Some of you may have been wondering when in this project I would get to Fantasy Magazine, as it's one of the more high profile online publications. I'm trying to alternate between venues with which I am familiar and those that are new to me. The drawback is that what's new to me might not be new to some of you. One of the goals of this series is to introduce some new sources of reading material to some of you as well as expand my reading horizons. For those reasons, I'm not necessarily going to look at the more well-known venues.
Anyway, onto Fantasy Magazine. This publication started out in print form and made the transition to electronic format a few years ago. The format of this one is slightly different than the others we've looked at so far. It's a monthly publication consisting of fiction (2 new and 2 reprints) and various nonfiction features, but they don't put all the stories up at once, nor do they leave the stories and features up once they've been posted. Instead the contents of the main page rotate on a weekly basis throughout the month, changing on Monday. Of course, if you don't want to wait, you can purchase the complete issue in electronic format on the first of the month. (And if you like this magazine, you should consider doing that to support them.) Once something is rotated off the main page, it is available through the archives..
The story I'm going to look at is "The Devil in Gaylord's Creek" by Sarah Monette. This was an enjoyable urban fantasy in a rural setting. The main character is Morgan, a young lady who happens to be dead. She travels with her companion Francis. He's the replacement companion; the first was eaten in the line of duty.
Anyway, onto Fantasy Magazine. This publication started out in print form and made the transition to electronic format a few years ago. The format of this one is slightly different than the others we've looked at so far. It's a monthly publication consisting of fiction (2 new and 2 reprints) and various nonfiction features, but they don't put all the stories up at once, nor do they leave the stories and features up once they've been posted. Instead the contents of the main page rotate on a weekly basis throughout the month, changing on Monday. Of course, if you don't want to wait, you can purchase the complete issue in electronic format on the first of the month. (And if you like this magazine, you should consider doing that to support them.) Once something is rotated off the main page, it is available through the archives..
The story I'm going to look at is "The Devil in Gaylord's Creek" by Sarah Monette. This was an enjoyable urban fantasy in a rural setting. The main character is Morgan, a young lady who happens to be dead. She travels with her companion Francis. He's the replacement companion; the first was eaten in the line of duty.
