Aerin Caley joins Five Rivers’ publishing team

It is with great pleasure we welcome Aerin Caley to the good ship Five Rivers in the capacity of copy-editor. Aerin Caley Aerin Caley has had a varied career: working as a writer, a technical writer, a shiatsu therapist, an editor and a reviewer. One uniting theme is her ongoing interest in communication of all types and a love affair with the eccentricities of the English language. Working as an editor and proof-reader is a…

Hunter’s Daughter, by Nowick Gray, releases March 1, 2015

ISBN 9781927400777 6 X 9 Trade Paperback $24.99eISBN $4.99 We are pleased to announce the release of a fascinating murder mystery, Hunter’s Daughter, on March 1, 2015, by British Columbia author, Nowick Gray. But to say Hunter’s Daughter is a mere murder mystery cannot begin to encompass what impressed us with this novel: the sharp writing, tense plot, deliciously detailed cultural and environmental surround. This is a tense novel that speaks with authority about the…

King Kwong, by Paula Johanson, releases March 1, 2015

A revealing and fascinating biography about Larry Kwong,  King Kwong: the China Clipper who broke the NHL colour barrier, releases March 1, 2015, written by British Columbia author, Paula Johanson. ISBN 97819274007536 x 9 Trade Paperback, 92 pages, $11.99eISBN 9781927400760 $4.99 Who is Larry Kwong? He is the Canadian player who broke the colour barrier in the NHL. A man whose professional hockey career statistics include leading the senior leagues for scoring and for low penalty minutes…

Sword and Shadow, Book 6: The Rune Blades of Celi releasing March 1, 2015

The sixth book in Ann Marston’s epic and enchanting Rune Blades of Celi releases March 1, 2015. ISBN 9781927400814 6 x 9 trade paperback, $31.99eISBN 9781927400821 EPUB, MOBI, PDF $9.99 The tale continues generations after the initial Kingmaker’s Sword, and now the bold Celae have lived in exile, banished from their enchanted isle of Celi by the Somber Riders, whose leader, a dark sorcerer, cast an evil spell no trespasser can survive. But a glorious legend…

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…