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Derryl Murphy lives with his wife, boys and dog in Saskatoon, where he is deeply involved in a life of soccer and writing. His short fiction has appeared in magazines and anthologies since his first sale in the early '90s. His first book, the collection of eco-SF Wasps at the Speed of Sound, was released by Prime Books in 2005, and in 2009 Cast a Cold Eye, a novella co-written with William Shunn, was released by PS Publishing.

Napier's Bones has just been nominated for Best Novel for the Aurora Award. For more information and for information on how to vote for Napier's Bones, please see http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/

Derryl has been nominated for the Canada's Aurora Award for an SF review column he wrote for The Edmonton Journal, for his sho...more

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	Napier's Bones 3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wasps at the Speed of Sound 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cast a Cold Eye by Derryl Murphy (Goodreads Author), William Shunn (Goodreads Author), Charles de Lint (Introduction) 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Over the Darkened Landscape 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wasps at the Speed of Sound and Other Shattered Futures 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mythspring by Julie E. Czerneda (Goodreads Author) (editor / introduction), Tanya Huff (contributor), Alison Baird (contributor) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tesseracts Nine: New Canadian Speculative Fiction by Nalo Hopkinson (Editor), Geoff Ryman (Editor), Jerome Stueart (Contributor) 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Masked Mosaic: Canadian Super Stories by Claude Lalumière (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Camille Alexa (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mark Shainblum (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tesseracts Twelve: New Novellas of Canadian Fantastic Fiction by Claude Lalumière (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brett Alexander Savory (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), E.L. Chen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood & Water by Hayden Trenholm (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Camille Alexa (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Claude Lalumière (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.8 of 5 stars 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Derryl Murphy rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Old Ways: A Journey On Foot by Robert Macfarlane	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Not much to say, aside from the fact that this is the finest book I have read in years. Macfarlane has a marvelous way with words, and I was sad when I finished the book.
Mar 03, 2013 08:11pm · see review
Derryl Murphy rated a book 5 of 5 stars Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made by Alan Eisenstock read in January, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I found this under my tree this Christmas, which was a lovely surprise. Magic, enchanting, and delightful. There is great fun to be had in reading about how these kids created their movie, and the trials they go through in their personal lives are re...more
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Derryl Murphy rated a book 5 of 5 stars Hide Me Among the Graves by Tim Powers read in May, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
While not necessary, I do think it's a good idea if you first read The Stress of Her Regard (one of my all-time favorite novels) as well as the story "A Journey of Only Two Paces" from the collection The Bible Repairman and Other Stories, which acts...more
May 15, 2012 09:57pm · see review
Derryl Murphy liked Liviu's review of Napier's Bones: " Napier's Bones is a very entertaining mix of sf and UF; the structure is all UF (evil being with superpowers, awakened in our day and time wants to take over and change all, good guys have to stop it but to start they are too puny, so there are ch... " Read more of this review »
May 15, 2012 08:15pm · see review
Derryl Murphy liked Shay's review of Napier's Bones: " Amazing world-building. Unobtrusively but uniquely Canadian. Would love to read more set in the same world. The only quibble I had was that I felt like I was reading it despite the characters rather than because of them. I wanted to know more abou... " Read more of this review »
May 15, 2012 08:14pm · see review
Derryl Murphy rated a book 4 of 5 stars Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean (Goodreads Author) read in April, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I was not a kid who was hooked on Rinty, but was aware of him, of course. But what a marvelous surprise to find out just how he got into my brain, and to discover the incredibly dedicated and obsessive people who helped get him there. A great story,...more
May 08, 2012 01:18pm · see review
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Derryl Murphy rated a book 3 of 5 stars Enter, Night by Michael Rowe read in February, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The only thing about this book that disappointed me was the ending, notes from another time that told us Who and Why and How. For me, it would have been better to leave questions unanswered, except for the answers supplied by my fevered imagination....more
Mar 28, 2012 03:30pm · see review
Derryl Murphy rated a book 4 of 5 stars Among Others by Jo Walton (Goodreads Author) read in March, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jo gives us someone who, for the longest time, seems like the ultimate in the Unreliable Narrator. Because this story is told in diary form, we have to take her word for it that everything pans out exactly as she says. But things are wrapped up nicel...more
Mar 28, 2012 03:17pm · see review