1. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly&...
Fall has finally arrived, bringing a break in the relentless summer heat, and the release of issue #62. We tromp through the fallen leaves bearing three stories, two poems, art and audio! Get a fire lit to ward off the growing long...
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**9/14/24 update– We’ve uploaded page 12 of Gary McClusky’s comic “Spear and Fang” based on the Robert E. Howard story of the same name. Check it out here!** Summer is in full swing in our neck of the...
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A remarkable milestone—issue #60! For this special occasion we bring you works by the S&S scions James Enge, Howard Andrew Jones, and up-and-comer Gregory Mele. We bring you poetry from award winners Jennifer Crow and Ann...
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The long gloomy days of winter getting you down? Eager to get out and back to adventure? Our offerings will lift your spirits and enflame your blood! We’ve got three original stories and a fantastic poem. Drag your chair to the fire...
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HFQ senior editor Adrian Simmons has been filling in the edge of the wilderness hexmap and the encounter locations in the urban settings. From such dangerous locales we have brough you the best S&S fiction and poetry—well worth the...THE REPRIEVE
THE REPRIEVE, By Darrell Schweitzer, artwork by Andrea Alemanno There was an intruder in the room. Prince Tigranes drew his throwing knife and whirled about, searching the night-time shadows. Curtains...THE LOST PRINCE
THE LOST PRINCE, by Milton Davis, artwork by Miguel Santos -1- The caravan took its time crossing the expansive desert, its people and camels conserving their energy under the brutal sun. Though they...THE CARNIVAL JOB
THE CARNIVAL JOB, by Mark Finn, artwork by Miguel Santos The city-state of Alvara (also called Highgate) wasn’t known for its hospitality, nor its charity. For the past several hundred years, swords...FATHER-OF-RIVERS, A TALE OF AZATLÁN
FATHER-OF-RIVERS, A TALE OF AZATLÁN, by Gregory Mele, artwork by Justin Pfiel. Rain fell. As it had yesterday, as it would tomorrow. “At least it’s a warm rain,” Kabil said with a wry grin, slipping...THE ORB OF SEMERKHET (SATHANO THE WANDER...
THE ORB OF SEMERKHET, OR SATHANO THE WANDERER, by Jeremy Farkas, artwork by Gary McClusky In the Hall of Semerkhet, darkness ruled as it had for many thousands of years. It was an inky...SHAFT TOMB
SHAFT TOMB, by Ann K. Schwader In far Saqqara, countless faithful wait Upon their earthly gods who fared ahead As Westerners beyond the judgment gate, Emerging justified. These patient dead...HOW THE ROSE PRINCES CAME TO LIFE
HOW THE ROSE PRINCES CAME TO LIFE, by Elizabeth R. McClellan, artwork by Andrea Alamona Witching is about knowing. Though we keep cats, a mouse with a message has amnesty unquestioned by...THE BOWSPRIT MERMAID AND THE STEMHEAD DR...
THE BOWSPRIT MERMAID AND THE STEMHEAD DRAGON, by Katherine Quevedo, artwork by Simon Walpole From wooden mouths above the deep, From oaken tongues upon the swell, When figureheads arouse from...Heroic Fantasy Quarterly–Q49
As we drift into the 20th month of the Dark Year 2020, your editors have taken time out from force-feeding Jörmungandr his own tail, to bring you the 49th issue of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly. What you need? ...