1. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly&...

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!...

2. 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...

3. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly&...

**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...

4. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly ...

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...

5. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly&...

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...

THE BEAST IN THE WOODS

THE BEAST IN THE WOODS, by Peter Fugazzotto Hwaeth, half-orc, crouched in the sodden gray grasses, and squinted down the hillside trying to see the enemy. But the fog was impenetrable. The line of trees...

THE PRIESTESS’ DAUGHTER

THE PRIESTESS’ DAUGHTER, by Jennifer Blackford I barely remember my father’s golden eyes, or his shouted laugh that made even my solemn priestess mother smile. She knew too much and not enough of wild...

JUMBLE

JUMBLE, by Mary Soon Lee, art by Gary McCluskey Twilight. Two men on the snow. Tsung’s thoughts jumbled, snow below him, above him, branches thickened by white. King Xau bent over him, blood trickling...

Heroic Fantasy Quarterly–Q42

Well-met and welcome to Heroic Fantasy Quarterly Issue #42! The weather here has finally cooled down and HFQ turns up the heat with four stories and two poems and accompanying illustrations.  Without further...

A NIGHT IN THE LIBRARY

A NIGHT IN THE LIBRARY, by Robert Zoltan 1  In the city of Merth, in a dimly lit bedchamber of a mansion on Silverhand Lane, Kora Dervan stared at her reflection that stared at her reflection that stared at...

ECHO OF THE SIREN

ECHO OF THE SIREN   “Have you a death wish?” my son Telemachus asked, exasperated. “You are the only mortal to hear the song of the Sirens and live. Why in the gods’ names would...

WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE

[WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE, by Michael W. Cho, artwork by Robert Zoltan   Libyssa was always like this. Wrapped in his famed red cloak, Chylon strode down the abandoned streets of the town, coming from his...

FELLSCORPE AND THE WISHING WELL

FELLSCORPE AND THE WISHING WELL, by Katherine Quevedo, art by Simon Walpole They’d make fun of me, they would.  For this stupid shiny coin I roll between my fingers, glinting against my dark leather...

THE BOOK OF RUINS

THE BOOK OF RUINS, by Jennifer Crow   Some ruins are not meant for rebuilding: jumbled stones with crumbling corners, a slope of gravel that once bore the face of god,...

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