Winter is in full swing here at our rocky stronghold, and we’ve gathered tales and poems to get through the remaining long months until spring. We bring you two magnificent tales and three outstanding poems, plus artwork and maps!...
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...
**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...
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...
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...
RECOMPENSE, by Gerri Leen, art by Karolína Wellartová Golden mare No rope shall hold you Now that you have Run your last battle I will take your killer’s horse— A lacking replacement But...
AMONG THE SCYTHIANS, by Deborah L. Davitt, art by Simon Walpole, audio by Deborah L. Davitt Copper, so expensive, so rare— did you know that the sunbright ore only comes from a...
As 2021 finally begins to shed the weight of 2020, we are happy to put out issue #48 of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly! We’ve got three stories and two poems, with art and audio to help you get through the...
INTRIGUE IN AVIENE, by Steve Dilks 1 “You have a keen eye for swords, soldier,” said the blacksmith, setting down his hammer and moving to the front of his stall. Squinting out into the...
KING YVORIAN’S WAGER, by Darrell Schweitzer On the morning of his father’s funeral and his own accession, King Yvorian had a vision. It came to him as he rode in solemn state on the golden...
A NIGHT IN THE WITHERLANDS, by Daniel Stride, artwork by Simon Walpole I sank my teeth into another sour marsh-apple. It’d been that, and little more, since the previous night. Donkey-cart...
WIGHT, LONELY WEEP THOU, by Oliver Smith Old Grim blew in on a black winter gale, crows at his shoulder, the wolves at his heel. Beasts of the snow followed over the fields; they left trees like bones and...
LESSONS IN SPELLCASTING, by Colleen Anderson Vortex formed, sucked into the Abyss Exited into a blizzard, ice biting like millions of insects Created orb of all-seeing light Reached a new understanding...
THIRTY-NINTH WAR BETWEEN INNIS AND MEQING: COMMENCEMENT, by Mary Soon Lee, artwork by Simon Walpole Not a battle, but a raid, not on impulse, but under orders– Prince Connol would have risked his...