). Other recent titles include \u003ci\u003eStar Song\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for both the Aurora Award and Saskatchewan Book Award for Young Adult Literature, published by Shadowpaw Press; \u003ci\u003eBlue Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (written as E.C. Blake), also from Shadowpaw Press; and the Worldshapers series (\u003ci\u003eWorldshaper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaster of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Moonlit World\u003c\/i\u003e) from DAW. His nonfiction runs the gamut from science books to biographies to history. He hosts Aurora Award-winning podcast \u003ci\u003eThe Worldshapers\u003c\/i\u003e podcast (theworldshapers.com), in which he talks to other authors about their latest books, and has Kickstarted four previous \u003ci\u003eShapers of Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies featuring guests of the podcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2018, Ed founded Shadowpaw Press, a small traditional publishing company which publishes an electic list of books ranging from children's books to literary fiction to young adult novels to science ficton and fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to being a writer, Ed is a professional actor and singer who has performed in numerous plays, musicals, and operas, and sung in several auditioned choirs, including the Canadian Chamber Choir. He lives in Regina, Saskatchewan, with his wife, Margaret Anne Hodges, P. Eng., a past president of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan. They have one daughter, Alice, and a black Siberian cat, Shadowpaw. You can find Ed online at www.edwardwillett.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWendi Nordell has been drawing for as long as she could hold a pencil. It has always been a favourite pastime and eventually became an occasional job. While her three children were growing up, she painted many murals, including the pediatrics wing in a hospital, a school entrance, and in many homes. She also attended festivals and craft shows, selling hand-drawn gift cards, bookmarks, and illustrations. Now that her children are grown, she has pursued an illustration career, illustrating a dozen books in the last five years, mostly for children, but also including Edward Willett's science-fiction and fantasy poetry collection \u003cem\u003eI Tumble Through the Diamond Dust\u003c\/em\u003e. Recently, Wendi decided to improve her artistic skills and abilities by returning to the Alberta University of the Arts, pursuing a degree in illustration. Wendi has almost always picked up books based on their cover art, and if there are illustrations inside the book she thinks that's even better. She truly hopes that her illustrations enhance readers' experience with books--including this one!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shadowpaw Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51181083656466,"sku":"9781998273294","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e34893f7-2a7c-4b8c-b8a5-bb8301f003b3.jpg?v=1744389868","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/theories-of-everything-9781998273294","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}