The Wedding Test

Book excerpt: Get married in the pub… if you can open the doors. “Whisky and Weddings Since 1 A.B.,” proclaimed the sandwich board on the black and gray cobbles under the overcast, muggy, Scottish summer sky. “Walk-ins welcome!” The couple makes their way hand in hand, ready to tie the knot. But the Dram Ring Pub and Wedding Chapel’s doors stay stuck shut. Is it a test… or a sign? If you like Scotland’s Royal Mile in Edinburgh, or if you’ve ever wondered what might be hiding inside the pouch on a kilt, then it’s time to say “I do” to Anthony St. Clair’s Rucksack Universe story, “The Wedding Test.” The Rucksack Universe series combines alternate history, speculative fiction, myth, adventure, globetrotting, and intrigue—all with well-poured pints of beer. Library Journal says Anthony St. Clair’s storytelling has “universe building reminiscent of Terry Pratchett,” and readers say they love the Rucksack Universe’s unique combination of “quirk, wit, travel, and magic.”