Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every month.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Editorial Words from the Editor-in-Chief—Jason Sizemore
Fiction
Agent of V.A.L.I.S. — Lavie Tidhar Death Flowers of a Never-Forgotten... [click here for more]
THE WAR RAGES ON!Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine returns with more explosive BattleMech action from the 31st century! Experience tales of hard-won survival from the gaming world of Solaris VII, the wilds of the Deep Periphery, and the annals of Clan history. Dive deep into in-depth technology articles, technical readouts, conspiracy theories, war-game and role-playing... [click here for more]
The intricacies of chess meet the matchless Mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. Stories of doors, of passages, of patterns. Squares and threats, moves and counter-moves. Forbidden knowledge and cosmic horrors.
... Two young lovers and the hand that plays them
... A man trapped with an unwholesome companion uncovers the secret of a cosmic struggle
... A professor and his protégé find themselves... [click here for more]
“As in the previous two volumes (good as Spirit of the Ronin is, it is best to read the whole series in order), Heermann mixes [action, romance, and history] together with a great deal of skill, giving us tense action scenes, extremely well-drawn characters, and an intelligently-handled touch of sorcery. Fantasy and action fans will be every bit as satisfied as fans of historical fiction.”... [click here for more]
"From the first sentence, Travis Heermann weaves a tale that sucked this reader into a rich Japanese tapestry full of ronin, samurai and magic. It was hard to put this book down to sleep." – Patrick Hester, Hugo-Award Winning SFSignal.com and the Functional Nerds Podcast
"Travis Heermann takes everything I loved about Heart of the Ronin (adventure, intrigue, sympathetic... [click here for more]
The ronin Ken'ishi travels through the wild countryside to the fortress of his new master, and encounters two strangers--one who challenges his honor and another, his heart.
Note: The digital edition includes PDF, ePub, and Mobi (Kindle) versions of the book. ... [click here for more]