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I’m Douglas Owen

A writer, author, editor, and publisher

Short Stories

From amazing flash fiction to incredible stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy that will entertain. I’ve done it all. And you can find them all on Amazon or order through your local bookstore.

Cutting Edge Novels

From the Spear series to China Girl, my novels are intended to take you on a journey that will not only entertain, but make you think of what direction we, as a society, are taking.

China Girl

Written in 2019, China Girl takes you through the investigation of missing women in the Toronto area. It’s gritty, intriguing, and will make you look at technology in a different way.

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Inside My Mind

Collections of short stories and flash fiction that will not only pull you through unbelievable encounters, but also make you wonder how such a world could exist. That is, until you realize it is based on our world.

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The Spear Series

A fantasy series for young adults, this entriging work follows three children from birth to adult hood as they defend the realm against those who would do it wrong. A must read for anyone who loves fantasy books.

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Broken World

With a little tongue in cheek, this series delves into the life of a Canadian trying to live through a Zombie apocalypse in a county with strict gun controls. Something everyone in Canada can attest to.

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China Girl

Young women around the world keep disappearing.

Tasked with an impossible-to-solve investigation with only the heel of a shoe and three drops of blood, Detective Roberts must work with a reluctant Interpol officer to get a break.

The streets of a near-future Toronto become the hunting ground for victims of a new, addictive neural tech with killer side-effects. It’s up to Bruce and Mie to untangle a web of intrigue and influence as deep as the justice system itself. There’s nowhere to turn, no way to pin the murders on the crime boss. Lives are on the line – most of them underage.

Can they shut down the TRIAD’s arm before more blood is spilled and the killers become untouchable?

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This book contains strong language, violence, and mature subject matter – reader discretion is advised.

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Broken World Book One - The Hordes

Steve is just an ordinary guy living in a rural town north of Toronto. And when the world goes to shit, everyone looks to him for help. Heck, he even gets a girlfriend out of it.

But survival in a broken world can be tough when everyone wants to have what you have. Even the corpses lumber after him through the adventure of staying alive.

The topper of his whole existence is the bikers, they blame him for everything that happens. And when things go real wrong, they try to take their revenge. Little do they know he has friends.

From the mind of Douglas Owen comes the story of the zombie apocalypse as it unfolds just north of Toronto. Steve is nice, polite, caring, and trying to survive in a country with gun control laws.

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Broken World Book Two - The Family

Steve is just an ordinary guy living in a broken world. The girl of his dreams, Mindy, was kidnapped by a biker gang called The Family. Their leader, Pa, believes Steve is the reason for all their hardship and wants to have him killed. But the world is full of surprises. Not only is the Earth screwed up, but corpses are walking, and they are hungry.

Survival in a broken world can be tough, but Steve has friends, and also a highly trained mother who wants to see her grandchild born.

Together, they bring gather all the survivors of the area to take back the town. But can they beat a gang of maniacs who have already taken over the town of Uxbridge.

From the mind of Douglas Owen comes the story of the zombie apocalypse as it unfolds just north of Toronto. Steve is nice, polite, caring, and trying to survive in a country with gun control laws.

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