Virtual Tales, a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks, eBooks, and eSerials spanning a variety of fiction genres and styles, announced the acquisition of the worldwide print and electronic publishing rights for the novel SPEAR OF SETH by author Rene Daniel. This thrilling sci-fi/fantasy novel will take readers through the fabled 12 gates of the Egyptian underworld in quest of the legendary spear of Seth, which is believed to have supernatural healing powers.

SPEAR OF SETH is Rene Daniel's first novel. It has been assigned to staff editor Karen Webb (author of CHALICE OF LIFE, Dragon Moon Press and editor of I WILL, a science fiction novel by author Barton Paul Levenson scheduled for publication in February 2010 by Virtual Tales). Publication in both print and eBook formats is anticipated for early 2011.

Virtual Tales (virtualtales.com) is a privately held partnership founded in 2006 to publish original works of general and genre fiction in multiple formats, including print, eBooks and eSerials. Trade paperbacks are available through Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and other outlets throughout the world. eBooks are offered in a variety of formats, including MobiPocket, Microsoft Reader, Amazon/Kindle, ePub and PDA-formatted Adobe Reader files. eSerials are delivered through email as Adobe Reader files suitable for reading on a PC, Mac, PDA, e-reader, cell phone or other devices. Virtual Tales is based in Vancouver, Washington, just north of Portland, Oregon on the west coast of the United States.

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