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A nice little Amazon reader review of Marseguro:

One D. Raymond of Weld County, Colorado, writes: This book was a good science fiction read. The author develops a couple of traditional themes, what it means to be human and colonizing a new world away from the politics of the old world. It has good action scenes, smarmy villains that you love to hate …

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Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist is giving away Marseguro!

Didn’t win a copy of Marseguro in my own February give-aways? Now you’ve got another chance! Pat over at the excellent fantasy/SF review blog Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist is giving away a copy. Pop on over there to find out how you can enter! (And check back regularly…it really is a great blog.) Good luck!

Nice blog review of Marseguro…

…from Ian over at Marturia.net. Highlights: The book is well-plotted, the action and reveals flow nicely along, keeping the reader interested…The ethical dilemmas presented echo those of Lost In Translation – racism, prejudice, tolerance, violence as a means to an end, fanaticism – but are put in play in such a way that the reader …

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Good review for Marseguro at Fantasybookspot

A new review of Marseguro has just popped up at Fantasybookspot, and it’s a good one: they gave it 8/10. Highlights: Portraying people at their worst and their best, this book challenges readers to revisit their first impressions…Characters face issues of nature vs. nurture, the effects of bullying and the deep seated threads of prejudice, …

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Spirit Singer available for Kindle

My YA fantasy novel Spirit Singer (Awe-Struck), winner of the Regina Book Award for best book by a Regina author at the 2002 Saskatchewan Book Awards, and also winner of a 2002 Dream Realm Award (young adult category) for excellence in e-publishedscience fiction, fantasy and horror and winner of the 2002 EPPIE Award for best …

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Brief interview at Sci-Fi Wire

There’s a brief interview with me (focused on Marseguro) up at Sci-Fi Wire, the news service of the U.S.’s Sci-Fi Channel.

Photo of the Weekend: Me, Signing Books

I signed Marseguro for 2 1/2 hours at Smith Books in the Cornwall Centre on Friday, for two hours at Book & Brier on Saturday, and for two hours at Chapters on Sunday. Sold quite a few books, had some nice chats with people (not all of whom bought my book, the usual excuse being …

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The final book give-away!

And the winner of a signed copy of Marseguro for the fourth and final week of February is (drum roll, please): Andrew Jesse Heinsen of Colfax, Indiana. See, I told you you didn’t need to have a name that started with K to win! Thanks to everyone who participated. The give-away has been such a …

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Book Give-Away Contest: Week 3 winner, Final Week begins!

And the winner of a signed copy of Marseguro for the third week of February is (drum roll, please): Keisha Willett-Patenaude, of Edson, Alberta. I know what you’re thinking: Willett? Willett? You mean you gave a signed copy to a relative? Yep. She’s my niece. But she won fair and square. At least she’s not …

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Another day, another interview…

Sci-Fi Fan Letter, the blog run by the staff of the World’s Biggest Bookstore and other Indigo stores in Toronto, has posted an interview with yours truly.

I’m on the front page!

Well, the front page of the Weekender section, anyway, of the Regina Leader Post. A lengthy interview with me appeared today; you can read it here.

Book Give-Away Contest: Week 2 winner, Week 3 begins!

And the winner of a signed copy of Marseguro for the second week of February is (drum roll, please): Ken Neth That’s two Kens in a row. Last week’s winner was Ken McConnell. This does not mean you must be named Ken to win. Jut a reminder, if you’ve already entered, you don’t need to …

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