A KNOWLEDGE SHARPER THAN FLINT- Part 1, by Adrian Simmons, pending art by Miguel Santos  1.  A Shaman Amok in Dreamtime The chieftain of the scout-birds circled over Selu’s head, black wings glinting in the sun.  She turned and dove, passing over him so close he could touch her. “He’s here!  He’s here!”  Her beak, […]

THE FOUNTAIN OF HATTEOS, A TALE OF THE AZALTÁN, by Greg Mele,  Art by Justin Pfiel, Map by Simon Walpole   Having found neither the Turquoise Road nor the mercurial Chakumi to his liking, Sarrumos decides to return to the Kôrete city-states. He finds employment as a watch-captain in Tlawalko, a coastal city to the […]

THE DELIVERANCE OF BENRIMMON, by Stephen Coney, art by Simon Walpole and Karolína Wellartová   This is the account of the deeds of Benrimmon, that my name be not forgotten, nor the great deliverance I wrought.  It was the eighth year of Benadad, great king of the Well-Watered Land, when the gods set their mark […]

ASU AND THE DEMON WOLF, by Daniel Gedge, Arwork by Miguel Santos     It was the second time Asu killed the same wolf that he began to suspect foul magic. The beast feigned to the right before pivoting on its haunches and striking out with its slavering maw. This attack was familiar. When he […]

SUFFER THE WITCH, by Joe Kelly, Artwork by Karolína Wellartová His brother’s blood and brains splashed across the floor as he fell, the short-bladed hacking sword clattering away from the nerveless hand that would wield it no more. Colla gaped in shock and horror, his own gory blade hanging in a limp fist. He looked up, […]