Tag: December
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Happy 2025!
Welcome to the December 2024 issue of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, issue 155. This month I feature three new stories for you to enjoy as the year changes. In 2025 I wish you a life filled with magic and adventure, or if it would be better, the comfort of a quiet corner and a good…
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A Ritual of Thieves
by Malcom North in Issue 155, December 2024 “The moon never lies,” the shrouded man whispered to himself. He studied his mark and made a small gesture with his left hand toward the night sky, acknowledging his lunar guide before putting on a black glove. The moon’s cold light reflected on the white marble columns…
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A Blackened Shield
by Jay Requard in Issue 155, December 2024 He knew something was amiss when they did not take him right to the feast hall, but to the sunlit halls of the east wing, where only the royal family lived. The chamberlain opened the door to a room off the main hallway. A serene warmth inside,…
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The Iron Bells of Xylinthia
by Jeffery Scott Sims in Issue 155, December 2024 Latia, hereditary Ruhtinatar of the island demesne of Xylinthia, was beloved by her people for her youthful beauty and her mild, just ways, yet her subjects would scarcely have known her this day. Perched imperiously as possible on her simple satin-cushioned throne in the small receiving…
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The Judgement Tree
by D. K. Latta in Issue 143, December 2023 The cobblestones beneath Kainar’s boots were damp with dew, the sun just cresting the taller buildings. The crooked avenues through which he stalked were sparsely populated, merchants and workers only just beginning to stir and go about their affairs. He was a broad-shouldered figure of middle-age,…
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Across Bloody Skies
by Jay Requard in Issue 143, December 2023 Every time she shut her eyes, the jar of the wagon’s wheels or the shake of the cabin woke her, splashing bright red violence across her mind. Too exhausted to keep her eyes fully open, the memory reformed anew. Char-vak-ya! Char-vak-ya! Char-vak-ya! Magic flashed, men screamed. Blood. …