Mik Murdoch: The Power Within releases August 1

The much-anticipated sequel to Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero, by Calgarian author Michell Plested, releases August 1, 2014. Michell Plested has been reading science fiction and fantasy since he was six years old, and writing for almost as long. He is an author, blogger, and podcaster living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He writes in multiple genres, spending most of his time with science fiction, fantasy, and YA adventure. He is the host of the writing podcast…

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May 2014

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Review of Michell Plested’s Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero

available in print, eBook, audiobookfrom online booksellers internationallyand select bookstores Over at View from Valhalla there is a glowing review for Michell Plested’s YA novel, Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero. Among other things, the reviewer says: Odin’s recommendation: If you can afford this book, buy it. Yes, it is a kids book. Preteen. However, I think most adults will be able to draw correlations between Mik’s adventures and their own childhoods. Most young children will be…

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Jan 2014

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Why we published: Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero, by Michell Plested

One of the joys of running a small publishing house is the ability you have to access unknown authors with that gem of a manuscript. It isn’t an every day occurrence, but I’d have to say it’s happy circumstance that Five Rivers has had an embarrassment of riches from debut authors. Such was the case when Michell Plested first approached us in 2010 with a story about a young boy determined to be the guardian…

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Sep 2013

By Lorina StephensMichell Plested, Mik Murdock, Why We Published2 Comments

Don’t forget to join Michell Plested in Ponoka this Saturday

books will be available for purchase Saturday, July 13, 2013 Michell Plested will appear at the Ponoka Jubilee Library at 2:00 p.m. as part of their summer reading program. Michell Plested David Tremblay, Library Manager is keen to have Plested as part of the program. He says, “One of our patrons took out [Michell Plested’s] book for her son. The son read it as well as the father…. Apparently, the father loved [the book] and…

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Jul 2013

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Michell Plested to appear at Ponoka Jubilee Library

books will be available for purchase Saturday, July 13, 2013 Michell Plested will appear at the Ponoka Jubilee Library at 2:00 p.m. as part of their summer reading program. Michell Plested David Tremblay, Library Manager is keen to have Plested as part of the program. He says, “One of our patrons took out [Michell Plested’s] book for her son. The son read it as well as the father…. Apparently, the father loved [the book] and…

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Jun 2013

By Lorina StephensEvents, Michell Plested, Mik MurdockComments Off