Tag: 2014
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‘Seven Princes’, by John R. Fultz: a Review
by Conor Gormley in Issue 31, August 2014 This is going to be fun. So very, very fun. I’ve slogged through 500 pages of truly terrible fantasy, and now I get to experience some revenge, so wait here, guys, snuggle up, pour yourself some coffee and wait; I’m off to find my baseball bat, lead…
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The Will of Nature
by Jackson Hoerth in Issue 30, July 2014 Wooden wheels turned in the thick mud, dredging up water and muck but receiving no distance for their effort. A young man cracked a whip over a beast’s back and the creature replied with a low groan and renewed effort. Still, the wheels spun in the earth. …
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Pity the Children of Legends
by Matthew Tolbert in Issue 30, July 2014 …it is written in the Scrolls of Wisdom, “Revenge only ends when someone runs out of relatives.” I have made the aliens’ revenge even easier today by gathering all the children of his enemies in one dirty pub. You would think a great magician would know better,…
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By Any Other Name
by S. A. Hunter in Issue 29, June 2014 The sun streamed into the white stone courtyard with the bright exuberance of late spring. Birds chirped happily and darted in out of the trees in glee. A dog snored on the stoop while a cat crept surreptitiously along a branch overshadowing the fountain toward a…
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Inner Strength
by Keshia Swaim in Issue 29, June 2014 “Focus, Damali!” Inara snapped. “It is not enough to simply follow the pattern. You—” “Must feel it in your bones.” I finished the old woman’s sentence with a sigh. I slid my stool out of the way and allowed her to take over mixing the concoction. This one was…