Black Gate: Adventures in Fantasy - Issue 8
O'neil, John (editor)
Publisher: New Epoch Press, Summer, 2005
ISBN: Issue 8
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Fiction
The Turning of the Tiles by Iain Rowan
Dao-shi, the wily exorcist of “Looking for Goats, Finding Monkeys,” returns in an epic tale of ghosts, assassins, and treachery in ancient China.
Turn Up This Crooked Way by James Enge
In which Morlock the Maker, legendary wizard and artificer, follows the trail of a thief into the dreaded winterwood.
Heat Waves by Sherry Decker
The shadows whispered to Rachel. And sometimes it was hard not to listen.
The Carrion Call by Paul Finch
Eadric and his sister meant only to bring their father home. But the thing that stalked them through the woods had other plans.
Winter's Touch by Justin Stanchfield
They found the youth face down by the stream. Narda took a chance bringing him home... for the riders followed soon enough.
Mortal Star by Aaron Bradford Starr
Anakira led her desperate people across the plains, pursued by hordes of mindless monsters... and something far worse.
Fat Jack and the Spider Clown by Jay Lake
Fat Jack and the Spider Clown went to see the burning of the king. But they couldn’t stay for the party afterwards.
The Nursemaid’s Suitor by Charles Coleman Finlay
Lord Gruethrist set his castle aflame just to cover his son’s escape, and Yvon intended to see him to safety. Whatever the cost.
Features
Double Time: The History of Ace Doubles by Rich Horton
A Conversation with Charlaine Harris - An interview with Sue Granquist
Departments
Editorial: A Line Painted 'Round the World by John O'Neill
Letters From Our Readers
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Review Features
Book Reviews
Lords of Swords edited by Daniel E. Blackston
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane by Robert E. Howard
Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
Dead Beat: A Novel of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Diary, by Chuck Palahniuk narrated by Martha Plimpton (audiobook)
Bad Men by John Connolly
Strange Cargo by Jeffrey E. Barlough
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Family Trade by Charles Stross
The Bad Place by Dean Koontz
The Ancient Legacy by Mitchell Graham
by Thomas F. Cunningham, Lisa DuMond, Sue Granquist, Jackson Kuhl, and Todd McAulty
Gaming
Fantasy Game Reviews
Tekumel: Empire of the Petal Throne, Guardians of Order
Valnir's Bane: A Black Hearts novel, Nathan Long, Black Library
The City of Towers: The Dreaming Dark, Book I, Keith Baker, Wizards of the Coast
Dungeons & Dragons: Races of Destiny, Wizards of the Coast
Blue Rose, Green Ronin Publishing
All Wound Up, Twilight Creations
by Don Bassingthwaite, Howard Andrew Jones, Todd McAulty, and Michael Thibault
Comics
Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint by Jolly Blackburn, John O'Neill, and Steve Johansson