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| Welcome to the Feb - Apr '12 Issue of Sorcerous Signals. |
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STORIES IN THIS ISSUE:
Faith of an Old Warrior - J Crayton Smith
Tralek is struggling with becoming an old man, no longer the respected warrior he once was.
Now his tribe has new leaders, new religious beliefs, and is on the verge of an attack by outside
raiders. Can Tralek convince Zelorea, the Dragon Goddess to aid a tribe that no longer believes
in her?
Double Spun Destiny - Carolyn Agee
Poetry
Freedom Lost - Linda Epstein
Poetry
The Lesson - M.O. Bishop
Mazes are built for a number of reasons, some to provide entertainment for those who enter
them whilst others to incarcerate monsters. A few exist to educate the recalcitrant.
Carried on the Wind - Jack Hillman
Few things are more dangerous than a woman faulted... unless it be a woman wizard held
captive!
Skalds and Shadows - Stephanie Kraner
Some things have to be believed to be seen - but just how dangerous is it to believe and see.
Synthesizing Hearts - Gwen Karpierz
Just as Rome starts to forget, her failures return to haunt her—and they come bearing gifts she
knows she shouldn't want.
Child of the Pact - C.L. Holland
When Stannis attends the ceremony to give his brother up to the spirits of the forest, he gets
more than he bargained for.
The Fall of Azraelis - Linda Epstein
Poetry
The Time of Testing - Noeleen Kavanagh
The Time of Testing, the dark place between transformation and destruction. That which
cannot be transformed is destroyed and that which is transformed is changed utterly, irrevocably.
The Last Rune - David Hardy
Ulf faces magic and other obstacles as he seeks vengence for the death of King Vikor.
Tralek is struggling with becoming an old man, no longer the respected warrior he once was.
Now his tribe has new leaders, new religious beliefs, and is on the verge of an attack by outside
raiders. Can Tralek convince Zelorea, the Dragon Goddess to aid a tribe that no longer believes
in her?
Double Spun Destiny - Carolyn Agee
Poetry
Freedom Lost - Linda Epstein
Poetry
The Lesson - M.O. Bishop
Mazes are built for a number of reasons, some to provide entertainment for those who enter
them whilst others to incarcerate monsters. A few exist to educate the recalcitrant.
Carried on the Wind - Jack Hillman
Few things are more dangerous than a woman faulted... unless it be a woman wizard held
captive!
Skalds and Shadows - Stephanie Kraner
Some things have to be believed to be seen - but just how dangerous is it to believe and see.
Synthesizing Hearts - Gwen Karpierz
Just as Rome starts to forget, her failures return to haunt her—and they come bearing gifts she
knows she shouldn't want.
Child of the Pact - C.L. Holland
When Stannis attends the ceremony to give his brother up to the spirits of the forest, he gets
more than he bargained for.
The Fall of Azraelis - Linda Epstein
Poetry
The Time of Testing - Noeleen Kavanagh
The Time of Testing, the dark place between transformation and destruction. That which
cannot be transformed is destroyed and that which is transformed is changed utterly, irrevocably.
The Last Rune - David Hardy
Ulf faces magic and other obstacles as he seeks vengence for the death of King Vikor.
| MYSTIC SIGNALS exclusive story Last Man Standing - Joseph Giddings |
The King has died, and the call goes out for a new leader. Those that
hear the call must go to the Kingmaker and engage in a bloody battle
from which only one will emerge to claim the crown. Who will rise
above and become the last man standing and ascend to the throne?
hear the call must go to the Kingmaker and engage in a bloody battle
from which only one will emerge to claim the crown. Who will rise
above and become the last man standing and ascend to the throne?
ISSN: 2158-6187
There are the stories that were accepted for the Feb -
Apr issue - I am seriously late with getting this issue
posted - I hope to get the May - July issue up on time.
When those stories go up, they will be added to this page
so both issues are accessible.
Both issues will remain up until July.
Apologies to the authors and readers. - Carol
Apr issue - I am seriously late with getting this issue
posted - I hope to get the May - July issue up on time.
When those stories go up, they will be added to this page
so both issues are accessible.
Both issues will remain up until July.
Apologies to the authors and readers. - Carol
Blind Man's Bluff - Melissa Embry
How much time does he have before someone calls his bluff?
Ezra's Prophecy - Deborah Walker
All her life, Ezra has longed to hear the voices of the gods. When they come; the outcome of
their messages is unexpected
Holding Pattern - John H Dromey
Airborne witches are in danger of flying off the handle—can down-to-earth Agatha channel their
anger in a positive fashion that will benefit them all? The outcome is up in the air in more ways
than one.
Sloth the Lazy Dragon - Regan W. H. Macaulay
Mazes are built for a number of reasons, some to provide entertainment for those who enter
them whilst others to incarcerate monsters. A few exist to educate the recalcitrant.
The Legend of the Red Hound - T.A. Bjorksten
Not even the gods in the Otherworld could assure Boudicca's victory against Rome, but in the
grief and despair following her defeat, the trader Esicos discovers the true power of a tale well-
told.
The Truth of Sand and Stone - David M. Buhajla
Three wanderers of the wastes discover the true meaning of life.
Sister-Knight - Sidney Blaylock, Jr.
Men broke the world with the Cataclysm and women vowed never to let it happen again. Can
Savanna, a sworn Sister-Knight, keep her Vow to her Order and destroy a man wielding a
forbidden Blade and filled with Taint, even if that man is her brother?
The Steel Brigade and the Tower of the Sleeping Kings - Barry Sykes
Salamin is a warrior who puts his faith in his brigade, but will that faith be enough to protect him
from one of the greatest evils of the ancient world?
War Helm - Jerome Brooke
Poetry
How much time does he have before someone calls his bluff?
Ezra's Prophecy - Deborah Walker
All her life, Ezra has longed to hear the voices of the gods. When they come; the outcome of
their messages is unexpected
Holding Pattern - John H Dromey
Airborne witches are in danger of flying off the handle—can down-to-earth Agatha channel their
anger in a positive fashion that will benefit them all? The outcome is up in the air in more ways
than one.
Sloth the Lazy Dragon - Regan W. H. Macaulay
Mazes are built for a number of reasons, some to provide entertainment for those who enter
them whilst others to incarcerate monsters. A few exist to educate the recalcitrant.
The Legend of the Red Hound - T.A. Bjorksten
Not even the gods in the Otherworld could assure Boudicca's victory against Rome, but in the
grief and despair following her defeat, the trader Esicos discovers the true power of a tale well-
told.
The Truth of Sand and Stone - David M. Buhajla
Three wanderers of the wastes discover the true meaning of life.
Sister-Knight - Sidney Blaylock, Jr.
Men broke the world with the Cataclysm and women vowed never to let it happen again. Can
Savanna, a sworn Sister-Knight, keep her Vow to her Order and destroy a man wielding a
forbidden Blade and filled with Taint, even if that man is her brother?
The Steel Brigade and the Tower of the Sleeping Kings - Barry Sykes
Salamin is a warrior who puts his faith in his brigade, but will that faith be enough to protect him
from one of the greatest evils of the ancient world?
War Helm - Jerome Brooke
Poetry
| MYSTIC SIGNALS exclusive story The House on Bad Hill - Jason J Sergi |
To Madric and Jarden, Bad Hill is but a myth, a children’s tale, a fable
meant to scare those around the campfire or the subject of false
boasting by drunken tavern goers who claimed to have visited the
haunted rise and survived to tell about it after fighting off wisps, forest
devils, green fairies, and a number of other fantastic creatures from
folklore.
But no one truly believed Bad Hill existed.
meant to scare those around the campfire or the subject of false
boasting by drunken tavern goers who claimed to have visited the
haunted rise and survived to tell about it after fighting off wisps, forest
devils, green fairies, and a number of other fantastic creatures from
folklore.
But no one truly believed Bad Hill existed.
| Welcome to the May - July '12 Issue of Sorcerous Signals. |
