Gifts for short story lovers

For the lover of horror, two great collections by J.W. Schnarr For the lover of classic Canadian SF and a deeper look at an author’s inspiration two inspiring reads by H.A. Hargreaves And for the devotee of speculative short fiction Susan Forest’s collection paired with Derryl Murphy’s or Lorina Stephens’ provocative, great reads all Or for just plain whacky, weird and just a little bit evil

The Runner and the Wizard, 5-star LibraryThing review

Reader reviews are now coming in from a recent LibraryThing promotion Five Rivers offered for Dave Duncan’s new YA fantasy novelette, The Runner and the Wizard. This reviewer from Lebanon had this to say: This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Set in ancient Scotland just before 1000AD this story is one of a young man coming into his own. Ivor Bracken, ninth son and runner for Thane Carrack, is sent to bring back the…