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 WITCH AWAKENS
THE WITCH AWAKENS, by Julie Shiel Rain lost its sound that day and the churning Autumn skies fell silent as I stood gazing into the dark facing that sulfurous breeze. The harvest feast was upon...SELAPHESNE
SELAPHESNE, by Kevin Sandefur, with artwork by Simon Walpole The proud banners tremble and drift as they fall, Like a tapestry tumbling soft from the wall, But there aren’t any guards left to answer...HAMELIN IN THE DISTANCE
HAMELIN IN THE DISTANCE, by Maria Schrater, with audio by the writer My fiddle will not tune right, and my bow is prone to breaking I am a poor musician whom all melody has forsaken I used to...Heroic Fantasy Quarterly–Q57
August! The hammer of the year has dropped on us here at HFQ. But such solar savagery shirks us not a shred in our search to bring you great S&S fiction and poetry! We’ve got three stories, two poems,...DUEL
DUEL, by R. M. Gulaya, artwork by Lilith Graves This was a magnificent place to spill blood. The clearing here was not a natural thing, but rather a scar, blasted out of the thick pine...DRAGON TEARS (PART 1)
DRAGON TEARS, by Caleb Williams, pending artwork by Simon Walpole An elbow struck my side and woke me from an alchemical slumber. My limbs were bound to the mast of some ragged naval vessel. A boy held...THE CURSE OF BLOODBONE ISLAND
THE CURSE OF BLOODBONE ISLAND, by Adrian Cole, artwork by Miguel Santos A tale of Elak’s Atlantis Prologue Under the watchful eye of the Atlantean moon, the Arrow, a sleek privateer craft, was at rest...THE CANDLE-MAKER AND HER KNIGHTS QUESTIN...
THE CANDLE-MAKER AND HER KNIGHTS QUESTING, by Kelly Peach, with audio by The Bard The candle-maker wears a silken gown Of blackest ink and broidered gibbous moons And shiver sta rs. The candles,...SHY DAISIES
SHY DAISIES, by Gretchen Tessmer, with artwork by Andrea Alemanno She’s muttering to herself oh, clasp these hands together before we’re all done in— keep them steady keep them still...