FLOATING GOLD now an e-book

FLOATING GOLD was originally published by Robert Hale Ltd, London in 2010 as a hardcover library edition.

Subsequently in 2011, it was republished (by Lulu.com) as a paperback and in April 2012 as an e-book by Amazon for Kindle readers and Belgrave House for 10 other e-formats.

Having been absent from writing for almost three years, I have recently returned with a vengeance and am currently writing the first sequel to FLOATING GOLD. My working title is THE TAINTED PRIZE.

I am hoping to submit this manuscript to Robert Hale Ltd when it is complete.

I am grateful to Hale Books who launched my career as an author in 2005 and has published all five of my fiction novels.




Top insert is E-book cover.
Small insert shows original hardcover from Hale Books.
Jacket illustration by Michael Thomas.

FLOATING GOLD - first step in book production

The jacket cover is one of the first things completed in the process of publishing a book. It is required for all pre-publication advertising and promotion.

It's a well used cliche that you can't judge a book by its cover but it's also a fact that a good cover will go a long way to selling a book.

Revealed today is the jacket cover for FLOATING GOLD, Margaret Muir's latest novel due for release in May 2010.

The artwork by Michael Thomas is certainly colourful and will hopefully prove to be an eye-catcher on library shelves.

The Blurb which will appear inside the jacket flap reads as follows:

1802 - The fragile peace with France has brought massive debt and unemployment to England and frustration to its naval officers.

After an enforced absence, Captain Oliver Quintrell is eager to return to the sea, but the commission he is granted leaves him cynical and disappointed. In command of a mere frigate, he heads south unaware of the unimaginable dangers which lie ahead.

The seething Southern Ocean, enemy ships, a discontented crew and the secrets held by a living breathing volcanic island pose more of a threat than a full broadside from a man-of-war.

FLOATING GOLD is a nautical fiction adventure which follows the tradition of the CS Forester and Patrick O’Brian stories.

Margaret Muir (Tasmania)