The Call of Abaddon Wins BREW Seal of Excellence and Earns Spot on BREW Readers' Choice Award Shortlist

Canada, 20th Jun 2025, -
 

The Call of Abaddon by Colin Searle has been awarded the BREW Seal of Excellence and is now officially shortlisted for the BREW Readers’ Choice Award, as confirmed by The Chrysalis BREW Project. The recognition follows an editorial review and genre-based assessment of the book against the standards set for the award categories.

The BREW Seal of Excellence is granted to books that meet defined standards in multiple areas, including content integrity, appeal to intended audience, editorial quality, and market relevance. The Call of Abaddon was evaluated based on genre alignment, editing quality, originality, and narrative depth.

The book was reviewed under the Fiction category, specifically within the subgenres of Science Fiction, Genre-Bending, and Young Adult. As stated in the official review, “Searle’s debut doesn't just stake its claim in the sci-fi genre—it warps the very coordinates of what speculative fiction can achieve.”

The BREW assessment further noted, “It’s a neural spike into the bloodstream of modern sci-fi, sparking a haunting, cerebral blaze that lingers long after the last whisper from Abaddon fades.” The review highlighted the book’s unique structure, noting, “The book’s true superpower lies in its ability to blend psychic horror with hard science fiction in a way that doesn’t sacrifice depth for spectacle.”

The book received an overall average score of 5.0 out of 5 stars across six areas: structure and content, editorial accuracy, writing quality, relevance to genre, audience suitability, and originality. It also underwent a sensitivity review and a family-friendly compliance check, in view of advertising and reader engagement parameters.

The BREW Readers’ Choice Award is determined through public voting among shortlisted titles. The Call of Abaddon was selected based on combined editorial criteria and reader response potential. The shortlisted works represent varied voices and forms within contemporary fiction.

Colin Searle is a writer and visual artist based in Toronto. His work integrates narrative storytelling and visual composition through fiction and mixed media.