Fantasy Magazine, December 2011
John Joseph Adams, Genevieve Valentine, Joe R. Lansdale, Naomi Novik, Nike Sulway, Seanan McGuire
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Our lead story this month is from new author Nike Sulway, who captures the soul-changing powers of grief in "Her Lover's Golden Hair."
In our feature interview this month, Andrew Penn Romine talks to Puss in Boots director Chris Miller about the new film and the films that might have been. The interview reveals the scoop on Antonio Banderas, the Golden Goose, and the giant who almost made it into the animated film.
Everyone casts a shadow, but somehow shadows are still mysterious, powerful, intriguing. Joe R. Lansdale explores one man's strange relationship with his shadow in "Torn Away."
Veronica Schanoes examines the role of the shadow in literature and folklore in her article "The Deathly Shadows in Our Lives."
Children love to play at being heroes. In Seanan McGuire's "Crystal Halloway and the Forgotten Passage," one teenage girl has found a world where she really can save the day. But can she stay there?
Alasdair Stuart examines travel via portal magic in his article "Falling With Style."
Journey back to ancient Rome in "Vici," by Naomi Novik—and learn just what Julius Caesar meant when he said: "veni, vidi, vici."
Genevieve Valentine divides to conquer the many categories of literary dragons in her article "Three Dragons.”
Note: This is the final issue of Fantasy Magazine. As of January 2012, it merged with its sister publication, Lightspeed Magazine. All new content you would have found in Fantasy Magazine will now appear in Lightspeed.
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