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Superbly crafted tales of science fiction and fantasy from around the world. Previously unpublished stories that will take you to new realms, experience mystic sorcery, meet strange creatures, travel through time and visit distant galaxies! Turn the pages and let your journey begin today.
In this issue:
US VS. THEM: A HOMINUM FUTURUS CHRONICLE - Kevin Stadt
Space battles, pirates, alien invaders, a ship with a quirky personality and a partner walking around in their underwear... Time to get the adventure started!
ELVEN CAROLS - Alexis Lantgen
'tis the season to visit a magical realm, fly on a mythical creature, meet strange creatures and definitely not eat the food!
AMONG THE DAWN-RED CLOUDS - R.K. Nickel
For Graydon Maze, there was no greater thrill than flying high through the clouds in his sky cruiser, until one day an act of kindness got him something he'd always wanted, turning his life upside down.
THE LAST STAND - Chance Barton
Reality is always subject to interpretation. In some cases, a battle fought within the mind can have devastating repercussions in the real world.
A GAME OF BALANCES - D. A. D'Amico
For an assassin, sometimes the only thing more dangerous than the threat of death is one's own apprentice.
RACHEL CAN STILL SEE - C.R. Berry
If history could be changed and you could see and remember all of these changes, what would you do?
MY NAME IS EUGENE, AND I HAVE MALFUNCTIONED - Denzell Cooper
The question is not whether Artificial Intelligence will understand the difference between right and wrong, but exactly how will it be interpreted?
SMOLDERING AT THE EDGES - Helen French
Our dreams and aspirations sometimes have to be put aside in favour of the plans others impose on us, especially when magic is involved.
SYNTHETIC - Claire Fitzpatrick
Self discovery is an important part of growing up, but what happens if you discover that you're not quite human?
THE ETERNALS - Mike Adamson
Be it in a body of blood and bone or circuit and metal, there are some things which transcend time and our very existence, such as love.
HER FORMLESS TEMPLE - Jason Ray Carney
The battle between good and evil is ageless and wrought with peril, but what happens when the evil you're fighting is a part of yourself?
Jason Ray Carney
Jason Ray Carney is a lecturer in the Department of English of Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. He is the co-editor of the academic journal The Dark Man: Journal of Robert E. Howard and Pulp Studies and the area chair of the "Pulp Studies" section of the Popular Culture Association.
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C R Berry
C.R. Berry is an ex-lawyer turned full-time writer, whose fiction spans the sci-fi, mystery, conspiracy, historical, fantasy and horror genres - because why have one genre when you can have them all? His favourite characters are usually villains, hence why he likes conspiracy stories, where there are baddies at every turn. Berry was published in Best of British Science Fiction 2020 from Newcon Press with a short story set in the world of the Million Eyes trilogy. He's also been published in magazines and anthologies such as Storgy and Dark Tales, and in 2018 was shortlisted in the Grindstone Literary International Novel Competition. Having completed the Million Eyes trilogy, Berry is working on two further novels. One is a horror called The Puddle Bumps, about a lawyer who links a mysterious kids' TV show to an old murder case. The other is a collaboration with his fiancée Katy called Breaching The Wall, a sci-fi adventure about a spaceship tasked with solving the Universe's greatest mystery: why the wall that surrounds it is collapsing. He lives with Katy in Clanfield, Hampshire, in a house called the Gathered Worlds, named after the intergalactic organisation in Breaching The Wall and, appropriately, because they've themed all the rooms. Their bedroom is a spaceship, their kitchen a 50s diner and their living room a forest. Their office is a nerd's dream, wall to wall with TV and movie memorabilia to fuel the magic that happens there!
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