What genre is Taggak journey?
Taggak Journey is dystopian fiction, taking place in a near future in which there is environmental, social, political, and economic decay. A ruthless regime rules with an iron fist.
How many books are in the Taggak Journey series?
The Taggak Journey series is a trilogy, with each of the three parts identifying a key part of River's journey.
What are some of the themes in this trilogy?
The themes of perseverance, sacrifice, community, family, environmental stewardship, and hope are woven together through three novels, to inspire readers to take responsibility for our future.
Who is River in the Taggak Journey?
River is a twelve-year-old girl, prophesied to be the one who will lead the renewal of the earth. "Wherever River walks, the earth will turn green again." "It flows into green."
Who is Gran Flo in taggak Journey?
Gran Flo is Flo Hardy, River's seventy-eight-year old grandmother. She is a secret rebel leader who shelters survivors and plots resistance against the Elect from her swampy home.
WhAt is the shadow run?
The shadow run is a secret practice enabling its followers to travel across the Wasteland without being seen. By deep meditation, they travel between the temporal markers, invisible to the regime and all those hunting them,
What genres does Anne M. Smith-Nochasak write?
Anne M. Smith-Nochasak, a Canadian author based in Nova Scotia, writes both dystopian and literary fiction books. Her recent trilogy, Taggak Journey, is dystopian.
what recognition has Anne M. Smith-Nochasak's writing received?
Her first novel was among The Miramichi Reader's Best of Fiction in 2021; her second was shortlisted for the Whistler Independent Book Awards in 2023, and was a semi-finalist for the North Street Book Prize. Her third was a Seaboard Review Book Pick in 2024.
what inspired Anne m. smith-nochasak to write?
Anne M. Smith-Nochasak draws inspiration from her rural upbringing in Nova Scotia, her summers spent at a remote lakeshore retreat, and her many years teaching in northern Canada.
