Shortly after Robert Runté came aboard as senior editor with Five Rivers, he introduced me to H.A. Hargreaves. It was to be a relationship that went beyond publisher and author, for during the months and years that followed I came to call this quiet, unassuming, brilliant author a friend. The first book of Hargreaves’ we published was an updated and expanded version of his original collection of short stories, North by 2000, to which we added a +, and…
That’s right! More audiobooks are on their way. We’ve just entered in agreements for two more audiobook productions. The first audiobook is the third novel in Ann Marston’s fabulous Celtic fantasy, The Rune Blades of Celi: Broken Blade. Once again Austin Vanfleet is narrating and producing. We’re thrilled he’s agreed to continue to narrate the series, and if you want to know why, just have a look at some of the fabulous reviews both he and Ann…
In my retrospective of Five Rivers’ decade of publishing, the next author up on my list is Alicia Hendley. Some of you may remember the film Six Degrees of Separation, a brilliant film which showcased the burgeoning brilliance of a then very young Will Smith. The premise of the film, and the play written by John Guare, is based upon a theory by Frigyes Karinthy that everything is separated by six or fewer associations. Thus it is…
In the retrospective of Five Rivers’ decade of publishing, one of the first authors to join our cadre was crime-writer and investigative journalist, Nate Hendley. I met Nate in 2009 through an introduction from Paul Lima. After Altitude Publishing closed its doors, several of Nate’s books were orphaned, and he and I discussed the possibility of re-issuing updated versions of them. Those books included: Al Capone: Chicago’s King of Crime; Dutch Schultz: the Brazen Beer Baron…
The Eye of Strife, Dave Duncan’s masterful sleuthing fantasy is now available as an audiobook through iTunes, Amazon, and Audible. Narrated by Anthony Lee, the tale of The Eye of Strife takes listeners, and readers, through sword fights and romance, miracles and mystery, treachery and sly humour. A god summons a curious assortment of witnesses to his temple to testify on what they know about a jewel that was lost 1,000 years ago. At least one of them…