Fiction Native American & Aboriginal
Ghost Lake
- Publisher
- Kegedonce Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2020
- Category
- Native American & Aboriginal, Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781928120247
- Publish Date
- Dec 2020
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
In Ojibwe cosmology there are thirteen moons, and in these pages are thirteen offerings from Ghost Lake, an interrelated cast of characters and their brushes with the mysterious. Issa lives in fear of having her secret discovered, Aanzheyaawin haunts the roads seeking vengeance, Zaude searches for clues to her brother's death, Fanon struggles against an unexpected winter storm, Eadie and Mushkeg share a magical night, Tyner faces brutal violence, and Tyler, Clay, and Dare must make amends to the spirits before it's too late. Here the precolonial past is not so distant, and nothing is ever truly lost or destroyed because the land remembers. Ghost Lake is a companion volume to Adler's Indigenous horror novel, Wrist (2016, Kegedonce Press). It was the winner of the 2021 Indigenous Voices Award in Published English Fiction, and was shortlisted for the 2021 Eric Hoffer da Vinci Eye Award in Book Design.
About the author
Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler is the author ofGhost Lake (2020, Kegedonce Press), a collection of shorthorror and mystery fiction which won the 2021 Indigenous Voices Award and ofits companion volume, Wrist (2016, Kegedonce Press). He is co-editorof Bawaajigan – Stories ofPower, a dream-themed anthology of Indigenous writers (ExileEditions). He is an artist and filmmaker who works in a variety of mediumsincluding audio and video, and drawing and painting. Nathan is first-placewinner of an Aboriginal Writing Challenge, and recipient of a HnatyshynReveal award for literature, he has an MFA in Creative Writing (UBC), BFA inIntegrated Media (OCAD), and BA in English Literature and Native Studies(Trent). His writing is published in various magazines, blogs,and anthologies. He is two-spirit, Jewish, Anishinaabe, and member ofLac Des Mille Lacs First Nation. Originally from Ontario, he currently residesin Vancouver.
Awards
- Short-listed, First Nations Communities READ
- Winner, Eric Hoffer da Vinci Eye Award
Editorial Reviews
"We love these stories! Interconnected horror stories based on traditional Anishinaabeg stories all set on an eerie reserve aptly named Ghost Lake? Yes please. Every story surprises. An absolute page-turner, deeply engaging horror stories that leave you breathless. The sheer breadth and range of what Adler has accomplished here is impressive." Jurors' citation, 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards