Five Rivers to release Dave Duncan’s 50th novel

Dave Duncan Vancouver Island author, Dave Duncan, will see the release of his 50th novel April 1, 2015, through Five Rivers Publishing. ISBN 9781927400791 6 x 9 trade paperback, 200 pages, $17.99eISBN 9781927400807 $4.99 The novel, The Eye of Strife, reveals Dave Duncan at his best: 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…

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Mar 2015

By Lorina StephensDave Duncan, Eye of Strife2 Comments

Thus the marathon begins

Here we are; first Monday of 2015. Robert and I have been hard at it from the first bell of the year. Robert’s working on several manuscripts, a few of which are new offerings from Dave Duncan. I’m presently finalizing the layout for the third book in the Shakespeare for Slackers series, this one a weird and wonderful interpretation of Macbeth. Later in the week I’ll be reading a fascinating SF submission, finalize the last…

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Jan 2015

By Lorina StephensAaron Kite, Alicia Hendley, Ann Marston, Dave Duncan, Newsletter, Rune Blades of Celi, Shakespeare for Slackers, TypeComments Off

Dave Duncan’s The Runner and the Kelpie available for pre-order

ISBN 9781927400654 $11.99eISBN 9781927400661 $4.99releases August 1, 2014 The third book of Duncan’s Runner series is now available for pre-order directly from Five Rivers and online booksellers globally, in both print and eBook. In this final installation, the wyrd-woman warns Ivor he’s going to meet a monster. He doesn’t believe her. He thinks he has worse things to worry about. He’s wrong about both. The cover is once again the inspiration and genius of Five…

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Jun 2014

By Lorina StephensDave Duncan, Newsletter, The Runner and the Kelpie, The Runner TrilogyComments Off

When Words Collide Festival, Aug 8-10, 2014

The When Words Collide Festival, August 8-10, 2014, is an excellent Western Canadian writers conference. Five Rivers has always had a presence at WWC and this year will be launching all six of its Spring Releases at the conference. Three other Five Rivers authors and two staff have already confirmed they will be at WWC. If you are going to WWC this year, make sure you attend the Five Rivers Book Social at 2 PM,…

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Apr 2014

By Lorina StephensAaron Kite, Ann Marston, Candas Jane Dorsey, conventions, Dave Duncan, David Laderoute, Jeff Minkevics, Michell Plested, Runte, Susan Bohnet, Susan Forest, Susan J. Forest, When Words CollideComments 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