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Grimdark Magazine, Issue 17, October 2018

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Grimdark Magazine presents the darker, grittier side of fantasy and science fiction. Each quarterly issue features established and new authors to take you through their hard-bitten worlds alongside articles, reviews and interviews. Our stories are grim, our worlds are dark and our morally grey protagonists and anti-heroes light the way with bloody stories of war, betrayal and action. FICTION: - A Risk of Malice by Devin Madson - Child of the Emptyness by Amanda J. Spedding - A Place of Peace and Joy and Rest by Brian Staveley NON-FICTION - An Interview with Sebastien de Castell - Review: City of Kings by Rob J. Hayes - Review: Chasing Graves by Ben Galley - An interview with Jen Williams - Writing Relatable Anti-Heroes, or Learning how to Love the Broken Ones by Anna Stephens

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Published October 1, 2018
ISBN 42112266
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Adrian Collins is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Adrian Collins can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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