LibraryThing praise for Old Growth, by Matt Hughes

Two short but sweet reviews from book-lovers on LibraryThing for Matt Hughes’ latest Sid Rafferty Thriller, Old Growth. available in print and eBookfrom Five Riversand booksellers worldwide This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. “Old growth forests are living lessons in the power of vegetative persistence”. Matt Hughes shares his knowledge of Vancouver Island forests, coalmines, small town costal life and the vagaries of being a free-lance writer. The tangents are interesting and the outcome…

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Mar 2014

By Lorina StephensMatt Hughes, Old Growth, Reviews, Sid Rafferty ThrillerComments Off

First book of Shakespeare for Slackers series releasing May 1, 2014

In 2012 Five Rivers received a pitch for a series of books called Shakespeare for Slackers. At once outrageously irreverent and funny, there was also a very pragmatic interpretation of some of The Bard’s famed plays, employing modern dialogue and humour. The result is a series of side-by-side publications which will be of interest to educators, students, theatres and lovers of these timeless plays. The first of the Shakespeare for Slackers series is Romeo and…

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Mar 2014

By Lorina StephensAaron Kite, Newsletter, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare for Readers' Theatre, Shakespeare for SlackersComments Off

Praise for The Runner and the Wizard at LibraryThing

available in print and eBook This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Quite fun for a short novel, Runner and the Wizard effectively made me laugh and kept me interested to the point I wouldn’t have minded it being a little longer — although I think the length is perfect. I have been meaning to read Dave Duncan for a long, long time, and thanks to this, I am motivated to finally do so!Recommended for…

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Mar 2014

By Lorina StephensDave Duncan, Reviews, The Runner and the Wizard, The Runner TrilogyComments Off

Wasps at the Speed of Sound receives Amazon praise

available in trade paperbackand ebook Amazon readers praise Derryl Murphy’s collection of environmental, dystopic short fiction. 4.0 out of 5 stars an interesting collection, January 11, 2014 By tarsh – See all my reviews This review is from: Wasps at the Speed of Sound (Kindle Edition) A collection of 11 apocalypsi (apocalypses?) – I think the thing that impressed me the most was how very different all the apocalypsi were, apart from a common environmental theme. Well written stories, and…

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Mar 2014

By Lorina StephensDerryl Murphy, Reviews, Wasps at the Speed of SoundComments Off

Praise on Amazon for Sally McBride’s Indigo Time

available in trade paperbackand eBook 5-star reviews from Amazon readers for Sally McBride’s Indigo Time. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent writing, great plot!, October 5, 2013 By Amazon Customer – See all my reviews This review is from: Indigo Time (Kindle Edition) This was a terrific read! I really enjoyed it and looked forward to settling down for a good long read each evening. The writing was clever and intelligent,…

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Mar 2014

By Lorina StephensIndigo Time, Reviews, Sally McBrideComments Off