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Fantasy Magazine, December 2011
Fantasy Magazine is an online magazine focusing exclusively on fantasy fiction. In its pages, you will find all types of fantasy—from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales…and anything and everything in between. Fantasy Magazine is entertainment for the intelligent genre reader—we publish stories of the fantastic that make us think, and tell us what it is to be human. And in our December 2011 issue...
Our lead story this month is from new author Nike Sulway, who captures the soul-changing powers of grief in "Her Lover's Golden Hair."
In our feature interview this month, Andrew Penn Romine talks to Puss in Boots director Chris Miller about the new film and the films that might have been. The interview reveals the scoop on Antonio Banderas, the Golden Goose, and the giant who almost made it into the animated film.
Everyone casts a shadow, but somehow shadows are still mysterious, powerful, intriguing. Joe R. Lansdale explores one man's strange relationship with his shadow in "Torn Away."
Veronica Schanoes examines the role of the shadow in literature and folklore in her article "The Deathly Shadows in Our Lives."
Children love to play at being heroes. In Seanan McGuire's "Crystal Halloway and the Forgotten Passage," one teenage girl has found a world where she really can save the day. But can she stay there?
Alasdair Stuart examines travel via portal magic in his article "Falling With Style."
Journey back to ancient Rome in "Vici," by Naomi Novik—and learn just what Julius Caesar meant when he said: "veni, vidi, vici."
Genevieve Valentine divides to conquer the many categories of literary dragons in her article "Three Dragons.”
Note: This is the final issue of Fantasy Magazine. As of January 2012, it merged with its sister publication, Lightspeed Magazine. All new content you would have found in Fantasy Magazine will now appear in Lightspeed.
Our lead story this month is from new author Nike Sulway, who captures the soul-changing powers of grief in "Her Lover's Golden Hair."
In our feature interview this month, Andrew Penn Romine talks to Puss in Boots director Chris Miller about the new film and the films that might have been. The interview reveals the scoop on Antonio Banderas, the Golden Goose, and the giant who almost made it into the animated film.
Everyone casts a shadow, but somehow shadows are still mysterious, powerful, intriguing. Joe R. Lansdale explores one man's strange relationship with his shadow in "Torn Away."
Veronica Schanoes examines the role of the shadow in literature and folklore in her article "The Deathly Shadows in Our Lives."
Children love to play at being heroes. In Seanan McGuire's "Crystal Halloway and the Forgotten Passage," one teenage girl has found a world where she really can save the day. But can she stay there?
Alasdair Stuart examines travel via portal magic in his article "Falling With Style."
Journey back to ancient Rome in "Vici," by Naomi Novik—and learn just what Julius Caesar meant when he said: "veni, vidi, vici."
Genevieve Valentine divides to conquer the many categories of literary dragons in her article "Three Dragons.”
Note: This is the final issue of Fantasy Magazine. As of January 2012, it merged with its sister publication, Lightspeed Magazine. All new content you would have found in Fantasy Magazine will now appear in Lightspeed.
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John Joseph Adams
368 books982 followersJohn Joseph Adams is the series editor of BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY. He is also the bestselling editor of many other anthologies, such as ROBOT UPRISINGS, DEAD MAN'S HAND, BRAVE NEW WORLDS,WASTELANDS, and THE LIVING DEAD. Recent and forthcoming books include WHAT THE #@&% IS THAT?, OPERATION ARCANA, PRESS START TO PLAY, LOOSED UPON THE WORLD, and THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH (consisting of THE END IS NIGH, THE END IS NOW, and THE END HAS COME). Called “the reigning king of the anthology world” by Barnes & Noble, John is a two-time winner of the Hugo Award (for which he has been nominated nine times), is a seven-time World Fantasy Award finalist, and served as a judge for the 2015 National Book Award. John is also the editor and publisher of the digital magazines LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE, and is a producer for Wired's THE GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY podcast. You can find him online at www.johnjosephadams.com and on Twitter @JohnJosephAdams.
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October 20, 2014
It's very... classic horror. Reminds me of King's stuff a bit, I think it's the writing style.
A small town Sheriff goes out to investigate a mystery man giving one of the locals the creeps, and takes him into custody only to realize there's something a lot nastier out there to worry about.
A very quick read, but even for a short story it seems too short, like it should have been fleshed out a few pages more. (Maybe that's just wishful-ness on my part!) It's a decent read, though, and it'd be worth checking out if the author ever went back to the idea. The ideas behind the story are interesting.
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A small town Sheriff goes out to investigate a mystery man giving one of the locals the creeps, and takes him into custody only to realize there's something a lot nastier out there to worry about.
A very quick read, but even for a short story it seems too short, like it should have been fleshed out a few pages more. (Maybe that's just wishful-ness on my part!) It's a decent read, though, and it'd be worth checking out if the author ever went back to the idea. The ideas behind the story are interesting.
Read on
January 26, 2021
"Vici" © 2009 by Naomi Novik. Originally published in The Dragon Book. - 4.5 stars.
This is golden! An alternate-fantasy history with Romans and dragons.
Antonius is a disolute roman , son of a senator, fan of drinking, gambling, whoring, drinking, and fighting. But for debst and murder is sentenced to death or most certain death-
“Are you out of your mind?” Antony said. “How is that mercy? It’s twelve men to kill a dragon, even if it’s small.”
“They did not petition for your life,” the magistrate said patiently. “That would have been considerably more expensive. Dragon-slaying is an honorable death, and generally quick, from my understanding; and will legally clear your debts. Unless you would prefer to commit suicide?” he inquired.
Well, suffice to say that luck favor the fools as the saying goes, and with sarcastic humor the tale continues to show how the romans ended with dragons in campaigns, and maybe how the most famous phrase come to life : Vine, Vi, Vici ;)
The dragon and the life in a villa and how she loves poetry... XD
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March 23, 2017
What a fantastic story! It's one of those stories you read and long after it's over you are still mulling it over in your mind. It being a short story, depth that could have made it even more enriching wasn't necessarily possible and leaves reader to wonder life before and after the story. I feel the story could do well as a novel if McGuire wanted to add to the story.
September 2, 2017
Sad, bordering on tragic short about growing up and leaving our childhood behind.
September 12, 2017
Oh, so good, but such a gut punch. Such a haunting beautiful story.
January 5, 2022
Crystal Halloway and the Forgotten Passage, by Seanan McGuire. 5 stars.
December 7, 2015
This tale has the makings of a modern folktale. A small town sheriff runs the license of a sketchy dude sleeping in a car only to find out that the guy in the license is dead. He brings the shape-shifting suspect down to the station.
The suspect's tale takes over the bulk of the story. Born in 1840, the guy died in the Civil War only to be brought back to life by a witch that controlled him by keeping his shadow. If he and the shadow were to be reunited, he would die again.
Back in the present, the witch is long dead and the shadow has escaped out into the world and hunts for its owner. For over 100 years the guy has been running and hiding and shifting his image to stay anonymous to the larger world. But now that he's jailed, the shadow is catching up . . .
This tale is not long enough to develop its plot to any extent. Also, the sheriff's motivations grow murky and unbelievable in a very short amount of time. As it is, the tale comes across as a mere outline to a larger story.
This short story was included in the anthology The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2010 edited by Paula Guran. I've previously reviewed Lansdale's "Godzilla's Twelve-Step Program" and "On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks".
The suspect's tale takes over the bulk of the story. Born in 1840, the guy died in the Civil War only to be brought back to life by a witch that controlled him by keeping his shadow. If he and the shadow were to be reunited, he would die again.
Back in the present, the witch is long dead and the shadow has escaped out into the world and hunts for its owner. For over 100 years the guy has been running and hiding and shifting his image to stay anonymous to the larger world. But now that he's jailed, the shadow is catching up . . .
This tale is not long enough to develop its plot to any extent. Also, the sheriff's motivations grow murky and unbelievable in a very short amount of time. As it is, the tale comes across as a mere outline to a larger story.
This short story was included in the anthology The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2010 edited by Paula Guran. I've previously reviewed Lansdale's "Godzilla's Twelve-Step Program" and "On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks".
April 11, 2016
After reading Every Heart a Doorway, I wanted to come back to one of McGuire's other portal fantasy pieces. In this one, Crystal has been going back and forth between her fantasy word for eight years, telling herself that when she's 18, she'll stay there forever. However, it turns out that life isn't quite that simple. Like Every Heart a Doorway, McGuire adds a horrific spin on some of the stories and narratives of youth, leaving readers feeling chilled. Crystal Halloway is definitely an excellent companion read to Every Heart a Doorway, offering a different spin on the same set of concepts, but equally as emotionally impacting.
January 14, 2018
Crystal Halloway and the Forgotten Passage: Haunting short story on the nature of innocence, childhood fantasy and memory.
September 5, 2016
So sad... and frustrating; why couldn't Naamen tell her how important the dream catcher was and why? If he had... well, go read it. You'll see.
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