Summer? Already? Time the Avenger will not be stopped, nor will Heroic Fantasy Quarterly! Behold issue #68, comin’ atcha with three stories and two poems, plus our standard cargo of outstanding artwork (that cargo is on the way!)....
Happy February! After being trapped in our lair due to incredibly cold and snowy weather, we have emerged to find a world gone quite mad. We’re here to anchor your sanity and give you respite with tales of adventure! What we bring you...
Happy November! The cycle of the year turns and the last grasping claws of summer finally have released their grasp. So fill your grasping hands with issue #66 of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly! We bring you three stores, two poems, art and...
Summer sizzles across the plains and Heroic Fantasy Quarterly sizzles across the internet like Smeagol after a double gainer into the Cracks of Doom. We bring you four stories, three poems, artwork and triple, triple, TRIPLE! audio! Dig...
BRIDE-PRICE PAYED TWICE, A TALE OF THE AZATLÁN, by Gregory Mele My grandson is in trouble again, eh? Pele complaining you spend too much time staring out to sea, dreaming? Pah! Then he should not have named you Akkelu. I named your...
THE KING’S BLADE, by Aidan Redwing, art by Lilith Graves I am your blade bloodied and broken. I am your word harsh and unspoken. I am your angel of mercy, your hand outstretched. Spilling all in your...
As the spring rains bring forth flowers, so does Heroic Fantasy Quarterly bring forth the best adventure fiction and poetry! We’ve got four stories, two poems, with artwork and audio for your enjoyment. ...
DAUGHTER OF KART-HADASHT, by Rebecca Buchanan, audio by Karen Menzel Romans are liars. They say that my father, the greatest of generals, the most brilliant of minds, the fiercest of hearts, faltered...
THE UNDEFEATED, by Thomas J. Griffin, artwork by Miguel Santos Calithor groaned as the bugles sounded throughout the camp. Why must war always be conducted at first light? Why not mid-morning, after a...
THE WITCH OF THE WORLD’S END by Darrell Schweitzer, art by Andrea Alemanno The Witch of the World’s End dwelt alone in a tower of glass, at the Earth’s uttermost rim. For attendants,...
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...
RULES FOR A MAGIC SWORD, by Mary Soon Lee, art by Simon Walpole Maintain a proper appearance: no rust, no cracks, no notches. No unauthorized engravings, no costume jewelry, no dye jobs. When wielded by the...
MERCY AND THE MERCENARY, by A.J. Dalton Silent hisses of sellsword! assail him as he takes his measure from the tankard and watches them through hooded lids, though none dares look in his...
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,...