Cloudscape has published a lot of books over the years, and with the way publishing works, often those books go out into the world and we don’t hear back from them. But sometimes we do! Here’s a short collection of reviews of some of our titles. Some of these reviews are not recent, but they’re recently discovered by us, and we thought we’d share.
Bones of the Coast
Bones of the Coast is a horror anthology with 22 stories set in BC. came out in 2016 and print copies have been sold out for a while, but it’s still available as an ebook on multiple platforms. It’s been one of our most successful projects, and these reviewers agree.
“Bones of the Coast was filled with lots of good, spooky stories. Many of them gave me Twilight Zone vibes – they were the kind of stories that are a little bit unresolved and leave the character in a strange or dire situation. I also appreciated the Northwestern setting, and the art in many of the stories was fabulous. The majority excellently captured the feeling of the Pacific Northwest.“
- Zoe from Escaping in Paper, 2018.
“Bones of the Coast is a great horror anthology that pays its respects to British Colombia and the Pacific Northwest. Complete with stories that make your skin crawl and art that perfectly captures the atmosphere, its a beautiful book that is a worthy addition to any collection.“
- Josh Rose from Geek’d Out, 2017.
Outbreak Diaries by Jason Turner
Outbreak Diaries is one of my personal favourites that Cloudscape has been involved with. This memoir of Jason’s day to day experiences of him and his partner being frontline workers during the beginning of covid was published in 2022, but I think it’s only going to be a more important book as we get further from the recent memory of these events. It’s available in both print and digital, as well as distributed to bookstores. This reviewer liked it, too.
“While being tightly focused on a few square blocks in Vancouver, in and around Dude Chilling Park, there’s still a universality to how COVID shocked everyone and changed the basics of living for the survivors. There are also many pages dedicated to the emotional hit that COVID brought. First with the worry over an unknown illness, then with the isolation from the lockdowns, and the lack of work and resources. But there’s also the on-going fear as things try to return to normal.“
- Sarah Sammis from Puss Reboots, 2025.