A few writers and reviewers seem to have tracked my entire career. Douglas Barbour of the University of Alberta, poet, academic, immensely knowledgeable about sf and fantasy, was probably the first to comment in a substantial literary journal – which is what The Malahat Review is. His generous, careful readings over the years have caused me to anxiously await his response to every book. One writes for oneself, ideally, but there are always readers whose attentiveness makes their reaction matter a little more to a writer – and for me, Doug Barbour falls into that category.
— GGK