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Omnibus version of Dave Duncan’s Runner Series releases June 1, 2015

Five Rivers is pleased to announce the release, June 1, 2015, of the omnibus version of Dave Duncan’s YA fantasy trilogy of novellas, entitled The Adventures of Ivor. ISBN 9781927400890, 6 x 9 trade paperback, 310 pgs. $24.99eISBN 9781927400906, $9.99 In the preface, Dave Duncan writes: For this edition I have added a brief epilogue and taken out a few short repetitions. (How often do you need to be told that Ivor has nine older…

Praise for The Runner and the Wizard at LibraryThing

available in print and eBook This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Quite fun for a short novel, Runner and the Wizard effectively made me laugh and kept me interested to the point I wouldn’t have minded it being a little longer — although I think the length is perfect. I have been meaning to read Dave Duncan for a long, long time, and thanks to this, I am motivated to finally do so!Recommended for…

New LibraryThing 4-star review for The Runner and the Wizard

available in print and eBook fromFive Rivers Publishingyour favorite booksellerand online retailers worldwide This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. “Young Ivor dreams of being a swordsman like his nine older brothers, but until he can grow a beard he’s limited to being a runner, carrying messages for their lord, Thane Carrak. That’s usually boring, but this time Carrak has sent him on a long journey to summon the mysterious Rorie of Ytter. Rorie is…

Another 4-star review for The Runner and the Wizard

available in print and eBookfrom Five Riversonline booksellers worldwideand select bookstores This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. This was a good well-paced story with very appealing characters, set in ancient Scotland. It’s more of a novella than a novel, and seems to be setting up for the rest of the series, which I look forward to reading. This is not an outstanding read but it is certainly an enjoyable one. Dave Duncan writes with…