1. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly–Q39
Winter is in full swing and Heroic Fantasy Quarterly has tales and poems to warm your blood-
We interrupt this editorial to point out that Heroic Fantasy Quarterly is eligible for Hugo Nomination, as a Semi-Pro Zine. Want to boost...
2. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly–Q38
Fall has clamped down hard on our part of the world, bringing relief from the summer’s relentless heat. And now, HFQ brings you relief from the long nights to come in the waning of the year! Four stories, three poems, artwork,...
3. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly–Q37
HFQ 37 Editorial
Welcome back to Heroic Fantasy Quarterly! Summer is in full swing here in our part of the world, and we bring the heat to you! We hit hard with three stories, three poems, a bonus story, and bonus artwork and audio!
Fiction...
4. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly–Q36
Happy May, June, and July! HFQ issue #36 is here to bring you adventure all through the summer. And what adventure we have for you! Three stories, three poems, and three new pieces of artwork.
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Fiction Contents
More Blood...
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly–Q39
Winter is in full swing and Heroic Fantasy Quarterly has tales and poems to warm your blood-
We interrupt this editorial to point out that Heroic Fantasy Quarterly is eligible for Hugo Nomination, as a...
SERVANT OF THE BLACK WIND
SERVANT OF THE BLACK WIND, by Gregory Mele
I.
The attack came at dawn.
It was not the time of day that caught the defenders unprepared, it was that it had come at all. The necropolis of Koltopec...
TYMASS BY RING-LIGHT
TYMASS BY RING-LIGHT, by Mike Adamson
Verily it be that, unknownst to the prevailing wisdom, the Gods and Fates shall move in concert and all that is undone shall be remade. From black despair shall come...
THE MERIT OF ONE GOLD PIECE
THE MERIT ONE GOLD PIECE, by Dave D’Alessio
He was an old man of perhaps fifty years, and his four teeth stank of cardamom. “Beatricsh iss me daughter,” he said. “She’ss not a witch.”
“She...
THE GATEKEEPER
THE GATEKEEPER, by Marlane Quade Cook
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Beat by beat, footsteps echoed on the stones that carved a path through...
BARDIC DREAMS
BARDIC DREAMS, by Deborah Guzzi
Bold warriors and women, shield mates, sat
wrapped in the darkness, sheltered between knees
warmed by their lovers and heat of kettle fire.
A bard regaled...
A SEA-MONSTROUS HĂI GUÀI ATTACKS...
A SEA-MONSTROUS HĂI GUÀI ATTACKS CHING SHIH’S PIRATE SHIP, by Kendall Evans, with artwork by Simon Walpole
I.
Hand-carved, a distinctive figurehead perched
High upon the prow of Ching Shi’s Chinese...
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly–Q38
Fall has clamped down hard on our part of the world, bringing relief from the summer’s relentless heat. And now, HFQ brings you relief from the long nights to come in the waning of the year! Four stories,...
About Us
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly is an ezine dedicated to publishing short works of heroic fantasy. More than that, through both prose and poetry we hope to hearken an older age of storytelling – an age when a story well told enthralled audiences. Traits of great oral storytelling survive the ages to influence treasures of literature, the pulps, radio plays, late-night game sessions, and now Heroic Fantasy Quarterly. 