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Grimdark Magazine Issue #44
Grimdark Magazine presents the darker, grittier side of fantasy and science fiction. Each quarterly issue features established and new authors to take you through their hard-bitten worlds alongside articles, reviews and interviews. Our stories are grim, our worlds are dark and our morally grey protagonists and anti-heroes light the way with bloody stories of war, betrayal and action.
FICTIONTen Times Dead from the Goddess in the Womb by Ryan ColeReconnaissance Notes, Episode 1 by Miles Cameron and Emma BurnettContagion's Eve by Rich LarsonThe Bull Beneath by Hûw SteerThe Slow Sad Suicide of Rohan Wijeratne by Yudhanjaya WijeratneThe Salt Apostle by Zamil AkhtarThe Iron Man by Max GladstoneNON-FICTIONAll Systems Grimdark by Krystle MatarAn Interview with Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam J. Miller by Rai Furniss-Greasley and Beth Red Star Hustle/Apprehension by Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam J. Miller (review by Rai Furniss-Greasley)The Power of Fantasy and Sci-fi when Dealing with Grief by Aaron S JonesAn Interview with SenLinYu by Beth TablerProject We’re Probably All Going to Die by Dr. Kristi CharishAn Interview with Glen Cook by John Lies Weeping by Glen Cook (review by John Mauro) Alchemised by SenLinYu (review by Beth Tabler)An Interview with Christopher Ruocchio by Z.B. Steele and William McclellandAn Interview with Anton Hur by William McclellandSome Ways of Subverting the "Women as a Victim" Trope by Angela Slatter
FICTIONTen Times Dead from the Goddess in the Womb by Ryan ColeReconnaissance Notes, Episode 1 by Miles Cameron and Emma BurnettContagion's Eve by Rich LarsonThe Bull Beneath by Hûw SteerThe Slow Sad Suicide of Rohan Wijeratne by Yudhanjaya WijeratneThe Salt Apostle by Zamil AkhtarThe Iron Man by Max GladstoneNON-FICTIONAll Systems Grimdark by Krystle MatarAn Interview with Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam J. Miller by Rai Furniss-Greasley and Beth Red Star Hustle/Apprehension by Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam J. Miller (review by Rai Furniss-Greasley)The Power of Fantasy and Sci-fi when Dealing with Grief by Aaron S JonesAn Interview with SenLinYu by Beth TablerProject We’re Probably All Going to Die by Dr. Kristi CharishAn Interview with Glen Cook by John Lies Weeping by Glen Cook (review by John Mauro) Alchemised by SenLinYu (review by Beth Tabler)An Interview with Christopher Ruocchio by Z.B. Steele and William McclellandAn Interview with Anton Hur by William McclellandSome Ways of Subverting the "Women as a Victim" Trope by Angela Slatter
240 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2025
About the author
Beth Tabler
19 books204 followersBeth Tabler, editor of the quarterly issues of Grimdark Magazine and resident cat-herder/jello-nailer for the Before We Go Blog, lives in Las Vegas, Nevada where she takes long-bubble baths while planning her next move to conquer the fantasy and sci-fi review world.
She enjoys whiskey and sticking up for the marginalized with deadly precision. She is on her third SPFBO, and can't wait for more. You will find her with a coffee in one hand and her iPad in the other
She enjoys whiskey and sticking up for the marginalized with deadly precision. She is on her third SPFBO, and can't wait for more. You will find her with a coffee in one hand and her iPad in the other
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October 5, 2025
"Ah. The small talk. Unlike the laws of physics, the laws that govern small talk are constant everywhere in the universe."
Another good set of collection of stories and non-fiction pieces but there had been better in some of the earlier issues. However, there are a couple of good highlights for me -
🎈 The Slow Sad Suicide of Rohan Wijeratne by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
🎈 The Bull Beneath by Hûw Steer
🎈 Reconnaissance Notes, Episode 1 by Miles Cameron & Emma Burnett
Moreover, I had liked the small interview of the legendary Glen Cook, the spaceship episode and another splendid piece by Aaron S. Jones.
Yet, the best experience for me was Contagion's Eve by Rich Larson. It has a very unique narration style from a kid's point of view. It starts innocently but suddenly it takes a horrific turn which I never saw coming. A powerful story on human greed!
Another good set of collection of stories and non-fiction pieces but there had been better in some of the earlier issues. However, there are a couple of good highlights for me -
🎈 The Slow Sad Suicide of Rohan Wijeratne by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
🎈 The Bull Beneath by Hûw Steer
🎈 Reconnaissance Notes, Episode 1 by Miles Cameron & Emma Burnett
Moreover, I had liked the small interview of the legendary Glen Cook, the spaceship episode and another splendid piece by Aaron S. Jones.
Yet, the best experience for me was Contagion's Eve by Rich Larson. It has a very unique narration style from a kid's point of view. It starts innocently but suddenly it takes a horrific turn which I never saw coming. A powerful story on human greed!
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