Tag: 2018
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Bright Young Thing
by J. A. Prentice in Issue 81, October 2018 Faraj beheld Death and was unafraid. She could feel its breath upon her neck. It was in the cloying curls of sweet assaji, the dream-flower, drifting through the tent in an intoxicating cloud. It was in the great fans rising and falling like the wings of hunting…
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And Sleet Engenders Flame
by J. B. Toner in Issue 81, October 2018 1 Only the dead are safe, and Death’s Lane was a well-lit street in a prosperous part of town. Hanging lanterns, redolent of myrrh, lined the cobbled avenue that led to the Final Temple; grave and dark-clad companies of pilgrims came and went. The moon was…
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After the Dragon
by Janie Brunson in Issue 80, September 2018 “So,” said Darius, lowering his magic flute to survey the mountain of treasure, “how are we going to carry all of this?” I didn’t feel like answering just then, mostly because I was still coming to terms with the fact that one of my eyebrows and a…
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Tail Slayer
by Andrew Jensen in Issue 80, September 2018 This wouldn’t have happened when I was young. As a young man I respected older warriors. I blame our new king. He’s a Christian. He even calls himself “King Christian.” Our whole land is growing soft. I don’t mean OLD warriors. We didn’t have any of those.…
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The Only Story That Matters: My Thoughts on Skald, Cycle One
by Anthony Perconti in Issue 80, September 2018 2018The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term skald as “(in ancient Scandinavia) a composer and reciter of poems honoring heroes and their deeds”. (1) The ancient Greek counterparts of the Scandinavian skalds, poets such as Homer and Apollonius of Rhodes, composed timeless works of art chronicling the…
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The Incomplete Wizard
by Tom Howard in Issue 79, August 2018 Gileus flexed the Glove of Incredible Strength on his left hand, appreciating its detailed scrollwork and flexibility. However, in the upcoming Wizard War competition, physical strength would mean little. As a magic item, it drew power from its wearer, and he’d need all his energy to defeat…