Grimdark Magazine, Issue 39, July 2024

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.FICTIONDead Reckoning II by Christian CameronWaiting for Witnesses by Gautam BhatiaThe Skin of Aquila Cadens by Chris PanatierObserver by Eric MalikyteNON-FICTIONGrimdark is a State of Mind by Krystle MatarAn Interview with Ryan Skeffington by John Lost Souls by Ryan Skeffington (John Mauro)The Quest for Transparent Materials Science in Science Fiction by John The Mercy of the Gods by S.A. Corey (Adrian Collins)An Interview with Matt Dinniman by Beth Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Beth Tabler)Science Fiction and The Dark Side of the Future by Aaron S. Jones