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My sword & sorcery tale In the Temple of the Snake to be published in Crimson Quill Quarterly #3

I am very pleased to be able to reveal that my 8700 word sword and sorcery tale In the Temple of the Snake will be in the third issue of Crimson Quill Quarterly. This will feature another appearance by Nadrain the Storyteller, though not in a central role this time. 

Nadrain previously appeared in The Storyteller of Koss (Summer of Sci-Fi & Fantasy), The Dark Priestdom (Savage Realms Monthly - #19) and Welgar the Cursed (Swords & Heroes).

An Oddity to be reprinted in the States

My Medusa-themed story An Oddity, which appeared in the January issue of Schlock! Webzine, is now scheduled to be reprinted in an American magazine. More details later. 

 

An Oddity was first published here in January 2024. I was especially pleased with the cover illustration of the Gorgon, painted by the brilliant Sixteenth Century Italian artist Caravaggio.

In the Temple of the Snake to be published later this year

My 8700 word sword and sorcery tale In the Temple of the Snake has been accepted for publication later this year. More details soon. 

This will mark my seventh brand new story to be published in 2024.

Contract signed for The Forbidden City of Cyramon

Just signed a contract with Lyndon Perry to publish another of my sword and sorcery stories, this time in his "One Story at a Time" series. 

Brand new, originally called just Cyramon, it is now to be published as The Forbidden City of Cyramon. 

Baal the Necromancer to be reprinted in Schlock! Webzine

Pleased to receive an acceptance this morning from Gavin Chappell, who will be reprinting my early sword and sorcery story Baal the Necromancer in the December issue of Schlock! Webzine. This story was first published in Mythic magazine, now sadly defunct.

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8 is now available as a paperback and kindle eBook

 

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8 is now available as a paperback and kindle eBook.

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The stories and authors included are: 
TO WAKE THE HUNTERby Tais Teng &Jaap BoekesteinMOONFINGER ANDGIFT by Andrew DarlingtonQUALITY OFMERCY by Geoff HartMonica Goertzen HertleinTHE HERO’S PATH byJeffery A. Sergent  by Matt McHughWARDARKAND THE PIRATE KING by CraigHerbertsonR.K. OlsonScott McCloskeyTHE TROUPE by Andrew GrahamLAIR OF THE MUTANTKING by Adrian Cole

Floating Free to be published in the September issue of Schlock! Webzine

My science fantasy story Floating Free will be published in the September issue of Schlock! Webzine. 

I have a sword and sorcery story, Cyramon, scheduled to be published elsewhere during the summer months plus a collection of my Welgar the Northerner tales. More details of where and when these will be published will be revealed later. 

New stories to be published this year so far are:

The Triptych of Hell

An Oddity

In His Father's Footsteps

Floating Free

The Adventure of the Mouldy Book

Cyramon

The Mask of a Mad God

with the following reprints:

The Storyteller of Koss

Ossani the Healer and the Beautiful Homunculus

The Dark Priestdom

Welgar the Cursed

 

The Storyteller of Koss to be reprinted in Schlock! Webzine in October

My fantasy story The Storyteller of Koss, which introduced two of my recurring characters, Nadrain the Storyteller and Ossani the Healer, is to be reprinted in Schlock! Webzine in October.

This tale was first published in Summer of Sci-Fi & Fantasy in 2022.

My Story 'In His Father's Footsteps' is in this month's issue of Schlock! Webzine

My horror story - voodoo and zombies in northern England - is in this month's issue of Schlock! Webzine. My story is called In His Father's Footsteps. 

At the moment this can be read for free online here, though I would heartly recommend buying the magazine either as a kindle eBook or a paperback. It will definitely not break your pocket.

Latest advert for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8

 

This is the monochrome version. The lettering has been changed from black to white so it will stand out better.