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Debut novel from Albertan author Susan Bohnet

When Five Rivers’ Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Robert Runté heard Susan Bohnet’s pitch for My Life as a Troll at Calgary’s When Words Collide, he was immediately taken by the concept.August 1, 2014 sees the realization of several years of hard work from Bohnet and that successful pitch, in the release of a deliciously humorous and captivating YA novel, My Life as a Troll. available August 1, 2014from Five Rivers Publishingand online booksellers internationallyISBN 9781927400630, 344 pages, 6×9…

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Jun 2014
By Lorina StephensMy Life as a Troll, Newsletter, Susan Bohnet, When Words Collide1 Comment

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
By Lorina StephensMichell Plested, Mik Murdock, NewsletterComments Off on Mik Murdoch: The Power Within releases August 1

Prix Aurora voter’s package now available

The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association now have available the 2014 voter’s packages for the Prix Auroras. Two of Five Rivers’ books are short-listed for the Prix Auroras, The Tattooed Witch, by Susan MacGregor, and Out of Time, by D.G. Laderoute. short-listed for Best Novel short-listed for Best YA Novel From the CSFFA administration: The purpose of the Aurora Awards Voter Package is simple: Before you vote for the Aurora Awards this year, we…

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20
May 2014
By Lorina StephensAwards, David Laderoute, Out of Time, Prix Aurora, Susan MacGregor, The Tattooed Witch TrilogyComments Off on Prix Aurora voter’s package now available

4 stars for Old Growth, by Matt Hughes

A glowing 4-star review for Old Growth, by Matt Hughes, from a LibraryThing reviewer. Old Growth is the second book in the Sid Rafferty Thriller series. available in print and eBookfrom Five Riversand online booksellers worldwide This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. The language has a straight forward reading style and I finished the book in a couple of hours. My overall impression of the work is that it is quite masculine in feel….

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May 2014
By Lorina StephensMatt Hughes, Old Growth, Reviews, Sid Rafferty ThrillerComments Off on 4 stars for Old Growth, by Matt Hughes