Grimdark Magazine, Issue 9, October 2016

Written by Adrian Collins | Published on June 30, 2026
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Grimdark Magazine presents the darker, grittier side of fantasy and science fiction. Each quarterly issue features established and new authors to take you through their hard-bitten worlds alongside articles, reviews and interviews. Our stories are grim, our worlds are dark and our morally grey protagonists and anti-heroes light the way with bloody stories of war, betrayal and action. FICTIONPre-emptive Revenge by Rob J. HayesThe Law of the Harvest by Tim WaggonerNaked the Night Sings by Teresa FrohockA Length of Cherrywood by Peter Orullian-The Bed of the Crimson King by Filip Wiltgren NON-FICTIONAn Interview with John Horner JacobsAn Interview with Tim WaggonerHow Thomas Covenant Changed Fantasy by Durand WelshA Review of John Horner Jacob's Foreign Devils (review by Malrubius)

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Pages140
LanguageEng
PublisherGrimdark Magazine
PublishedOctober 1, 2016
ISBN32324637
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