Category: Content Posts
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Plague in Arak
by D. J. Tyrer in Issue 143, December 2023 “This way.” A large and meaty hand seized the slim wrist of Mirzë and drew her out from the alleyway and into the night-darkened street. The girl, no more than fifteen, turned her gaze away from the piled detritus that had once been men and women…
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The Shambling Dead
by Geoffrey Hart in Issue 142, November 2023 The head of the rotting corpse rolled in front of Freya, who kicked it under the feet of another advancing corpse. That one tripped and went down, taking several of its fellows with it. “Another man’s lost his head over you,” Freya panted, slashing one arm from…
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Black-Eye and Eight Lives
by J. VanZile in Issue 142, November 2023 Kameron Black-Eye had seen some seedy pubs in his line of work, but this one sat below them all. Under the stars, for there was no roof, drunkards, derelicts, and ne’er-do-wells circulated like bats spiraling a belfry at dusk. It was an orchestrated dance of villainy. Quick…
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New Edge Sword & Sorcery #1 Review
by Anthony Perconti in Issue 142, November 2023 New Edge Sword and Sorcery #1 gives readers a wide variety of stories set within the sword and sorcery genre. I find it heartening that the contributors to New Edge take an expansive approach in fleshing out their individual protagonists. They are not mere cookie cutter, musclebound “thud & blunder” heroes…
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The Guild’s Share
by Nyki Blatchley in Issue 141, October 2023 Loshi sauntered through the streets of Shimeth, putting a deliberate swagger into her walk. She’d been in the city for ten days now, and life was good, especially when you were seventeen and just where you’d always dreamt of being. The colourful bazaars were stuffed with fascinating…