Tag: Story

  • The Ordeal of the Cave

    by Matthew Ilseman in Issue 132, January 2023 A cold wind pushed the small ship through the blue-green waves. It glided between rocks that jutted up from the sea like jagged teeth. The grey sky hung over a brown island that spread across the horizon.    Aleron stood on the deck of the ship. His crimson…

  • Snake Bit

    by Rhonda Parris and Jarrod K. Wade in Issue 132, January 2023 Xen slumped into the taproom and climbed up onto the seat next to Eoghan. Her ears, which normally stood up like a fox’s, drooped, significantly less perky than usual. In fact, everything about Xen was significantly less perky than usual. Since they’d reached…

  • Exiles From Valhalla

    by Robert M. Price in Issue 132, January 2023 i. Menace in the Mirror Sharajsha, the Wizard of Lemuria, had lived for so long, far beyond the span granted to most mortals, that he honestly could no longer recall when he was born. For all that, he did not possess eternal youth and knew not…

  • Different Drummer

    by Lindsey Duncan in Issue 131, December 2022 This time, Dossian Braeth wasn’t even participating when the spell exploded. That was the problem. “Sister Sherrit’s left toe,” the instructor of constructs barked, picking himself up from behind his desk, “what a waste of material. Were none of you paying attention?” A younger boy whimpered. He…