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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...
DEATH’S HUNGER
DEATH’S HUNGER, by Bader M. Alsadeqi, artwork by Gary McClusky A soldier sent to do battle, Now a survivor still standing. Cold of heart and soul was I, As the rest of my brethren lay dying. ...Heroic Fantasy Quarterly–Q54
Yes, yes, the issue is late. In our defense, there was outdoor adventuring, and the World Fantasy Convention, and a case of Covid-19, and a case of food poisoning. Plus, our wizard was pulled into a chasm...THE STONEMAN’S CURSE
THE STONEMAN’S CURSE, by Tom Jolly, pending artwork by Miguel Santos Markus wasn’t sure if it was an imp or a gnome driving the gigantic worm down the road toward him, but neither the rider nor...THE FLAME AND THE BOTTLE
The Flame and the Bottle, by Howard Andrew Jones, audio by Leeman Kessler I The woman was disconsolate with weeping. Surely the whole of the neighborhood heard her wailing from within the walls of her...SWARM TIME ON MARUZAR
SWARM TIME ON MARUZAR, by Dariel R. A. Quiogue Of the seven who had attempted to escape the mines of Sommathar through the fabled Ancients’ Way, only Lakann came out to see Maruzar’s gold-banded night...THE RIDER IN DARKNESS
THE RIDER IN DARKNESS, by Phil Emery, with audio by the author Clouds shamble ‘cross the death-pale morn, Mist writhes about the plain, Brooding low in ravening dawn Portending...HUGIN AND MUNIN AND ODIN’S EYE
HUGIN AND MUNIN AND ODIN’S EYE, by Colleen Anderson, with audio by the author Ravens always follow their whims independent thinkers given to hijinks wayward flights to their fancy ...Heroic Fantasy Quarterly–Q53
Life has intruded on the schedules of the HFQ editorial staff and we’ve struggled, burning the midnight illuminated candles, threading the catacombs for the proper funerary cerements to grind into the finest...CROWN OF AZT’NYR
CROWN OF AZT’NYR, by Mike Adamson, with art by Miguel Santos Each Age shall know its hero. When times demand, unbeknownst to the man or woman whose stout heart shall be chosen, valour shall be...