Black Gate Magazine Issue #12 Summer, 2008     224 pages, $9.95     On Sale July 7, 2008     Edited by John O'Neill     Published by New Epoch Press     Website Editor: Leo Grin     Cover Art by Bruce Pennington     Interior Art by Storn Cook, Mark Evans, John Kaufmann, Chuck Lukacs, Michael Vilardi, and John Woolley     Buy this issue - only $10 postpaid!     Download the complete issue - free!

"Oblivion is the Sweetest Wine" "Payment in Full" "Houses of the Dead" "The Wily Thing" "The Soldiers of Serenity" "Knives Under the Spring Moon" "Whispers from the Stone"

Fiction “Oblivion Is the Sweetest Wine” by John R. Fultz The spider haunted towers held untold riches — and a terrifying secret. “Payment in Full” by James Enge In which Morlock the Maker faces slavers, golems, Sandboys…and the Byzantine trap of an old nemesis. “Houses of the Dead” by Martha Wells There were no bodies. Only the empty village, the rumors of wizardry…and, of course, the ghouls. “The Wily Thing” by Constance Cooper A desperate client, an unusual bayou town, and a far more unusual object…a tale of things better left undisturbed. “The Soldiers of Serenity” by Todd McAulty He had 24 hours to save his entire team from corporate “downsizing”…and far less to discover why he was being stalked by a ghost. “Knives Under the Spring Moon” by Ed Carmien Kris found herself amongst the outlaws, and in a deadly fight for her life with her oldest enemy. “Whispers from the Stone” by Howard Andrew Jones The ruins of Assyria held many secrets — but none so deadly as that which Dabir and Asim discovered amongst the stones. Fantasy Classic: “Tumithak and the Ancient Word” by Charles R. Tanner The thrilling conclusion to the epic saga of Tumithak! Tumithak races to rescue his kidnapped wife and son, only to become embroiled in a fiendish scheme to drive humanity back to the tunnels under the earth… Features Legends of the Ancient World: Orcs of the High Mountains A Solo Adventure Game from Dark City Games Story by Jerry Meyer, Jr. Departments Editorial: Solitaire Fantasy Gaming by John O’Neill Letters From Our Readers Back Issues A list of rare (but miraculously still available) back issues of Black Gate. Next Issue More from Peadar Ó Guilín, John R. Fultz, John C. Hocking, David Wesley Hill, Amy Tibbetts, Sharon E. Woods, Myke Cole, L. Blunt Jackson, and many more. Plus the exciting conclusion of Mark Sumner’s The Naturalist saga, in “St. George and the Antriders.” What have you done to deserve such bounty? Review Features Book Reviews The Inferior, by Peadar Ó Guilín Elak of Atlantis, by Henry Kuttner Lorelei of the Red Mist, by Leigh Brackett The Secret of Sinharat, by Leigh Brackett Astounding Hero Tales, edited by James Lowder Lester Dent’s Zeppelin Tales, edited by Matthew Goodman Portable Childhoods, by Ellen Klages Triangulation: End of Time, edited by Pete Butler Last Dragon, by J. M. McDermott The Vacant Throne, Joshua Palmatier by Charlene Brusso, Howard Andrew Jones, Jackson Kuhl, Thomas M. MacKay, Todd Ruthman, and Kuen Tang Gaming Fantasy Game Reviews Castle Whiterock, Goodman Games Pathfinder 4: Fortress of the Stone Giants (Rise of the Runelords), Paizo Monsternomicon vol. 1: Denizens of the Iron Kingdoms — v3.5, Privateer Press Monsternomicon vol. 2: The Iron Kingdoms and Beyond, Privateer Press Hollow Earth Expedition, Exile Game Studio Colonial Gothic, Rogue Games W1: Conquest of Bloodsworn Vale, Paizo Entombed with the Pharaohs, Paizo Traveller Supplements from British Isles Traveller Support — 101 Cargos — 101 Patrons — 101 Plots Traveller Supplements from Avenger Enterprises Products — Special Supplement 3: Patron Encounters — Special Supplement 5: Short Adventures Campaign Cartographer 3, ProFantasy Battleground Crossbows & Catapults War Chest, Moose Enterprise Pty Ltd, War Chest Starter Kit by Howard Andrew Jones, Andrew Zimmerman Jones, E. E. Knight, and Jackson Kuhl Comics Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint         by Jolly Blackburn, John O'Neill, and Steve Johansson