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Dark Horizons #54

Dark Horizons 54 (March 2009), is filled to the brim with goodies… The stories and poems range from the fantastical medieval past to the astonishing worlds of the future, while our articles take us from the artist's studio to the forests of London, stopping off at Mythago Wood and Twombly Town along the way, not to mention a fleeting visit with the Drenai.

Fiction

Passing Through, by Jim Steel
For a Strong, Healthy Body, by Andrew Knighton
Nanna Barrows, by Jan Edwards
The Putrimaniac, by Brendan Connell
Telemura, by Douglas Thompson
Everything He Touched, Burned, by Mathew F. Riley
Beyond the Fifth Sky, by Ross Gresham

Poetry

A Poem from the Skye Vampirarium, by Ian Hunter
Chronicle of a Conflagration, by Skadi meic Beorh
The Day of the Carnival, The Day After and Mirror Magic, by Kristine Ong Muslim

Interview

Roots of the Writer: Robert Holdstock, by Jan Edwards

Articles

“A Man Disguised as an Ostrich, Actually”, by Mike Barrett
Inside Clive’s Covers, by Dominic Harman
The Hunt for Gollum: Production Diary, by Brian Lavery
David Gemmell: a Fan's Introduction, by Gareth Wilson

Plus: the editor writes about the re-Kindling of his love for the Rocket eBook; a real-live letter to the editor; one man's fantastical financial gamble on himself; and a marvellous amount of contributor information.

Dark Horizons #53

Dark Horizons #53 contains nine short stories of fantasy, horror and a smidgen of science fiction, arranged very roughly in chronological order; from days of yore to near-future apocalypses:

In a Shining Hall, by Ian Hunter
Sir Cai, the Shining Knight, by Andrew Knighton
The Eagle and Child, by Alison J. Littlewood
The Tyranny of Thangrind the Cruel, by David Tallerman
The Boy in the Andersens’ House, by Peter Van Belle
Timeless, by Paul Campbell
Fleet, by Rafe McGregor
Beholders, by Allen Ashley
A Jar of Pickled Nightmares, by Richard Hudson

Interspersed among the stories are eight poems:

November Dusk, by Michael Fantina
Star Streams, by Michael Fantina
Shapechanger, by J.S.Watts
Kali’s Kiss, by Karl Bell
The Inhabited Man, by Douglas Thompson
Savage Spires, by Michael Fantina
The Sunken City, by Michael Fantina
A Little Piece of Your Life, by Ian Hunter

Then there is an article taken from a forthcoming book on Terry Pratchett, plus an interview with the book's author, Lawrence Watt-Evans. Later in the issue, the BFSQ&A section makes its first appearance, covering various burning questions of the day, such as: Is the BFS biased towards horror? Who reads Margit Sandemo? Why join the BFS? And why make a fan film? The issue comes to a triumphant close with our updated submission guidelines, the advertising prices, and a list of BFS email addresses!

Jim Fuess provided the cover art for this issue, while six other wonderful and generous artists allowed the use of their work to illustrate the issue's fiction: Lara Bandilla, Dominic Harman, Steve Cartwright, Michelle Blessemaille, Paul Campion and Alfred R. Klosterman.

Dark Horizons #52

Dark Horizons #52, the first issue of 2008, and the last in the run of issues edited by Peter Coleborn and Jan Edwards, contained the following stories, articles and poems:

“Editorial” by Peter Coleborn & Jan Edwards
“The Twa Corbies”
“The Gentleman Assassin” by Richard Hudson
“A Dinner Party” by Marion Pitman
“Star-Changer” by Rebecca Lusher
“Roots of the Writer: Charles De Lint” by Jan Edwards
“Road to My Soul” by Laura Willis
“Behind the Curtain” by Joel Lane
“Withered” by Meaghan Hope
“More Tea?” by Chris Bell
“Flies” by Jim Steel
“Pain in Every Measure” by Jo Fletcher
“The Bequest” by David A Riley
“Walt Whitman Did It For Me, and Continues to Do It” by Robert Holdstock
“Keep Off the Grass” by Sally Quilford
Cover illustration: “The Twa Corbies Updated” by Dan Skinner

Dark Horizons #51

Dark Horizons #51 featured the following articles, stories and poetry:

Editorial by Peter Coleborn & Jan Edwards
"What the Moon Brings" by H P Lovecraft, with an introduction by Stephen Jones
"By Right of the Stars" by Anne Gay
"Roots of an Editor: Ellen Datlow" by Jan Edwards
"In His Charge" by Nicki Robson
"Decayed Gentility" by Marion Pitman
"The Invisible Prince" by David Sutton
"The Perils of Pentavir" by Allen Ashley
"The Dullitch Assassins" by David Lee Stone
"Father’s Day" by David Turnball
"That Was My Veil" by Ian Hunter
"The Children of Monte Rosa" by Reggie Oliver
Cover Illustration by Don Barker

Dark Horizons #50

Dark Horizons #50 featured the following reminiscences, articles, stories and poetry:

Editorial: "DH is 50" by Peter Coleborn & Jan Edwards
"When Dark Horizons Turned Magenta" by David A Sutton
"The Bookshop" by Murray Ewing
"The Roots of the Artist: Anne Sudworth" by Jan Edwards
"Death Angel’s Shadow" by Karl Edward Wagner
"In Lonely Places: The Essential Horror Fiction of Karl Edward Wagner" by John Howard
"Midnight Sun" by Karl Edward Wagner
"All Beauty Must Die" by Mike Chinn
"My Heart Laid Bare: The Work and Art of Joyce Carol Oates" by Robert Parkinson
"Apoca ca lypse" by Joy ce Car ol O a te s
"21st Century Horizons" by Debbie Bennett
"FantasyCon GoH Speech" by Juliet E McKenna
"The Ice Game" by Sue Anderson
"Where the Dead Go" by Ian Hunter
"Black Angel: John Connolly Interviewed" by Marie O’Regan
"From Dinosaurs to Disks: Fifty Issues of DH" by Mike Chinn
"The Woman with the Hair" by Ian Hunter
"The Phoenix of Fantasy" by David Lee Stone
"Murdoch Celeste" by Allen Ashley