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Raider Publishing International

Author Testimonials

Reviews of Raider Publishing International, from authors...

The story of granduncle Teddy had been on my mind for many years, since first I heard about his life. Fifteen months ago, I began writing his story. As time passed, the story came together and the research produced important facts, proven to be factual and accurate. At last my book was finished so then I sought a publisher - a daunting task. I contacted several publishers - then I discovered Raider Publishing International.

From the start, I felt comfortable with them. Adam Salviani dealt with me most of the time. He showed interest in my story and he always answered my boring questions!

Everything Raider promised from the start, they delivered. Whenever my next book is ready, I will approach Raider Publishing International before any other.

Ursula Boylan O’Gara

Author: ‘Teddy - A True Story’.

A big thank you from Lyn Peckover, author of “the Sacred Rainbow”

I would like to thank Adam and Raider Publishing International for giving me a chance to have my children’s story published with them. I wrote “The Sacred Rainbow” in 2005 and last year I dedicated the year to finding a publisher. After sending to 52 agents and publishers in the UK and USA, my 53^rd try was successful.

The main reason I wrote my story (1^st of three) was to bring awareness to the disregard the world has for the San people of Southern Africa. My hope after being interviewed on the Authors Corner and Raider’s creation of my website, is that many people were listening and have shown an interest in my story.

I am proud to be a part of Raider and look forward to the growth and new ideas that Adam and his team continue to bring forward in assisting aspiring writers and poets. May your business be very blessed and successful!

         Many thanks for your professionalism, friendship and great assistance in
    transforming my dream into a reality.
         Even though other publishers were willing to publish my work, I decided
    to settle for Raider Publishing International as their professional ethics and
    business integrity really appealed to me.

Throughout the whole publishing process, Adam kept in regular contact with me. His customer service was outstanding but most of all, effective. Adam’s passion and genuine willingness to assist writers become authors comes from his own experience as a published author. It was not only a pleasure working with him but it was also educational. I would highly recommend Raiders Publishing International to any aspiring writer who is looking for a quality service.

Raider Publishing International provides a personalised service that turns writers’ dreams into reality. With them, you’re not just a client, you’re also a friend. They have the willingness and ability to transform writers into authors. They are never satisfied unless you're satisfied. Isn't that what genuine service is all about!

Chris Barry

Author of Life’s Final Furlong & Truth Behold

When I was a teenager, I used to scribble on the back of my examination question papers while waiting for the time to pass. Some of these were diaristic poems, meant to keep my mind from the hardships of my adolescent years. Others were ideas for novels I might one day write. The rest were mere frivolous drawings, entertaining my mind in lieu of the boredom.

As life progressed, I worked hard to maintain the debts that tried to catch up to my salary. I’ve loved and I’ve hated. I’ve fought to protect the ones I love, and to keep down the darkness that attempts to weaken our spirits through depression and despair. But, through all this the poems, ideas and frivolities are constant, always shaping my mind and motivating me to find that light at the end of my tunnel.

Oliver Wendell Holmes once said “A mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.” Shadowolf grew into one of these ideas, encompassing my mind so fully that I could not ignore the tales I felt that I had to write. But writing words on paper can only get you so far. It is a mere jumble of sentences that ‘normal’ people attempt to understand. So how do you get the world to read your tale? After writing for so long, stretching the idea to enormous dimensions, how do you prove to the world that your tale is one that cannot go untold?

Any writer would say get published. To me, this answer is too simple. My answer to any new writer that doesn’t know where to start is this: be published by Raider Publishing International.

Before I knew about Raider, I searched around for Publishers. Here in South Africa, the market for Fantasy is not yet realised for its value, so many turned me down on the basis of the genre market. Internationally there were many more opportunities, but finding the right publisher was also a difficult task. I would have had to sell my car, maybe half my brain and a leg just to afford some of the contracts. Others were reasonable, but the terms of the contract were not what I had had in mind. Then there were those that were so full of legislation that I felt like I was standing before a judge and jury.

Just when I was about to give up and switch off that light at the end of the tunnel, I came upon Raider. Not only did their terms intrigue and excite me, but Adam Salviani’s positive response right from the start until the acceptance of the draft stunned my mind into numbness for a few days. Suddenly all that scribbling began to make sense; suddenly the world I had created became alive. Raider handled my novel with such professionalism that I felt like an author from the start, even before I signed the contract.

Since then it has been nothing but a pleasure and a high privilege to work with Raider. When other people speak of publishing houses I ask “Who?”, because Raider is the only publishing company that really stands out with regards to loyalty and commitment. They never fail to market your work to international stores and online sites. When it comes to keeping in contact, Adam never failed to let me know what was happening and advise me on the best approaches to any given situation. They always make me feel like all I need to do is write the book, and they will take me the rest of the way.

I will always remain loyal to Raider, and their motto “Changing the world one book at a time” is my heart’s creed. I am assisting two upcoming writers in realising their dreams too, and they are determined to be published by Raider after seeing how efficient and gracious they are. What are you going to do to help change the world? Are you just going to sit in your house and talk about it? Or are you going to sign up with Raider and be noticed?

Shaun Michael Jooste Author of Shadowolf: The Windfarer

         In a nutshell, they have been really really good. Adam has been my contact throughout the publishing process and has always been prompt in both keeping me up to date with progress and answering any queries I may have. He booked me onto Global radio for an interview which was broadcast throughout America and on the Internet. My initial book 'Tales of Eathreal; the Last Warrior' was vanity published (Melrose Books) and I felt I had no help from the Publisher involved and it cost me a lot of money with them slicing the biggest part of the royalties. I am working on another book 'The Hitchhikers Guide to Prophecy' which has been commissioned with an advance, but even then I feel Raider has been easier to work with and quicker to reply and encourage. While they continue to publish my work, I will continue to use them without any doubt. (I have plans for another book) The Cyprus Event below is now going to Cyprus for sale through a friend of mine who lives there. Raider has supplied a number of books to him at trade price, which I think is better than he hoped for. They have taken an active interest in the sales of the book ensuring that my own interests have been protected. I would say for the writer who needs help get into the 'published author elite', they are second to none.

            Alexander Kirkwood

            Author of The Maltese Crisis and The Cyprus Event

         I consider it to have been a very lucky day I contacted Raider Publishing and made contact with Adam, because after going down the route of various other 'so called' publishing houses, I came to realise the only thing they were after was my hard earned money for very little, if anything in return. I can honestly say, Raider Publishing has met every promise they have made, actually I don't know how they do it for the amount it costs, in fact it's unbelievable when after almost falling into the clutches of publishers who promised the earth for a fee of thousands, that such a guy like Adam performed the same services, including marketing for a mere fraction of the cost. And I have to say, those same services have been second to none. Everything is on a very professional yet personal level, and he controls along with his staff, the whole process from start to finish. In other words, he's not one of these people who cut and run once a contract is signed. He honours every word in the contract and has always been available personally to answer any questions and ensure everything is as you want it. It's the old fashioned way of doing business, the honest way. To date I have had two novels published, had a 10 minute slot on Global Radio in LA to promote my first book, and when I log on to Google, I find its listed with more than twenty book stores worldwide.... Never in my wildest dreams did I expect such coverage... actually it came as bit of a shock. But that is the nature of the guy, he's a writer and knows how to promote works and he does exactly the same for his clients. Another positive, he has a base in South Wales. But the best thing of all is, Raider Publishing is a young, dynamic company out to prove to all the charlatans and 'rip off merchants' that one can become a published writer on virtually ones own merits and a little help from a person like Adam. I hope I've managed to assuage any concerns you may have had, in actual fact, I have a steel company based in Taloja, Mumbai. So you see I am a business man with interests other than writing, but a businessman all the same, and I know a good deal when I see one. Publishing with Raider International has been one of those good deals.

         Trevor Timbs

         Author of Policy, Salford Sunrise and Lallapaloosa