Category: Content Posts
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The Greatest Warrior
by Teel James Glenn in Issue 149, June 2024 A parable of Altiva It happened not so long ago and not so far from here that the great sword smith, Aldred, said to his wife that he was too old to continue his craft. “I will make one more sword,” he said, his voice trembling…
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Love’s Red Blossom
by Luana Saitta in Issue 149, June 2024 “Perhaps this might be of interest to my lord?” The merchant’s blotched and emaciated hands revealed a small chest, ornately decorated with gold filigree and what appeared to be the simulated impressions of leaf veins on its dark jade surface. “A box. She’s probably got a few…
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Away with the Fairies
by Rick Danforth in Issue 148, May 2024 “Presumably if I lose the duels, I die?” asked Hop, feeling more nervous than if he was juggling his keys over a storm drain. “Heavens no, elves are fantastic at keeping people alive for many, many years,” said the elf with a wide grin. “The King has…
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Chasing the Adur Myth
by Dave Hangman in Issue 148, May 2024 “A man’s greatest challenge is to hunt the adur within him.” Sentence Jarati “Damn pįołedů!” bellowed Benthel completely inebriated as he tried to pour himself one last swig from his black flask containing the spirit he distilled himself. The bottle was empty despite his attempts to get…
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Pilgrims of the Swamp Waste
by Benjamin Sartison in Issue 148, May 2024 Beneath a canopy of sagging fronds, iridescent and oozing, four grimy figures tramped through green mist. With sucking, squelching steps they laboured through a stinking slurry of mud and grey water, leaving trails in the slime that covered its oily surface. Massive fungal structures quivered and dripped…
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Why the “X Has Fallen” film series is (and isn’t) Swords and Sorcery in a suit, and why it would be better if it went the whole way
by Joel Glover in Issue 148 You may be familiar with the film franchise I will refer to as “has fallen”. Gerard Butler, in his final hurrahs as a borderline A-list action star, combines with glass-of-milk with cheekbones Aaron Eckhart and the ghost of good performances by Morgan Freeman in this land of the free,…