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JD Grant launches Flowers for Gaia

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Time:
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Venue:
Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia / Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia
Location:
1113 Marginal Rd, Halifax. More info
Link:
https://ocpublishing.ca/john-grant
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Member event

Join author John Grant for the launch of his debut novel, Flowers for Gaia, a post-apocalyptic YA fantasy with magical elements and a dash of science
fiction.
Date: May 9, 2026
Time: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia.

Years from now, wars, extreme weather and unchecked pollution have made most of the planet uninhabitable. A group of environmentally conscious people, the Wiconi, have established a home on two small conjoined islands far out in the ocean. Over many years, genetic changes develop in their citizens, resulting in a degree of mastery over the elements of fire, water, air, and earth. When boatloads of outer world survivors breach their shores and bring technology and industry with them, cultures collide: industrialists vs environmentalists.

Calix, a Wiconi youth, is one of the victims of the clash, losing his parents to the aggressive interlopers. He and his friends must learn to utilize their Gaia-granted elemental talents to oppose the industrialists and preserve the sanctity and health of the islands. Can the Wiconi youth become effective Guardians of the islands? Can they expel the interlopers and restore the earth’s natural balance?

The author’s royalty from sales of the book are being donated to youth programming of the Ecology Action Centre.

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