Five Rivers 5-Book Launch in Victoria, BC

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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HoOvOU9nwJ8..." width="131" /></a></div><ul><li>Paula Johanson's biography, <i>King Kwong</i>: <i>the China Clipper who broke the NHL colour barrier, </i>released May 1st; and the newly revised and expanded edition of her fantasy, <i>Tower in the Crooked Wood, </i>released June 1st.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-41W7RqlLnCQ..." style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-41W7RqlLnCQ..." width="135" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-00iJB_7z9gs..." style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-00iJB_7z9gs..." width="132" /></a></div><ul><li>Dave Duncan's <b>50th</b> book, the fantasy mystery, <i>The Eye of Strife </i>; and the omnibus edition of Ivor the Runner series, <i>The Adventures of Ivor. </i> </li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gc7OIdVPvLg..." style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gc7OIdVPvLg..." width="132" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zMb7H8TXxO0..." style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zMb7H8TXxO0..." width="135" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The readings started with Paula talking about <i>King Kwong, </i>a biography that addresses the two very Canadian themes of hockey and diversity. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YGMLAjblVGg..." imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YGMLAjblVGg..." width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><small>Paula Johanson reading from <i>King Kwong</i></small></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Dave read from <i>The Eye of Strife </i> a fantasy novel in which 'the usual suspects' are questioned about a missing religious relic. Dave talked about the importance of making fantasy accessible to readers.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k-4bDfDr_Bo..." imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k-4bDfDr_Bo..." width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><small>Dave Duncan, center, reads from <i>Eye of Strife</i></small></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Nowick read last. Audience member (and fellow writer), Susan Mayse, complimented <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hunter’s Daughter </i>particularly for its rich Northern settings, as she was familiar with many of the locations in the book.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I8_HeA7srms..." imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I8_HeA7srms..." width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><small>Nowick Gray about to read.</small> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The event was pronounced a success. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Five Rivers would like to extend our thanks to our authors, Paula and Dave, for organizing the event and securing the venue. We would also like to thank Fay Johanson for being our liaison with Britannia Branch of the RC Legion, and to Karl Johanson for hosting the event and for the above photos, and most of all, much gratitude to the attendees. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">For any questions about our books, authors or other book events, please reach us at <a href="mailto:info@fiveriverspublishing.com">info@fiveriverspublishing.com</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/5river..." height="1" width="1" alt=""/>