{"title":"Scott Colby","description":"Frustrated with the generic, paint-by-numbers state of modern fantasy writing, Scott Colby is working hard to give the genre the kick in the pants it so desperately needs. Shouldn't stories about people and creatures with the power to magically change the world around them be creative, funny, and kind of weird? Scott thinks so.","products":[{"product_id":"the-black-yonnix-a-bitter-end-volume-1-paperback","title":"The Black Yonnix: A Bitter End Volume 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eKensey Vardallian may be young and foolish, but he'll stop at nothing to sate the need for vengeance consuming him after his grandfather's murder at the hands of an oppressive villain. Not only that, but his family's ancestral treasure is stolen and lies in the hands of a greedy count. When Kensey finds himself in the midst of a scheme with a crew of rowdy, scheming pirates, he discovers there might just be a chance for him to take down his grandfather's killer and recover the treasure all at once. As the crew of the Black Yonnix infiltrates a strictly controlled city with a daring plan, Kensey must pay out his rope to the bitter end and face down demons both inside and out--and quickly adapt to his new life as an outlaw or die trying.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68281459245279,"sku":"9781947659773","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/u5wPPvSfSz9781947659773.webp?v=1792759937"},{"product_id":"death-in-etobicoke-and-other-humorous-tales-paperback","title":"Death in Etobicoke and Other Humorous Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeath in Etobicoke\u003c\/b\u003e is an eclectic collection of humorous stories, which are clearly valued by intelligent readers with a keen sense of humour. That sounds like you, doesn't it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, journalist and best-selling author Scott Colby focused on two themes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first is how the tasty and tantalizing desires in life bring us the promise of great pleasure but can ultimately lead us to an untimely demise. But Colby reveals this in a very entertaining and hilarious way, of course. The beating heart of both the desire and destruction is the strangely alluring goth goddess, Lucy Fehr, whom our hero, Scott Colby, cannot resist. How many times must Colby fall for her enchanting, yet lethal, charms? Spoiler alert! Three, to be exact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second theme is that a healthy perspective to life is often earned by facing our fears and pushing through misery. Everything is going to be all right. Unless, of course, Lucy Fehr suddenly appears!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that Death in Etobicoke was originally published in 2019 as Tales from the North Shore. The third instalment of the \"Death in Etobicoke\" trilogy has been revised for this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \"Death in Etobicoke\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"My friend and I are reading 'Death in Etobicoke' to each other, laughing our heads off. Actual tears. Best thing I have read in ages ...\"\u003cbr\u003e- Alexandra Gillespie, English Professor and Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Shades of Stephen King, an undercurrent of Flannery O'Connor, wrapped in the best of Ray Bradbury, Scott Colby's \u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003eDeath in Etobicoke\u003ci\u003e' \u003c\/i\u003etakes us on a riveting romp through life's irreversible moments ... and 'then the visions begin.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eI love this book!\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Jerry Levitan, Producer of the Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning \u003ci\u003eI Met The Walrus \u003c\/i\u003eand author of the internationally acclaimed book of the same title\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's a treat to read this book ... (The Thunder Bay stories) are laugh out loud funny.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Lisa Laco, CBC Radio Thunder Bay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The book is beautiful. The way the narrator's curiosity and occasional expression of wonder at whatever revelations are at hand keeps giving the reader a sense that magic is just a word or two away.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Charles Wilkins, author of international bestsellers, \u003ci\u003ePaddle to the Amazon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAfter the Applause \u003c\/i\u003eas well as\u003ci\u003e The Circus at the Edge of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWalk to New York\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Land of Long Fingernails.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68313180176607,"sku":"9781999167028","price":13.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/rXTkC0HmHM9781999167028.webp?v=1793076722"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/scott-colby.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}