Tag: Issue 130
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The Sun in Shadow
by Sandra Unerman The alley was a dead end. Tibbie halted to catch her breath, while she stared at the building ahead. She had lost track of where she was in the city. A muddle of grimy stone and broken windows spread across her view. She could see no side turnings to take her onwards…
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You Stand Before the Black Tower
by Nathaniel Webb in Issue 130, November 2022 You stand before the black tower. You have pursued the Bat-Winged Sorcerer here: the blackhearted necromancer’s final refuge, his last place of power. Tonight, under a blood moon, your struggle will end, one way or the other. The Gibbet Queen’s dying prophecy rings in your memory: “Beware…
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Legacy of Steel
by Cora Buhlert in Issue 130, November 2022 ”Careful, Grandfather,” Gael said, “Don’t try to get up. You’re too weak…” Grandfather was old, frail, and – time to face the truth – dying, but nonetheless he shook off Gael with surprising strength. “No, boy, this is important. You have to listen…” A coughing fit cut…