I have a brace of Shantastic birthday pics to share today!

First up we have BRODIE, who received ALL of these books as presents!! I've got to say, that's a jaw-dropping haul -- *I* certainly never scored so high-quality (and high-quantity!) a gift in all my 50 years on this planet!! Brodie is clearly a lot more warmly loved and cherished than I am... ������

Next up, we have HANNAH, who was gifted the four books of my Saga Of Larten Crepsley series, plus a beautifully decorated cake that will have spider-lovers going weak at the knees with envy, and everybody else weak at the knees with arachnophobic terror!!! ����

If YOU know and care for a special Shanster, and their birthday is coming up in the nearish future, be warned -- the bar has been raised, so you'd better think hard about upping your game!!!!