1. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly-...

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...

2. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly&...

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...

3. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly&...

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...

4. BRIDE-PRICE PAYED TWICE

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...

5. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly&...

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.  Behold! Fiction Contents Daughter...

BLOSSOM

BLOSSOM, by Deborah Davitt Dozing in leaf-dappled shade, I heard him whispering love, and, dreaming, I promised myself to my unseen lover. Then leaves drifted to caress me as I slumbered. His hands were...

BETWEEN BATTLES

BETWEEN BATTLES, by Mary Soon Lee A gentle waking, the patter of rain on the tent, six of his guards asleep around him in the darkness, King Xau’s thoughts rising from a dream of Shazia, his first wife....

UNSEEN WARRIOR

UNSEEN WARRIOR, by Marlane Quade Cook   Unseen She clutches her un-named weapon close Her gaze to the grim sky, frost-sleeted from dawn to twilight. Crouching, resting, unseen in the shadows unseen...

Heroic Fantasy Quarterly–Q37

HFQ 37 Editorial Welcome back to Heroic Fantasy Quarterly! Summer is in full swing here in our part of the world, and we bring the heat to you! We hit hard with three stories, three poems, a bonus story, and...

THE PALADIN OF GOLOTA

THE PALADIN OF GOLOTA, by Djeli Clark   Small clouds of dust kicked up to shouts and cheers as the latest struggle played out on the plain of Golota. Teffe could just make out bits and pieces, restrained...

THE FOREST OF BONES

THE FOREST OF BONES, by Christopher Chupik   The day was already waning when Lucan rode through the Forest of Bones. Trees loomed all around him, oak and ash, moss draped over their branches like beards....

THE BLITZ OF DIN BARHAM

THE BLITZ OF DIN BARHAM, by Cameron Johnston   When the dragon came, the love songs of nightingales ceased and the moon hid her face from the slumbering spires of Din Barham. From within black clouds an...

WHAT CLEV YUN WOULD WANT TO TELL

WHAT CLEV YUN WOULD WANT TO TELL, by Adrian Simmons   In the hostage house of Soviran– the man who called himself king of the Tamoncol tribe– lived a foreigner. A one-time ally from a land so...

THREADS OF GOLD

THREADS OF GOLD, by Adele Gardner     Ariadne, robed in threads of gold, picks at her hem while in her father’s court. Unnoted, gold pools at her feet, a glittering stain speckled with blood...

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