Fireship Press will lash and stow for the last time at the end of August 2024. This is a great loss in that Fireship has offered a splendid collection of Nautical and Historical Fiction and Nonfiction since 2007, including many reprints of classic stories.

Tom Grundner, the founder and senior editor of Fireship Press chose to publish The Astreya Trilogy a matter of days after receiving Book One, The Voyage South. He died before the book was published in 2011. His wife Mary Lou Monahan took over Fireship and ran it until her death this year.

What happens now?

Electronic copies of all three books of The Astreya Trilogy (The Voyage South, The Men of the Sea, and The Wanderer’s Curse) are still available through Amazon. As of June 2024, Amazon still offers the paperback version, but I imagine they will eventually run out of stock. As you probably know, Amazon prices vary inscrutably at the whim of its algorithm.

Fortunately, I have quite a few copies that I would be happy to sell. You can order through this website. I have to charge you for postage, so you may want to discover in advance how much that will be. I charge $15 (CDN) for each book, and $35 for the complete trilogy. I’ll be happy to add my autograph, along with any message you wish.

I have recently discovered that Canada Post has boxes proclaiming “if it fits, it ships anywhere in Canada.” I can get a single book into a $5 box, and three (maybe four) into a $10 box. If you live in the USA I’ll use Fedex or Purolator. Beyond, it’ll have to be post.