Tag: 2021
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Beneath the Earth
by Caledonia Krieger in Issue 119, December 2021 “There it is.” Arawa’s eyes, keen though they were, could make out nothing, but as she drew nearer she could distinguish the unnaturally smooth curve of the dome and the faint straight lines of the doorway beneath overhanging vines that marked the mound of earth as the…
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The Monster on the Mount
by Robert M. Price in Issue 119, December 2021 i. A Noble VisitorThongor of Valkarth, Sark of Sarks of the Western cities, had taken a few rare moments of rest as he sat on his high throne, playing with his son Prince Thar. But that respite, as usual, was fleeting, when a trumpet note heralded…
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Slayers of Casova
by Jeffery Scott Sims in Issue 119, December 2021 Lord Nantrech of Dyrezan, mighty mage and sage renowned throughout the empire, marched breezily despite his accumulated years, though a grandee clad only in a soiled gray robe. With each hearty stride his magic staff bit into the dust stirred by his sandaled feet. Close by…
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A Dragon’s Post
by Gabrielle Bleu in Issue 118, November 2021 Xyrlark Littleknight packed her bag with care in the sorting room of the Hallentrough Post Office. It was a little heavier than normal, since her route was a little longer than normal. She was picking up the second half of someone else’s route, due to unfortunate circumstances.…
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Fountain Homes
by Peter Medeiros in Issue 118, November 2021 Kerdimma counted six slavers around the boat. Five slavers and one navigator—the man she had been hired to recover. The slavers were loading their boat with enough food for a long trip, with barrels of honey ale and apple mash—she could smell both even crouched where the…