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Tales from the Magician's Skull #6

Howard Andrew Jones (Editor),

John C. Hocking

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Sep 06, 2021 Clint rated it it was amazing

Shelves: dead-trees, sword-sorcery, 2021, fantasy, anthologies-and-zines

Tales from the Magicians Skull stays strong with each issue. This one will get lots of attention as it has a Fafhrd and Gray Mouser pastiche by Nathan Long that is approved by Fritz Leiber’s estate. Nathan Long writes that he hopes the fans will see it is a worthy homage. This fan did. Taking the Twain into the world of theater seems a wonderful choice, and with Leiber’s background, I’m shocked he never did so himself.

Doubtless there will be disappointed fans, perhaps even angry fans. With a co ...more

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Oct 30, 2021 S.E. Lindberg rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reviewed-by-se, sword-and-sorcery

Tales from the Magician's Skull #6 (Cover Illustration: Doug Kovacs) ramps up an already impressive line-up. Editor and author Howard Andrew Jones and publisher Joseph Goodman must be possessed by this Skull character, which is fine by me. Listen here to what the Skull has them creating:

Like the first five issues, the print copy of #6 is an ~8.5x11 inch masterpiece printed on high-quality, textured paper. Fully illustrated again, of course. PDFs have always been available too, but this issue is ...more

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Dec 26, 2023 NOLA Bert rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sword-and-sorcery, fantasy

Excellent issue! Tales from the Magician’s Skull is a high quality Sword & Sorcery magazine, from the stories to the paper it’s printed on. The standout story in this issue is the Fafhrd & Gray Mouser story by Nathan Long and approved by the Leiber estate. It’s really good. Other great stories include a new Benhus tale, “Calicask’s Woman” by John C. Hocking and a Hanuvar story by Howard Andrew Jones, titled “The Feathered Shroud.”

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