Tag: 2024
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Let This Be The Hour When We Draw Maps Together
by Jonathan Olfert in Issue 154, November 2024 It brings me great satisfaction to assert that swords-and-sorcery maps are in vogue. Examples abound, albeit with room to grow. Howard Andrew Jones’ Hanuvar books come with robust and detailed maps of the Dervan Empire and fallen Volanus. Scott Oden’s monumental The Doom of Odin opens with…
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Some Things I Like to See
A few months ago I wrote a post about things that don’t excite me in submissions. None of the things in that post were absolute killers, but if a story ticks the boxes in that post, it’s less likely to make the grade with me and see publication. This post is about things I look…
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Now Hear This!
Welcome to the October 2024 issue of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, issue 153. This month I feature four new stories, one featuring an audio recording of the story read by the author, a first for Swords & Sorcery. Enjoy! In “Beyond the Slit of Eternity”, by K. T. Booker, a barbarian warrior journeys into a…
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Beyond The Slit Of Eternity
by K. T. Booker in Issue 153, October 2024 I Hamill woke to the dark. The damp. He knew not if it was day or night. The guards were outside. The pounding of their boots on the stone floor echoed through the iron door of the prison cell. They’d come in soon. He readied himself…