Tag: May
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On the Ocean Wave: How Sea Voyages in Fantasy Can Provide Both Threats and Opportunities
by John C. Adams in Issue 112, May 2021 Poor roads and the danger of coming under attack from robbers or worse when travelling overland can make a journey by boat seem the natural way to journey afar, but in the fantasy universe the ocean waves can harbour equally fearsome enemies. The sagas of Viking…
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Dutiful
by Damien Allmark in Issue 100, May 2020 “Soldier Katrielle Collier, step forward,” bellowed Captain Tierro. Kat stepped forward and snapped to attention, and fixed her eyes on a particular brick in the citadel wall. Outside, distant thunder grumbled. Captain Tierro peered down his hooked nose at her, and he forced a thin smile. “Soldier…
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Triple Cross
by Sabrina Rosen in Issue 100, May 2020 Sergeant Tream looked over his shoulder and ducked between the tents, heading toward the nearby woods. Since the payroll had not come through, I wanted to know where he was going. I was counting on that money. I only needed a little more in order to buy…
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The Sum of Broken Parts
by Daniel Roy in Issue 100, May 2020 I first saw the blur of her, cutting through the Disquiet in a flash of godsteel. She seemed more liquid than steel as she drew an arc of gore through the swathes of silent faces crowding the town square. Serrated blades spread fin-like from her wrists and…