For your isolation reading

We’re offering all our captive (as in isolated) readers worldwide two free ebooks to fill your days, even nights, all as our way of helping you cope with these extraordinary circumstances. Allow us to introduce you to the first novel, Kingmaker’s Sword, in Ann Marston’s wonderful fantasy series, The Rune Blades of Celi. This is epic, Celtic-inspired fantasy at its best, beautifully written, completely captivating. Ann creates a believable world, with believable characters. We think Kingmaker’s Sword is a perfect…

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Apr 2020

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Cloudbearer’s Shadow now in audiobook

Cloudbearer’s Shadow, the fourth novel in Ann Marston’s much-beloved fantasy series, The Rune Blades of Celi, is now available in audiobook from Amazon, Audible and iTunes. Once more narrator Austin Vanfleet creates a hypnotic experience for listeners. The recording runs 11 hours and 46 minutes, a perfect way to escape from the daily onslaught of Covid19 news.

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Mar 2020

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Broken Blade now available in audiobook

Love audiobooks? You’re going to lose yourself in the newly released audiobook, Broken Blade, by Ann Marston. This is the third novel in Ann’s wonderfully mesmerizing Rune Blades of Celi series. The production quality of the audiobook is unlike anything you’ve heard before, expertly narrated by Zel Bromley and Austin Vanfleet. There’s even a harp accompaniment to the Rune Blades ballad at the end, a truly magical ending to this audiobook that performs more like a radio-play than some…

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Mar 2019

By Lorina StephensAnn Marston, audio books, Austen Vanfleet, Broken Blade, Rune Blades of CeliComments Off

Allow me to introduce: Ann Marston

It was in 2012 Five Rivers undertook to bring back to Ann Marston’s fans her acclaimed and much-loves series, The Rune Blades of Celi. Ann’s understanding of Scottish culture, her refusal to accept standard Celtic fantasy tropes, and highly readable prose, were all attractive qualities that convinced us Ann’s work needed to remain accessible to readers. Now, eight novels later, her work is slowly being brought to a new audience through audiobooks. There are six novels…

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Jun 2018

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Western King now in audiobook

The second novel in Ann Marston’s unforgettable Rune Blades of Celi series, Western King, is now available in audiobook. Once more beautifully narrated by the gifted Austin Vanfleet, Western King is available through Amazon, Audible and iTunes. Audiobooks are an excellent addition to your reading repertoire, allowing you to listen to book at work and play, or when your eyes are just too tired to deal with print or eBook. Listening to a well-narrated audiobook is almost like listening to old…

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Apr 2018

By Lorina StephensAnn Marston, audio books, Austen Vanfleet, Rune Blades of Celi, Western KingComments Off