The Fantasist

03/08/2024

The Fantasist website may be glitchy or unavailable on August 7th from 5am to 3pm, due to server maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

14/05/2024

Good news everyone! We still don't know what was wrong with our website, but it appears to have spontaneously resolved itself. All stories published at The Fantasist are once again available to read there.

The COVID-19 pandemic, and what I'm going to call substantial staffing changes have forced us to move slower, and think harder, as we transition the magazine into whatever it's going to be in the future, but we are still here, and we still appreciate everyone who hasn't lost faith in us.

18/05/2021

Isis Asare owns Sistah Scifi, an online bookstore focused on all things afro-futurism; Black mysticism, science fiction noir...

27/11/2020

At the same time, advocates are urging California leaders to stop transfers from state prisons and jails to ICE custody and exercise public health oversight.

09/11/2020

‘These lens-shaped orographic wave clouds form when the air is stable and winds blow across hills and mountains from the same or similar direction at different heights through the troposphere.’

Lenticular Cloud Stats:
Height of base: 6,500 - 16,500 ft
Shape: Curved layers, like flying saucers
Latin: Altocumulus lenticularis = “like a lens”
Precipitation: None

How do lenticular clouds form?
‘When air blows across a mountain range, in certain circumstances, it can set up a train of large standing waves in the air downstream, rather like ripples forming in a river when water flows over an obstruction. If there is enough moisture in the air, the rising motion of the wave will cause water vapour to condense, forming the unique appearance of lenticular clouds.’

What weather is associated with lenticular clouds?
‘Lenticular clouds are a visible sign of mountain waves in the air. However, these waves can be present beyond the clouds, and may exist even when no clouds are formed. On the ground, they can result in very strong gusty winds in one place, with still air only a few hundred metres away. Pilots of powered aircraft tend to avoid flying near lenticular clouds because of the turbulence that accompany them. Skilled (and brave) glider pilots, on the other hand, like them, because they can tell from the shape of the clouds where the air will be rising.’

How do we categorise lenticular clouds?
‘There are three main types of lenticular clouds: altocumulus standing lenticular (ACSL), stratocumulus standing lenticular (SCSL), and cirrocumulus standing lenticular (CCSL), varying in altitude above the ground.’ J⭐️

Source:
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/clouds/other-clouds/lenticular

20/03/2020

Also consider reading this experimental ghost story by Fantasist Editor Will Waller.

As he describes it, it is “a multiple pov ghost story told in three columns in four different time periods. It’s about 12,000 words long.”

Read it at Red Bridge Press. They have a patreon push going on and you should check that out too!

Phantom Architecture Will Waller On Thursday, April 18th, 1906 at 5:12 AM, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck Northern California. Between the quake and the resulting fires, 3000 people d…

20/03/2020

Suddenly find yourself with a lot of free time? Although The Fantasist Magazine is currently on hiatus, we are not gone and our novellas are still free to read. Check Volumes 1-3 at thefantasistmag.com!

A Magazine of Fantasy Novellas

16/12/2019

At long last, here is Issue 10, and an announcement from Creative Director Evan Adams.

A Magazine of Fantasy Novellas

08/12/2019

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14/08/2019

Rand al'Thor

The Wheel of Time! I'm glad to join the team. Say hello to Rand Al'Thor! Wheel of Time

08/02/2019

We're so pleased to announce that Issue 9 E-books are now available on The Fantasist Magazine's store, as well as the beginning of the quarterly E-Book sale. All e-books in our store are half-off, but our authors earn what they would for normal sales. This window lasts for a week, so get yours soon!

28/01/2019

Hello! All of us at The Fantasist Magazine are so pleased to announce the launch of Issue 9, the first issue of Volume 3 of the Fantasist, and something of a return to our roots, with two returning authors and one holdover from the Steampunk Theme Issue. Creative Director Evan Adam's Editor's note is at the link below, as are links to:

The Intercessor by Deborah Davitt
Alchemical Gun Club by Daniel Horowitz Garcia
Best Laid Plans Amalia Gladhart

Enjoy!

13/11/2018

We're so pleased to announce that Issue 8 E-books are now available on The Fantasist Magazine's store, as well as the beginning of the quarterly E-Book sale. All e-books in our store are half-off at $1.00 per, but our authors and the Flint Water Fund receive the same amount they would at normal prices. Please take a look:

19/10/2018

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19/10/2018

We're so pleased to announce the latest issue of The Fantasist is now available. Issue 8 is our Steampunk! Theme Issue, Guest Edited by Megan O'Keefe. Please enjoy:

Red Maiden and Gold Falcon by Virginia M. Mohlere
The Scribbling Windhund by L.J. Longo
The Thief's Darling by Michael Butcher

06/10/2018

All of us at The Fantasist Magazine are pleased to announce the contents of Issue 8, our Steampunk! Theme Issue. There were several finalists, from which our wonderful Guest Editor Megan O'Keefe selected these three:

Red Maiden and Gold Falcon by Virginia Mohlere
The Scribbling Windhund by L.J. Longo
The Thief's Darling by Michael Butcher

Issue 8 will go live on the third Thursday of October - the 18th. Stay tuned!

16/08/2018

In celebration of month, check out this novel from Issue 7 of The Fantasist:

The Great Escape From Fairyland – or – The Witch, the Prince, the Girl and the Dragon
--Written and translated from the original Croatian by Viktoria Faust

E-book copies are available at our shop:
http://thefantasistmag.com/shop/

05/08/2018

I travelled to and from Sweden in July, and let me tell you, short fiction is one of the best things you can read while on long-haul flights and airports. You can check out my roundup at B&N, t…

05/08/2018

Very pleased to see Issue 7 novella The Book of the Living by Isa Prospero mentioned by Maria Haskins. She writes,

"Scribes wielding divine powers, pyramids, powerful glyphs, the dead rising from their graves, tomb robbers, betrayal, dangerous secrets, and a loving couple, drawn into a breath-taking adventure. Yep, this is a real treat of a story. Nemet’s wife Hatshe learned to wield spells from her father at an early age, and since he was executed for treason, she has been looking for a way to clear his name and punish those who falsely accused him. But when the opportunity to find out what really happened to her father presents itself, things do not go the way she thought. This novella is brim-full with rich storytelling and satisfying world-building. It has a plot that draws you in right from the start, and vividly drawn characters that pop off the page."

Check out Isa's novella, and then check out the other stories Maria mentions at the link below.

I travelled to and from Sweden in July, and let me tell you, short fiction is one of the best things you can read while on long-haul flights and airports. You can check out my roundup at B&N, t…

31/07/2018

Today's your last day to take advantage of The Fantasist's E-book sale. Get yours today!

28/07/2018

NOTE: The Fantasist's $1 E-book Sale will end this coming Wednesday, Aug 1!

28/07/2018

Yup. Can confirm.

25/07/2018

Issue 7 E-Books are now available at The Fantasist Magazine! Normally sold at $1.99 per e-book, all e-books are on sale for $1 for one week, starting today. Even so, the authors continue to get 10% royalties of the normal price, and 20% of all e-book sales go to the Flint Water Fund.

19/07/2018

Issue 7 of The Fantasist Magazine is now live!
With two novellas and a novel, all by international authors!

Check out:
The Weathernose by Maram Taibah
The Great Escape From Fairyland – or – The Witch, the Prince, the Girl and the Dragon by Viktoria Faust
and.. The Book of the Living by Isa Prospero

02/07/2018

ISSUE 7 NEWS: Due to some unexpected environmental issues at the Fantasist’s offices, Issue 7 was delayed. Some files were damaged, others lost. Everything’s under control now, but Issue 7 will be going live later than planned. Our hope and expectation is to take the issue live on July 19th, the third Thursday of this month. It was already our plan to move our publication schedule back one month, for various reasons. The plan was to do this after Issue 8 went live, but we will instead be doing it now. Issue 8 will go live on the third Thursday of October, Issue 9 the third Thursday of January, etc. We thank you all for your understanding and patience during this process.
– The Editors

19/06/2018

Due to unexpected environmental issues at the Fantasist's offices, Issue 7 will be delayed by about a week. The issue would have gone live on the 21st, this Thursday. Instead, we aim to go live on the 28th, next Thursday. We apologize for the wait.
- The Editors

17/06/2018

Apparently the premise of Raising the Sea Drowned is a real thing on Tumblr.

http://thefantasistmag.com/raising-the-sea-drowned/

Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It's where your interests connect you with your people.

05/06/2018

The Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF), Science Fiction & F

04/06/2018

Neat!

"Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth" brings original "Lord of the Rings" artwork by author JRR Tolkien to the Bodleian Library.

03/06/2018

Although the submission call for Steampunk novellas has closed, The Fantasist Magazine is now accepting General Submissions for Volume III. See our submission guidelines for details: