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New England Independent Booksellers Conference

September 30th, 2010 · Book News & Updates

The author, John Allen Royce, will be in attendance at the annual New England Independent Booksellers Conference (NEIBA) being held this weekend at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, RI … the 1st industry event to introduce The Golden Spark ~ Book II of The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy…

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“Eclipsed by Shadow” Wins 2008 Reader Views Literary Award

March 17th, 2009 · Awards & Honors, Book I: Eclipsed by Shadow, Book News & Updates, Book Review posts for "Eclipsed by Shadow"

The results of the 2008 Reader Views Literary Awards are in, and Eclipsed by Shadow was a winner, placing second in the Fantasy category. It is a fantastic surprise! I wasn’t thinking of the story as fantasy due to the historical framework. I would guess the flying horse had something to do with it.
I’m thrilled [...]

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“Eclipsed by Shadow” named a Finalist in ReaderViews 2009 Literary Awards

March 6th, 2009 · Awards & Honors, Book News & Updates

The first book of the historical fiction trilogy, “Eclipsed by Shadow” has been named a finalist in the annual Reader Views 2009 Literary Awards. The work by first-time author John Allen Royce was one of four finalists in the Fantasy category. The title was co-nominated for Historical Fiction and General Fiction.
The Reader Views annual literary [...]

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“Eclipsed by Shadow”: New Hardback Edition

October 20th, 2008 · Press Releases

- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Contact: Robert Hall
Tel: 617/301-2901
Email: R_Hall@MicronPress.com
SADDLE-UP FOR A NEW READING ADVENTURE!
October 20, 2008 | Micron Press is pleased to release the new library hardback
edition of Eclipsed by Shadow, the first volume of the new historical
adventure trilogy, The Legend of the Great Horse.
Horseman and author John Royce has crafted a page-turning mix of [...]

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New Hardback Edition of “Eclipsed by Shadow”

September 17th, 2008 · Book I: Eclipsed by Shadow, Book News & Updates

A lot has been happening with the book! The first news is that a hardback edition of Eclipsed by Shadow will be published in October. This will be a “library bound” edition (without a dust jacket) and has been re-typeset with illustrations added along with a new cover.
Some site enhancements will be in operation soon, [...]

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How I started writing

July 21st, 2008 · Archives

An inability to type started this author on the road to writing. By mid-semester in high school typing class I was still too slow to appear on the progress chart, which began at at a ridiculously fast 40 words-per-minute. Happily, the teacher banished me to the school library instead of redoing the chart.
In the library [...]

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