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Editorial The Move
I've been away . . . boy, have I been away. now I'm home, but home is now there instead of here. That's right, I've made the big move.

Fiction Paradigm Vault
A short story by Steven L. Shrewsbury
Finding the body of a Celtic warrior in Uzbekistan leads Elijah Blackthorn, psychometric archeologist, into another adventure.

Fiction The Lost Barrow Of King Alrek
A short story by John P. Kolinski
A skull found by some peasants brings a priest and a wizard into a long forgotten grave, where they encounter more--much more--than they had ever expected . . . or hoped.

Fiction The Loot
A short story by Glenn Beuhring
The statue of Belias, reknowned as a thief and bandit, did not interest Commander Romulus. Maybe it should have. Lieutenant Kwen certainly seemed happy enough. Why was that?

Serial Fiction The Burr Conspiracy
Serial fiction by CJ Burch
The second chapter of this alternate history serial has got wizards, elementals and some good rock'em sock'em action.

Review Daredevil: Not your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
A movie review by Eric S. Brown
This is a review of the Daredevil movie starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner.

Review Winter Warriors Review
A book review by Fraser Ronald
This is a review of a David Gemmell novel, in Mr. Gemmell's Drenai setting, published by Del Rey.

Review Hero in the Shadows Review
A book review by Fraser Ronald
This is a review of a David Gemmell novel, with Mr. Gemmell's popular waylander character, published by Del Rey.

The Gamers' Table Missing the Magic
An article by Chris Marlowe
Some people get in an unroar over low magic camapaigns. imagine, if you will, their reaction to a no magic campaign.

Writers' Workshop Magic, Germs and Steel: Magic and Societal Development
An article by Fraser Ronald
I read Jared Diamond's excellent Guns, Germs and Steel, and it forced me to consider the affects of magic on a society's development. These are some of my thoughts.

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