Tales From the Magician’s Skull is a fantasy magazine from Goodman Games dedicated to presenting all-new sword-and-sorcery fiction by the finest modern crafters of the genre. These stories are the real thing, crammed with sword-swinging action, dark sorceries, tales of dread, and ferocious monsters hurtling forward at a headlong pace.
Filled with original, never-before-seen stories and artwork guaranteed to thrill all readers. The latest stories from the Skull! Including new tales of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser!
Featured Titles:
Calicask’s Woman by John Hocking
A Tale of the King’s Blade
"I can’t hold them back for long," gasped the apprentice. His face had gone pallid and sweat dripped from his chin. "Stand by the opening and try to take them one at a time. Perhaps we can…where are you going?!"
The Feathered Shroud by Howard Andrew Jones
A Tale of Hanuvar
The water behind the soldier erupted, and Hanuvar lunged past him to jam the pitchfork at a shovel-shaped reptilian head. The tines bit deep, and the dark water reddened.
Guilty Creatures by Nathan Long
A Tale of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
In the circle, Mouser stared cross-eyed at the tip of Kalphin’s blade, knowing death was coming to him at last.
Shadows of a Forgotten Queen by Greg Mele
I’ve seen a maiden’s veins opened as she is led through the fields, watering the new crops with her life’s blood in honor of Majawl, Our Lady of Maize, and lit my own father’s funeral pyre. But what manner of man owned books made of human flesh?
Cold in Blood by James Enge
A Story of Morelock Ambrosius
She moved with a lithe, muscular dancer’s grace as she walked around him to enter the room. Her hair was a waterfall of starless night. Her eyes were the stars, shining with tears. Morlock had seen a more beautiful woman, but not recently.
Isle of Fog by Violette Malan
Dhulyn judged from the way his mouth moved now that he was screaming. That was easy to fix, she thought, as she brought her sword up and sent the head bouncing and rolling across the tiled floor.
A Profile of Fritz Leiber by Michael Curtis
Leiber replied, "I feel more certain than ever [that this field] should be called the sword-and-sorcery story." And thus a sub-genre, while not quite newly born, received a name for the first time.
The Monster Pit by Terry Olson
Enter the monster pit! Down here in the pit, we provide tabletop RPG fans with playable DCC RPG game statistics for the creatures in this issue of Tales From The Magician’s Skull.
The Skull Speaks by The Skull Himself
Edited by: Howard Andrew Jones
Cover Illustration: Doug Kovacs
Contributing writers: John Hocking, Howard Andrew Jones, Nathan Long, Greg Mele, James Enge, Violette Malan, Michael Curtis, and Terry Olson
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