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Black Gate [v1 #4, Summer 2002] ed. John O’Neill (New Epoch Press, $9.95, 208pp+, 7" x 10" s/b, cover by Charles Keegan) 3 · Editorial: A Small Press Pioneer · John O’Neill · ed 6 · The Loiterer in the Lobby · Michael Kaufmann & Mark McLaughlin · ss 16 · Stranger Ev’rywhere · Tina L. Jens · nv 42 · Night of Two Moons · David B. Coe · ss 57 · Playing the Classics: Role Playing Your Favorite Novels · Kyla Ward · ar 73 · Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar) · Cory Doctorow · nv 92 · Far from Laredo · David W. Hill · ss 105 · Gaming: Fantasy Game Reviews · Don Bassingthwaite · gr 119 · A Prayer for Captain La Hire · Patrice E. Sarath · ss 133 · The Ravens · Keith Allen Daniels · ss 135 · Mama Told Me Not to Come · Bill Johnson · nv 167 · Scatheling [Garroc] · Nancy Varian Berberick · ss Odyssey #6 1998; illustrated by Ralph Horsley 188 · The Comics Cauldron · Claude Lalumière · cl 197 · Reviews: Thoughts on the Latest Books · [Various] · br 206 · Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint · Jolly Blackburn & Steve Johansson · cs

Black Gate [v1 #5, Spring 2003] ed. John O’Neill (New Epoch Press, $9.95, 208pp+, 7" x 10" s/b, cover by Chris Pepper) 3 · Editorial · John O’Neill · ed 5 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 8 · The Mourning Trees · Peadar Ó Guilín · ss 21 · Stand at Llieva · Joseph A. McCullough, V · ss 30 · There’s a Hole in October · Todd McAulty · na 71 · The Dead Man... · S. C. Smith · vi 73 · Law and Justice · Michael H. Payne · ss 87 · La Desterrada · Jennifer Busick · ss 97 · North · Brian A. Hopkins · ss Salt Water Tears, Dark Regions Press 2001 105 · Gaming: Fantasy Game Reviews · Don Bassingthwaite · gr 115 · Barbarian Instinct · Don Blassingthwaite · ss 131 · Two-Skins · Shawn L. Johnson · ss 149 · Tumithak of the Corridors [Tumithak] · Charles R. Tanner · na Amazing Stories Jan 1932 190 · The Comics Cauldron · Claude Lalumière · cl 196 · Reviews: Thoughts on the Latest Books · [Various] · br 206 · Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint · Jolly Blackburn, Steve Johansson & John O’Neill · cs

Black Gate [v1 #6, Fall 2003] ed. John O’Neill (New Epoch Press, $9.95, 208pp+, 7" x 10" s/b, cover by Todd Lockwood) 3 · Editorial: Secret Blindness · John O’Neill · ed 5 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 8 · Looking for Goats, Finding Monkeys · Iain Rowan · ss 21 · The Flowers on the Harp · Anne Sheldon · ss 30 · The Grand Tour · Kevin N. Haw · ss 35 · The Sword in the Mirror: A Century of Sword & Sorcery · Howard Andrew Jones · ar 59 · Miller’s Wife · Mark W. Tiedemann · nv 91 · Rocks Under Water · Karen Jordan Allen · ss 103 · Fantasy Game Reviews · Don Bassingthwaite · gr 117 · Portal · Rick Norwood · ss 135 · Tumithak in Shawm [Tumithak] · Charles R. Tanner · na Amazing Stories Jun 1933 192 · The Comics Cauldron · Claude Lalumière · cl 200 · Book Reviews · [Various] · br 206 · Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint · Jolly Blackburn, John O’Neill & Steve Johansson · cs

Black Gate [v2 #1, Fall 2004] ed. John O’Neill (New Epoch Press, $9.95, 208pp+, 7" x 10" s/b, cover by Terri Lindsey) 3 · Adventures of a Nuclear Teen · John O’Neill · ed 7 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 10 · The Poison Well · Judith Berman · nv 39 · Amnesty · Todd McAulty · na 93 · An Appreciation of Planet Stories · Rich Horton · ar 107 · Gaming: Fantasy Game Reviews · Don Bassingthwaite · gr 119 · Luck of the Gods · Holly Phillips · ss 130 · Point of the Knife [Kingdoms of Kalamar] · Don Bassingthwaite · nv 153 · Tumithak of the Towers of Fire [Tumithak] · Charles R. Tanner · nv Super Science Stories Nov 1941 179 · Leather Doll · Mark Sumner · ss 198 · The Comics Cauldron: Other Hellboys · Claude Lalumière · cl 203 · Reviews: Thoughts on the Latest Books · [Various] · br 206 · Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint · Jolly Blackburn, Steve Johansson & John O’Neill · cs

Black Gate [v2 #2, #8, Summer 2005] ed. John O’Neill (New Epoch Press, $9.95, 208pp+, 7" x 10" s/b, cover by Kenn Brown) 3 · Editorial: A Line Painted ’Round the World · John O’Neill · ed 6 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 8 · The Turning of the Tiles · Iain Rowan · nv 29 · Turn Up This Crooked Way · James Enge · ss 45 · Double Time: The History of Ace Doubles · Rich Horton · ar 59 · Heat Waves · Sherry Decker · ss 66 · The Carrion Call · Paul Finch · nv 90 · Winter’s Touch · Justin Stanchfield · ss 105 · Gaming: Fantasy Game Reviews · Don Bassingthwaite · gr 117 · Mortal Star · Aaron Bradford Starr · nv 142 · Fat Jack and the Spider Clown · Jay Lake · ss 150 · The Nursemaid’s Suitor · Charles Coleman Finlay · nv 194 · Thoughts on the Latest Fantasy Books · [Various] · br 198 · A Conversation with Charlaine Harris · Sue Granquist · iv 206 · Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint · Jolly Blackburn, Steve Johansson & John O’Neill · cs

Black Gate [v2 #3, #9, Fall 2005] ed. John O’Neill (New Epoch Press, $9.95, 208pp+, 7" x 10" s/b, cover by Dan Krall) 4 · Editorial: Life After 40 (Such As It Is) · John O’Neill · ed 9 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 18 · The Whited Child · Michael Canfield · ss 27 · Payment Deferred · James Enge · ss 35 · The Thrall · Michael Schultz · ss 48 · Seijin’s Enlightenment · William John Watkins · ss 59 · Retro-Hugos That Will Never Be · Rich Horton · ar 73 · Pets · Adam J. Thaxton · ss 83 · The Hand That Binds · Michael Livingston · ss 107 · Gaming: Fantasy Game Reviews · Don Bassingthwaite · gr 116 · It’s a Wonderful Con · Larry Tritten · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan 2002 122 · The Longday Hunt · Sean Oberle · ss 132 · The Final Flight of Major Havoc · Carl Reed · ss 137 · A Touch of Crystal · Martin Owton & Gaie Sebold · ss 152 · The Fifth-Dimension Catapult [Tommy Reames] · Murray Leinster · na Astounding Jan 1931 195 · Thoughts on the Latest Fantasy Books · [Various] · br 206 · Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint · Jolly Blackburn, John O’Neill & Steve Johansson · cs

Black Gate [v2 #4, #10, Spring 2007] ($9.95, 224pp+, 7" x 10" s/b, cover by Denis Rodier) 3 · Editorial: Bug-Eyed Wonder · John O’Neill · ed 7 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 16 · Soldiers of a Dying God · Harry James Connolly · ss 33 · A Book of Silences · James Enge · ss 45 · Reflections [Ile-Rien] · Martha Wells · ss 55 · The Big Little SF Magazines of the 1970s · Rich Horton · ar 67 · Welcome to the Underworld · Iain Rowan · nv 89 · The Naturalist: Going to Applewash · Mark Sumner · ss 109 · A Covenant in Mud · Greg Story · ss 124 · Gaming: Fantasy Game Reviews · Howard Andrew Jones · gr 137 · Skyspider · David Dubord · ss 150 · Before the Wind · Edward Carmien · ss 167 · Awakening · Judith Berman · nv 198 · Sight of Vengeance [Dabir & Asim] · Howard Andrew Jones · ss 212 · Reviews: Thoughts on the Latest Fantasy Books · [Various] · br 222 · Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint · John O’Neill & Steve Johansson · cs

Black Gate [v2 #5, #11, Summer 2007] ed. John O’Neill (New Epoch Press, $9.95, 224pp+, 7" x 10" s/b, cover by Alessandra Kelley) 3 · Editorial: How to Succeed in Business · John O’Neill · ed 9 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 14 · Where Beauty Lies in Wait · Peadar Ó Guilín · ss 27 · The Lawless Hours · James Enge · ss 60 · The Wizard’s Daily Horoscope · Maria V. Snyder · ss 65 · Holy Places [Ile-Rien] · Martha Wells · na 91 · Fictional Losses: Neglected Stories from the SF Magazines · Rich Horton · ar 105 · From the Heart of the Earth to the Peaks of the Sky · Iain Rowan · ss 125 · The Mudslinger · David Evan Harris · ss 134 · Gaming: Fantasy Game Reviews · Howard Andrew Jones · gr 145 · Soulthief · Ben Wolcott · ss 156 · The Entrance of Bob Into Valhalla · William I. Lengeman, III · ss 161 · The Naturalist, Part II: An Incident at Gray’s Works · Mark Sumner · ss 210 · Reviews: Thoughts on the Latest Fantasy Books · [Various] · br 220 · Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint · Jolly Blackburn, Steve Johansson & John O’Neill · cs

Black Gate [v2 #6, #12, Summer 2008] ed. John O’Neill (New Epoch Press, $9.95, 224pp+, 7" x 10" s/b, cover by Bruce Pennington) 3 · Editorial: Solitaire Fantasy Gaming · John O’Neill · ed 8 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 12 · Oblivion Is the Sweetest Wine · John R. Fultz · ss 25 · Payment in Full · James Enge · nv 59 · Houses of the Dead [Ile-Rien] · Martha Wells · nv 80 · The Wily Thing · Constance Cooper · ss 96 · Gaming: Fantasy Game Reviews · Howard Andrew Jones · gr 108 · The Soldiers of Serenity · Todd McAulty · nv 149 · Legends of the Ancient World: Orcs of the High Mountains: A Solo Adventure Game from Dark City Games · Jerry Meyer, Jr. · ss 161 · Knives Under the Spring Moon · Ed Carmien · ss 173 · Whispers from the Stone [Dabir & Asim] · Howard Andrew Jones · nv 193 · Tumithak and the Ancient Word [Tumithak] · Charles R. Tanner · nv Tumithak of the Corridors, North Star Press 2005 214 · Reviews: Thoughts on the Latest Fantasy Books · [Various] · br 222 · Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint · Jolly Blackburn, Steve Johansson & John O’Neill · cs

Black Gate [v3 #1, #13, Spring 2009] ed. John O’Neill (New Epoch Press, $9.95, 224pp+, 7" x 10" s/b, cover by Malcolm McClinton) The Beautiful Corridor [Kyth] · Jonathan L. Howard · ss The Good Sheriff · David Wesley Hill · ss The Face in the Sea · John C. Hocking · ss Naktong Flow · Myke Cole · ss The Murder at Doty Station · Matthew Bey · ss The Evil Eater · Peadar Ó Guilín · ss Bones in the Desert, Stones in the Sea · Amy Tibbetts · ss The Merchant of Loss · Justin Stanchfield & Mikal Trimm · ss Return of the Quill · John R. Fultz · ss Spider Friend · L. Blunt Jackson · ss Silk and Glass · Sharon E. Woods · ss The Naturalist Part III: St. George and the Antriders · Mark Sumner · sl Behind the Magic of Recluse · L. E. Modesitt, Jr. · ar Editorial: Confessions of a Blurber · John O’Neill · ed Letters · Our Readers · lc Book Reviews · [Various] · br Fantasy Game Reviews · [Various] · gr Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint · Jolly Blackburn, Steve Johansson & John O’Neill · cs

Black Gate [v3 #2, #14, Winter 2010] ed. John O’Neill (New Epoch Press, $15.95, 384pp+, 7" x 10" s/b, cover by Bruce Pennington) Dark of the Year · Diana Sherman · ss The Hangman’s Daughter · Chris Braak · ss The Bonestealer’s Mirror · John C. Hocking · ss The Word of Azrael · Matthew David Surridge · ss The Mist Beyond the Circle · Martin Owton · ss Freedling · Mike Shultz · ss The Renunciation of the Crimes of Gharad the Undying · Alex Kreis · ss Devil on the Wind · Michael Jasper & Jay Lake · ss The Girl Who Feared Lightning · Dan Brodribb · ss Red Hell · Renee Stern · ss The Lady’s Apprentice · Jan Stirling · ss The Wine-Dark Sea · Isabel Pelech · ss On a Pale Horse · Sylvia Volk · ss La Senora de Oro · R. L. Roth · ss Building Character · Tom Sneem · ss Folie and Null · Douglas Empringham · ss The Price of Two Blades · Pete Butler · na Destroyer · James Enge · na The Natural History of Calamity · Robert J. Howe · na Wanted! A Clown Incognito · Aamir Aziz · pm Broadcaster · Arthur Porges · pm Spanish Dance · Arthur Porges · pm Back to the Future: Modern Reprints of Classic Fantasy · Rich Horton · ar Editorial: Tiny Empires · John O’Neill · ed Letters · Our Readers · lc Thoughts on the latest Fantasy Books · Bill Ward · br Fantasy Game Reviews · Howard Andrew Jones · gr Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint · Jolly Blackburn, Steve Johansson & John O’Neill · cs

Black Gate [#15, Spring 2011] ed. John O’Neill (New Epoch Press, $18.95, 384pp, cover by Donato Giancola) Details supplied by Rich Horton. 4 · Why Johnny Can’t Read · John O’Neill · ed 10 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 15 · A River Through Darkness and Light · John C. Hocking · nv; illustrated by Storn Cook 30 · The Shuttered Temple [Kyth] · Jonathan L. Howard · nv; illustrated by Kent Burles 47 · Who?!-San Diego Lightfoot Tom · Bud Webster · ar [Tom Reamy] 55 · The Oracle of Gog · Vaughn Heppner · nv; illustrated by Mark Evans 73 · The Gifts of Li Tzu-Ch’eng · Derek Künsken · ss; illustrated by Malcolm McClinton 80 · Groob’s Stupid Grubs · Jeremiah Tolbert · ss; illustrated by Bernie Mireault 91 · The War of the Wheat Berry Year · Sarah Avery · ss; illustrated by Malcolm McClinton 97 · Into the Gathering Dark · Darrell Schweitzer · ss; illustrated by Chris Seaman 102 · An Uprising of One · Jamie McEwan · nv; illustrated by Jim & Ruth Keegan 119 · Eating Venom · Harry Connolly · ss; illustrated by Malcolm McClinton 130 · Hope for the Color Blind: Classic Black & White Fantasy · Mike Resnick · ar 135 · Roundelay · Paula R. Stiles · ss; illustrated by David Grilla 144 · Dellith’s Child · Nye Joell Hardy · ss; illustrated by John E Kaufmann 155 · Game Reviews · Howard Andrew Jones · gr 183 · Apotheosis · Rosamund Hodge · ss; illustrated by Bernie Mireault 194 · The Vintages of Dream · John R. Fultz · ss; illustrated by Kent Burles 201 · Original Anthology Series, The Past Decade · Rich Horton · ar 210 · The River People · Emily Mah · ss; illustrated by Michael Vilardi 221 · Cursing the Weather · Maria V. Snyder · ss; illustrated by Bernie Mireault 231 · Purging Cocytus · Michael Livingston · ss; illustrated by Kent Burles 241 · Art Evolution · Scott Taylor · ar 263 · The Laws of Chaos Left Us All in Disarray · S. Hutson Blount · ss; illustrated by Malcolm McClinton 271 · World’s End · Frederic S. Durbin · ss; illustrated by Stephen F Venters 283 · DVD Reviews · Andrew Zimmerman Jones · mr 293 · The Lions of Karthagar · Chris Willrich · nv; illustrated by Jim & Ruth Keegan 305 · What Chains Bind Us · Brian Dolton · nv; illustrated by John E Kaufmann 319 · A Pound of Dead Flesh · Fraser Ronald · ss; illustrated by Storn Cook 329 · The Desert of Souls [Dabir & Asim] · Howard Andrew Jones · ex; illustrated by Jim Pavelec 346 · Boneshaker, by Cherie Priest · Andrew Zimmerman Jones · br 347 · Brunner the Bounty Hunter Omnibus, by John Brunner · C. L. Werner · br 348 · Ulrika the Vampire: Bloodborn, by Nathan Long · Howard Andrew Jones · br 348 · Conspirator, by C. J. Cherryh [C.J. Cherryh] · Charlene Brusso · br 350 · Cthulhu’s Reign, ed. Darrell Schweitzer · Chris Braak · br 351 · First Lord’s Fury, by Jim Butcher · Chris Braak · br 352 · Is Anybody Out There?, ed. Nick Gevers and Marty Halpern · David Soyka · br 354 · Ivy’s Ever After, by Dawn Lairamore · Mark Rigney · br 355 · Keeper of Dreams, by Orson Scott Card · Andrew Zimmerman Jones · br 356 · The Mermaid’s Madness, by Jim C. Hines · Andrew Zimmerman Jones · br 357 · Perfect Murders, by Horace Gold · Jackson Kuhl · br 358 · Prospero in Hell, by L. Jagi Lamplighter · David Soyka · br 359 · The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Zombie Jim, by Mark Twain and W. Bill Czolgosz; and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Undead, by Mark Twain and Don Borchert · Don Lee · br 361 · Shades of Milk and Honey, by Mary Robinette Kowal · Josh Wimmer · br 362 · Shadow Prowler, by Alexey Pehov, tr. Andrew Bromfield · Matthew David Surridge · br 363 · Swords from the Sea, by Harold Lamb, ed. Howard Andrew Jones; and Swords from the East, by Harold Lamb, ed. Howard Andrew Jones · Brian Murphy · br 365 · The Tears of Ishtar, by Michael Ehart · Bill Ward · br 366 · The Conqueror’s Shadow, by Ari Marmell · John Ottinger, III · br 367 · The Darkslayer, by Craig Halloran · Josh Wimmer · br 368 · The Enchantment Emporium, by Tanya Huff · Thomas M. MacKay · br 370 · The Holler, by Marge Fulton · Mark Rigney · br 371 · The Last Page, by Anthony Huso · Matthew David Surridge · br 372 · The Prow Beast, by Robert Low · Bill Ward · br 374 · The Spirit Thief, by Rachel Aaron · Thomas M. MacKay · br 375 · The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson · Charlene Brusso · br 377 · The Desert of Souls, by Howard Andrew Jones · C. S. E. Cooney · br 380 · Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint · Jolly Blackburn, Steve Johannson & John O’Neill · cs