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*** Breaking News ***
The first edition of The Snowmelt River is now in stock. A new adventure in epic fantasy has begun...
Welcome to Frank P Ryan's new fantasy, The Snowmelt River, which will be published simultaneously in Ireland and the UK on September 6 2010. This will be the first of a series of four fantasy novels, each a complete adventure in itself, but the four comprising a major new fantasy epic.
The Snowmelt River has been judged "The John West Chosen Book for 2010". Swift will be working closely with John West, and the PR groups, "gbc-pr" and "Real Events", in a nationwide media campaign in Ireland from September onwards. Swift will also be mounting our own nationwide media campaign around publication in the UK.
Fantasy Fest
From publication day, September 6, to Christmas, we will be promoting a fun-orientated Fantasy Fest for young people aged 12 upwards who would like to try their hand at writing their own short story. They will be assisted in this by Frank P Ryan himself and the eminent fantasy and science fiction artist, Mark Salwowski. To find out more click here:
*** There appears to be increasing interest among booksellers and schools in working with the Fantasy Short Story and its Fantasy Fest promotion of word power in young people. If you want to participate or ask about it, do let us know through the contact page.
*** For more information about The Snowmelt River and a free e-book download of Part I of the book visit: Booksellers who would like more information should visit the bookseller's page.
New Star Wars novel by Sean Williams...
Could it be that the genetic age - the age we now live in - is every bit as dangerous as the atomic bomb? Spectacular eco-thriller by international bestselling author, Frank P Ryan.
The Doomsday Genie
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See Mark Salwowski's brilliant cover. Visit Mark's website to see how he designed it. Now available in B-format paperback.
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Swift Publishers. ISBN 9781874082422 . B-format paperback. Price £7.99.
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Sean Williams' sensational new Star Wars novel, Star Wars: Force Unleashed, will hit the booksellers on 22 August. Click below to find out more:
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Other News
Sean Williams' new book, Saturn Returns, was published in July, when it was judged sci-fi Bookseller's Choice of the Month by the Waterstones chain. Find it at amazon co uk.
Frank Ryan's Darwin's Blind Spot was nominated Book of the Month on the literary website www.readysteadybook.com
Darwin's Blind Spot was recommended as his "featured book" by Charlie Munger at his Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting.
more information on Darwin's Blind Spot
Star Wars books by Sean Williams and Shane Dix entered the New York Times bestseller list.
Evergence III: The Dark Imbalance won the Aurealis Award. This adds to the previous awards for Evergence II: The Dying Light and Evergence I: The Prodigal Sun .Evergence also won the Ditmar Award for best science fiction novel
Sean Williams' fans will be interested in the new website with oodles of information about Sean and his writing.
Shane Dix fans will be interested to read his story here - and find out where he is now planning to take his writing:
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