Three Wizards: A Short Story

by Keith Minnion

A young orphaned boy named Obe, who is nothing more than a servant in a remote mountain-pass inn, is befriended one Winter's night by a lone traveller, a wizard, the boy discovers, a Gelder Lord, who has a story to tell him, and a wondrous yet deadly secret to share.

13 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 20, 2022

About the author

Keith Minnion sold his first short story to Asimov's SF Adventure Magazine in 1979. He has sold over two dozen stories, two novelettes, an art book of his best published illustrations, two story collections, and one novel since. Keith was a book designer and illustrator from the early 1990s to the 2010s, and also did extensive graphic design work for the Department of Defense. He is a former schoolteacher, DOD project manager, and officer in the U.S. Navy. He currently lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, pursuing oil and watercolor painting, and sometimes even fiction writing.

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Obe meets an Elder Lord. Can he save him from a bad tempered inn keeper? Why is he interested in Obe following him? What about Obe’s past? Interesting story full of magic, fantasy and some horror elements. Really liked it. Highly recommended!