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Old Moon Quarterly
today
Old Moon Quarterly is a small, independent online magazine devoted to publishing weird sword-and-sorcery fiction set in a historical paranormal setting or a secondary-world, with a focus on well-rounded characters …
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Ravensword Press
today
Ravensword Press is the new umbrella imprint for the works of AK Faulkner, who has been publishing queer fiction since 2013.
Focusing primarily on the fantastical, Ravensword Press aims to …
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Paul Wright
today
Paul is a Manchester based filmmaker & concept artist.
Draws lots of spaceships, and created a fan comic based in the world of A L I E N.
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Mad Cave Studios
today
Mad Cave Studios, established in 2014, is an independent publisher committed to providing worldwide entertainment across an array of genres.
Mad Cave’s catalog includes a captivating blend of licensed, creator-owned, …
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Funland
today
Miss the playful design and sense of discovery from magazines like EGM, Nintendo Power and Famitsu? Want to fling your eyes into pages of previews, profiles, essays and art about …
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SRL Publishing
19 September
Based in the UK, SRL Publishing's strapline is Breaking the Silence, and they aim to do just that.
SRL are all too familiar with the issues in today’s society …
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The Broken Spine
14 August
The Broken Spine is a poetry press and arts collective based on the coast of North-West England.
It was set up in 2019 by Alan Parry and Paul Robert Mullen …
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Nantucket Lit
13 August
Nantucket Lit™ is a free and open-source platform created by Nicholas Bernhard that allows writers to create and share high-quality ebooks.
Ebooks can be read directly in a web browser without …
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Anni K. Comics
13 August
Anni K. (she/her) is a Finnish comics artist.
They were born and raised in lapland, but are currently living in Tampere. They cherish their Northern roots, but love Tampere, this …
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Rien Gray
13 August
Rien Gray is an agender, intersex, and butch writer of F/F and F/NB romance, erotica, suspense, and horror.
They love reworking classic tropes in new ways and adding a splash …
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Fantasy & Science Fiction, January/February 2020

Recommended by
sohkamyung
An okay issue, with interesting stories by Essa Hansen, Matthew Hughes, Alex Irvine, Albert E. Cowdrey and Auston Habershaw.

Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2021

Recommended by
sohkamyung
A better than average first issue under the new editor, Sheree Renée Thomas, it features interesting stories by C. L. Polk, Madeleine E. Robins, Molly Tanzer, Robin Furth and a fascinating story by Marie Brennan based on the legend of "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter".

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good read, but more up to date info available at the daisy knowledge base.

The Last Words of Madeleine Anderson

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The Last Words of Madeleine Anderson by Helen Kitson is a post-modern tale of friendship and fate, where the truth is only a simulacrum of itself. It's probably literary, but it's far more accessible than that suggests.
This is a truly accessible modern classic that should be winning all the awards.
It's tense while cozy. It's suspenseful while relaxed.
And it's very, very good.

Jaran

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kevin
A beautiful, contemplative journey.
It's hard to slot Jaran into a genre. It's been called "anthropological science fiction", and that kind of fits. But it doesn't cover the ideas of wonder, nature, culture and love, found with a new people on a new world.
If you liked Rosemarie Kirstein's Steerswoman series, Jaran let's you explore and fall in love with another way of life all over again.

Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 209

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sohkamyung
An average issue, with interesting stories by Zohar Jacobs and Yang Wanqing. Full review at [ https://sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/magazines/Clarkesworld/20240209-Clarkesworld209.html ].

Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 197

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sohkamyung
A good issue of Clarkesworld, with fascinating stories by Samantha Murray, Eric Schwitzgebel, R. P. Sand and Gu Shi.
Full review at [ https://sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/magazines/Clarkesworld/20230209-Clarkesworld197.html ]

Flora & Jim

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Multi-layered masterpiece, as grim as it should be, and eminently quotable in any climate change conversation.

Anoka: A Collection of Indigenous Horror

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kevin
A fantastic collection of gut-wrenching tales.
The imagery will stay with you, as will the depth to which Shane Hawk is willing and able to explore his indigenous Cheyenne and Arapaho heritage. Crafting tales that provide a refreshing point-of-view and unique imagery that get into your brain and writhe behind your eyes.
Can't wait to read a longer work by the author. Need more!

South Breaks

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South Breaks made semi-finalist in SPFBOX (2024).

The Sea Hates A Coward

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I don't normally like the whole zombie genre.
But what Crowley has done with his undead POV, uprising, mutiny, sea monster, revolutionary, thoughtful treatise on life (then death and then more life) tale is absolutely stunning.
Took a bit of effort to get going, but it's definitely worth sticking with it. A great addition to the New Weird.
Nate Crowley's book put me off scampi for months!

Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 202

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sohkamyung
A better than average issue, with interesting stories by Marie Vibbert, Bo Balder, Brenda W. Clough and Davian Aw.
Full review at [ https://sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/magazines/Clarkesworld/20230710-Clarkesworld202.html ]

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Amazon is removing your ability to download and keep your ebooks
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DC comes to GlobalComix
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