"Iron Joan" "The Knight of the Lake" "Three Nights in Big Rock City" "The Haunting of Cold Harbour"

Black Gate Magazine Winter, 2002     224 pages, $12.95     On Sale January, 2002     Edited by John O'Neill     Published by New Epoch Press     Cover Art by Hung Vinh Mac     Buy this issue - only $12.95 plus shipping & handling! Fiction "Iron Joan"         by ElizaBeth Gilligan        She was the daughter of a High Chief, shamed by her father’s house... but gifted in her mother’s secret arts. "The Knight of the Lake"         by Elaine Cunningham        He was a boy who could catch will-o-the-wisps with his bare hands. But could Oberon turn him into a knight? "The Chinese Sandman"         by Mike Resnick        In which detective John Justin Mallory matches wits with a man who can steal dreams. "Another Man’s Burden,"         by Harry James Connolly        A chilling new tale of swordplay and magic in the decaying city of Pald, from the author of "The Whoremaster of Pald." "A Taste of Summer,"         by Ellen Klages        It was a small paper cup labeled "Summer Afternoon." "A Dark Miracle,"         Darrell Schweitzer        The black thing that came for him at midnight summoned him in whispers... "Tav-Ru’s Troth,"         by Michael R. Gist        He was the last of his kind - and the village’s only hope against the night creatures. "Three Nights in Big Rock City"         by Jon Hansen        It was a hot Tuesday afternoon, the kind that made folks crazy and made Joe money. "The Haunting of Cold Harbour"         by Todd McAulty        Midnight had become a dangerous time to be in a cemetery since the Lord Mayor had cracked the Book of the Dead. Ghosts didn’t bother Sammy, but the things that came to feed on them did. "For the Love of Katie,"         by Gail Sproule        All the young dragons were special... but Braveheart was the first to be hatched from an egg, and the first to win the heart of a human. Fantasy Classic "Ringard and Dendra"         by Brian McNaughton         A modern classic of passion and dark sorcery, illustrated by artist Richard Corben. Articles Reading Up on Short Fiction: A Survey of Fantasy Magazines         by David Soyka Editorial         by John O'Neill Review Features Fantastic Fiction: Books for Younger Readers         by Victoria Strauss The Comics Cauldron         by Claude Lalumière Book Reviews         by Lisa DuMond, Jeffrey Ford, Rich Horton, Greg L. Johnson, Charlene L. Brusso, and Sue Granquist. Gaming Fantasy Game Reviews         by Don Bassingthwaite, Jennifer Brozek, Johanna Meade, and Michael Thibault Interior Art         by Richard Corben, Chris Pepper, Bernie Mireault, Denis Rodier, Brian Hughes, Allen Koszowski, Drew Christopher, and Dave Sheppard Look for the Spring, 2002 issue, featuring a big new fantasy novella by Hugo-Award winning author Bill Johnson, and stories by Cory Doctorow, Tina Jens, and many more! On Sale April, 2002 Cover Art by Charles Keegan. For color prints, visit KeeganPrints.com.