March 1st sees the long-awaited release of the mystery novel, Old Growth, by Matt Hughes.It’s the sequel to Downshift, Hughes’ 1997 mystery, published originally by Doubleday Canada and re-released last year by Five Rivers Publishing. In announcing the release of Old Growth, Matt tells the following story: Both novels follow the trials and tribulations of Sid Rafferty, who is kind of an alter ego of mine — a freelance speechwriter living on Vancouver Island in…
available in trade paperbackeBookand audiobook Just two of 37 reviews on Amazon for Ann Marston’s beloved, Kingmaker’s Sword, Book 1: The Rune Blades of Celi. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful 5.0 out of 5 stars Really well written, July 29, 2013 By Charlie N (Vancouver, BC) – See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What’s this?) This review is from: Kingmaker’s Sword (Rune Blades of Celi) (Kindle Edition) Characters, story, world. Rare is the fantasy book that…
available in print, eBook, and audio The first of the Sid Rafferty books, by Matt Hughes, Downshift, has three 5-star reviews on Amazon. 5.0 out of 5 stars Downshift is an uplift for thriller fans, May 16, 2013By Sandor – See all my reviews This review is from: Downshift: A Sid Rafferty Thriller, Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition)A really engaging and entertaining story, narrated with sharp wit, attitude, and erudite authority by Robert Gonzalez. Highly…
At the moment Matt Hughes is house-sitting in Montebelluna, near Venice, Italy. He took time from his exhausting writing schedule to have a chat with Five Rivers’ publisher, Lorina Stephens, and talk about his forthcoming new release, Old Growth, the long-awaited sequel to Downshift. LS: In this Rafferty mystery you have him dealing with the more radical side of environmentalism, in this case the old growth crises that arose in the 1990s. What is it about…
In 1988 Del Rey published a novel called The Loremasters, by Canadian author, Leslie Gadallah. The novel did respectably well on the sales charts and then quietly disappeared from print. The timeless nature of the novel attracted Five Rivers, and so discussion occurred between Editor-in-Chief Robert Runte and Leslie Gadallah. That discussion resulted in a publishing agreement in which Gadallah would be able to revise and address all the concerns she originally had, and Five…