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New Release: The Last Summoner

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lastsummonerSF Canada member Nina Munteanu has recently released her new historical time-travel fantasy, The Last Summoner, about a baroness from 1400 Poland who discovers she can alter history.  “Vivianne Schoen, the young Baroness von Grunwald, makes the startling discovery that she can alter history – but not before she is branded a witch and must flee through a time-space tear. Now in an alternate France ruled by Teutonic Black Knights, she must decide how to remake history.”

The Last Summoner is available through Amazon, and is currently among the top ten bestselling titles in historical fantasy.

You can find Nina online at her site, The Alien Next Door.

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Audiobook of Nina Munteanu’s “Outer Diverse” is OUT!

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The audiobook of Nina Munteanu’s space thriller Outer Diverse was just released by Iambik Audiobooks.

outerdiverseOuter Diverse is the first book of the Splintered Universe Trilogy, set in and around the Milky Way Galaxy. The first book begins as Galactic Guardian Rhea Hawke intestigates the massacre of an entire religious sect, catapulting her into a treacherous storm of politics, conspiracy and self-discovery. Her quest for justice leads her into the heart of a universal struggle and toward an unbearable truth she’s hidden from herself since she murdered an innocent man.

“I just finished and thoroughly enjoyed “Outer Diverse”. A metaphysical, Sci Fi, Thriller with rich characters. Dawn Harvey told the story brilliantly and played the characters wonderfully. Definitely worth listening to.” –Dan Wallace, narrator, Lions Den Productions.

“I am absolutely thrilled to recommend Nina Munteanu’s audio book. Dawn has transported me into a new world of imagination. She is absolutely magic in her skill of character building; her voices are amazing. To me nothing is finer than Nina the writer and Dawn doing the voice overs in the audio book. I can’t wait until I read and hear more in the future.” –Vanessa Rottner

“A master of metaphor, Munteanu turns an adventure story into a wonderland of alien rabbit holes… a fascinating and enthralling read.” –Craig Bowlsby, author of Commander’s Log – Read More

“A rollicking science fiction plot with all the trappings…Hawke is a maverick in the wild west tradition…a genetic mystery with lethal powers.” –Lynda Williams, author of Okal Rel series – Read More

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Third Person Press Launches Unearthed

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UnearthedThird Person Press recently launched its new anthology, Unearthed, the third volume in the Speculative Elements series. Following in the elemental footsteps of the first two volumes, Undercurrents and Airborne, Unearthed features twenty-one stories revolving around the theme of earth, including stories by SFC members Peter Andrew Smith and Sherry D. Ramsey.

From the back cover:

Earth–the ground of our being, the dust from which we come, and to which we will return. Imagine what might arise from and disappear into the soil…what grows, what is buried, what teems unseen. This collection, exploring the ends of the Earth and beyond, offers tales from the depths of darkness: zombies, vampires, murky unknowable worlds, underground prisons, malevolent spirits–to the lightest heights: earthen magic, little people, buried treasure and fantastical creatures! Dig in. These twenty-one stories will thrill, scare, surprise and delight.

Unearthed is available to order from Third Person Press in print and electronic formats, and from other online retailers.

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SF Canada Awards $500 to Éric Gauthier

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montreelAt the 29th Boréal Convention in Quebec City on May 6, 2012, Éric Gauthier was awarded the Prix Aurora-Boréal for his fantasy novel, Montréel (Alire), accompanied by the SF Canada Award of $500. For over 30 years, Canadian fans of speculative fiction have been voting on the Aurora and Boréal awards to acknowledge the best of Canadian professional and fan activity in both official languages.

Gauthier, a seasoned storyteller who captures the attention of his readers by offering a Montreal almost unrecognizable in a world of magic and ghosts, was also awarded the Prix Jacques-Brossard for the same work.

http://ericgauthier.net/

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Shadowborn (Alison Sinclair) released in paperback

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On May 1, ROC (Penguin) released the mass market paperback of SFCanada member Alison Sinclair’s Shadowborn, third book in the trilogy that began with Darkborn (2009) and continued with Lightborn (2010). Shadowborn was first published in trade paperback June 2011.

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For the Darkborn, the touch of sunlight kills, while darkness is lethal for the Lightborn. For centuries, the two have lived in an uneasy peace, sharing the same city but never meeting. Now, with the rise of the Shadowborn, everything is about to change…

Condemned to death by the Darkborn for practicing sorcery, Lady Telmaine Hearne escaped her fate and is now bound with her mageborn allies for the Borders—and the war brewing there.

Also on the frontlines of the battle between Darkborn and Shadowborn is the assassin Floria White Hand, desperately maneuvering between allies and enemies to bring her Lightborn prince home safe.

The fragile alliance between Lightborn and Darkborn, between mage and non-mage, is endangered. The mage Tammorn is forced to become ambassador to the enemy. And a lifetime fighting the Shadowborn has not prepared Ishmael di Studier for what he will find when he follows the Call from the Shadowlands—and meets the woman behind it…

Read the opening chapter of Shadowborn.

 

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Bloodlight Chronicles in Audiobook

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bloodlightThe Bloodlight Chronicles: Reconciliation by Steve Stanton is now available from Audible.com narrated by Kyle Munley. “Set in a future where economic transactions are tied into virtual gaming, this elegantly written sf series features believable characters and powerful situations.” (Library Journal) “Fans of James Gunn’s The Immortals (1962) will find many familiar elements.” (Publishers Weekly)

The print edition of this debut novel is currently on sale at 60% off here, and the ebook bundle along with the sequel, Retribution, is now on sale at 50% off at Google eBooks. Discover other titles by Steve Stanton at stevestanton.ca.