1. HEROIC FANTASY QUARTERLY — ISSUE 3
Welcome to the third issue of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly! As required by our (non-binding) blood oath, we’ve brought you three outstanding works of fiction. Alas, though, with heavy hearts we bring news of no poetry for this...
2. HEROIC FANTASY QUARTERLY – ISSUE 2
Hello and welcome to the second issue of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly! We’ve found three more outstanding short stories and two great poems to share with the world. You can find links to all of them right here in our Featured Articles...
HEROIC FANTASY QUARTERLY — ISSUE 3
Welcome to the third issue of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly! As required by our (non-binding) blood oath, we’ve brought you three outstanding works of fiction. Alas, though, with heavy hearts we bring...
THE LAST OF HIS KIND
THE LAST OF HIS KIND, by Bill Ward:
Desert winds churned around Tanout, and sand wraiths struck him to the earth. On hands and knees, half-buried, blind, he fumbled toward his dead camel. A wraith twisted...
DEAD IN THE WATER
DEAD IN THE WATER, by Josh Wolf:
We should have heeded Merlin, Gawain thought as the moon sank behind the trees. Across from him in the tiny coracle Lamorak and hulking Glachis snored like two metal clad...
SHADOWS FROM FIRELIGHT
SHADOWS FROM FIRELIGHT, by R. Michael Burns
“The way of the samurai is to be found in death.”
– Yamamoto Tsunemoto, Hagakuré
The figure on the moon-viewing balcony of Yamagumo...
HEROIC FANTASY QUARTERLY – ISSUE 2
Hello and welcome to the second issue of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly! We’ve found three more outstanding short stories and two great poems to share with the world. You can find links to all of them...
THE HAND OF AFAZ
THE HAND OF AFAZ, by Euan Harvey
Farid found the murderer huddled close to a small fire at the base of a scrawny tree. Firelight winked through the reeds, and Farid poled his raft in slowly, silent as...
About Us
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly is an ezine dedicated to publishing short works of heroic fantasy. More than that, through both prose and poetry we hope to hearken an older age of storytelling – an age when a story well told enthralled audiences. Traits of great oral storytelling survive the ages to influence treasures of literature, the pulps, radio plays, late-night game sessions, and now Heroic Fantasy Quarterly. 