The Mermaid’s Tale now available as audiobook

D.G. Valdron’s, visceral and gripping novel, The Mermaid’s Tale, is now available in audiobook through iTunes, Amazon and Audible. The narrator of The Mermaid’s Tale Beautifully narrated by Susan Iannucci, the story is one of redemption and identity, what it means to be an individual when all hope of individual assertion is stripped by virtue of what you are. In a city of majesty and brutality, of warring races and fragile alliances, a sacred mermaid has been…

An amazing indie bookstore, featuring Avians

One of the quirky, defiantly independent bookstores carrying Five Rivers’ books is Elizabeth Campbell Books in Kenora, Ontario, specifically Timothy Gwyn’s Avians.. Elizabeth Campbell Books opened in July of 1991 as an indie book shop, but when Walmart came to town a few years later, Elizabeth Campbell realized she needed to adapt to survive. She decided Walmart probably would never get into used books, so she began building a collection that now exceeds a selection…

The Eye of Strife coming in Audiobook

Dave Duncan’s unpredictable and sleuthing tale of power and corruption, The Eye of Strife, will be available as an audiobook February 2018. The story is skillfully narrated by voice performer and producer, Anthony Lee. Anthony has a deep, resonant, voice which is smooth, and clear. He trained at the Voice One Academy in San Francisco, learning about the art of voiceover for narrations, commercials, and characters. He thoroughly enjoyed honing his voice for features such as audiobooks,…

Joe Mahoney to launch A Time and a Place

If you’re in the Toronto area, Thursday, October 26, you might want to think about attending what’s promising to be an entertaining, and laughter-filled evening with Joe Mahoney who will be launching his debut SF novel, A Time and a Place.  The launch takes place at the remarkable Merril Collection of Speculative Fiction and Fantasy, 239 College Street, 3rd floor, between 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Joe will be reading from his novel, and Bakka Phoenix Books…

The Tales of the King’s Blades continues!

Dave Duncan’s wildly popular series, Tales of the King’s Blades continues February 1, 2018 with a deliciously intriguing new installment, One Velvet Glove.  So what happens next? Sir Rhys, Sir Sharp, and Sir Trusty—three of the world’s greatest swordsmen―are released from the Royal Guard in their twenties with no pension, no job, and no money. Rhys’s father is the great Blade hero, Sir Spender, who finds himself in the same predicament. Spender knows of a fabulous treasure that…