Michell Plested signs contract for third book in Mik Murdoch series

A Crisis of Conscience to release August 1, 2016 Michell Plested Calgary, Alberta author, Michell Plested, signed a publishing agreement this month with Five Rivers Publishing for the third book in his young readers’ series Mik Murdoch.  The first novel, Boy Superhero, was released in 2012, in which nine-year-old Mik Murdoch’s ambition to protect his prairie town of Cranberrry Flats reveals his quest to acquire super-powers, and in doing so Mik finds the most awesome power of all lies within…

Michell Plested signs books for eager young readers

Michell Plested appeared at the Ponoka Jubilee Library September 13 to read from the first two novels in the Mik Murdoch YA fantasy series. Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye from the Ponoka News interviewed him. We’re pleased to present that interview here. Author of young adult books, Michell Plested, autographs his newest book to fans at the Ponoka Jubilee Library Sept. 13. Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye – Ponoka NewsPublished: September 17, 2014 1:00 PM Updated: September 17, 2014 1:48…

Mark Lefebvre gives four stars to Mik Murdoch: The Power Within

Mark Lefebvre, Director of Kobo Writing Life and Author Relations, writes, “…good follow-up to the first book….” available in print and ebookfrom Five Riversonline booksellers worldwideand select bookstores Mark‘s review  Sep 12, 14 4 of 5 stars Read from August 19 to September 08, 2014 — I own a copy This was a good follow-up to the first book about Mik Murdoch. It was fun to return to his world and see what sort of…

The Power Within contest winner!

It would seem Sean Hitchings of Churchill, New York, has some pretty great mapping skills. He’s successfully plotted the coordinates Mik Murdoch radios in Michell Plested’s newest novel, Mik Murdoch: The Power Within.  Sean has won a free digital copy of D.G. Laderoute’s Out of Time.  The co-ordinates? Well, read The Power Within, map the co-ordinates, email Mik Murdoch the location of the co-ordinates with your name and email address, and you also can win…