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Drew Hayden Taylor. Fearless Warriors. Burnaby, B.C. Talonbooks (General Distribution Services, distr.). 1998. 191 pages. $12.95. ISBN 0-88922-395-5.
Fearless Warriors is Drew Hayden Taylor's first excursion into fiction, and readers should not be hesitant to take the plunge along with him into this collection of short stories. Already recognized as one of Canada's "hottest" young playrights, and long recognized for his witty essays and journalism, Taylor now adds another genre notch on his creative pencil.
The stories are characterized by wit and gentle, generous humor. As the topics grow more serious and tragic, the humor often shades into a sense of the absurd, but through it all runs a positive and lighthearted affirmation of humanity, despite intrinsic frailties and overwhelming external odds. Meaning in life is ultimately found in the network of family, friends, and community. The stories are set...