Cirsova Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense Issue #12 / Fall 2022

The Impossible FootprintBy DAVID SKINNERDaredevil Dylal O’Lal desires the to put his footprint on the surface of the sun! Though most insist it cannot be done, the existence of a young woman who proves to be wholly impervious to flames suggests his ultimate feat is achievable!Orphan of the Shadowy Moons (Part 3)By MICHAEL TIERNEYHaving escaped enslavement at Arendahj and returned to the Teluchi Islands, Strazis has before him the momentous task of leading a war of liberation! Many rally to Strazis’ cause but his old foe Eirlik has other plans—as does Eirlik’s father!Vran, the Chaos-Warped(Book 2)By DAVE RITZLINRipped by magic from the frozen world of the primitive cavemen, Vran finds himself in even stranger environs! Can he track down the foul wizard Foad Misjak within the halls of a giant castle that is teeming with cannibals and magically animated statues!?Fight of the SandfishersBy JIM BREYFOGLECelzez plans to denounce Teriz, a royal guard of Alness, as a traitor who shirked his duty as the city fell! Jalani hopes Mangos can stop him before it gets him killed!The Wisdom of Man By ADAM S. FURMANJohn Knox finds a victim of the experiments of a billionaire working to distill tachyons that can freeze time itself! Can he stop the mad project before it’s too late!?A Long Way to FallBy DAVID EYKA murder has occurred on a colony cylinder under hostile a young officer has been found mangled, every bone broken—how did he fall from the axis?!Fall of a Storm KingBy MISHA BURNETTThe dangerous job of piloting in Saturn’s rings requires altering one’s perception of time! Luther is one of the best until a minor injury costs him his certification!Tripping to Aldous By J. MANFRED WEICHSELAn interstellar police investigator is in pursuit of murderer Richard Morales! But the trail leads to Aldous, an illicit party planet with a hallucinogenic atmosphere!CeruleanBy J. THOMAS HOWARDOn the run and dying of thirst on a desert world, Roger Campbell-Thorn finds salvation in a flask of nourishing intoxicant that sends him to the world’s distant past!The Strickland LineBy ALEC CIZAKThe Strickland Line has a bug problem! Journalist Harv Wallender is accosted by a nasty critter… Quite the inconvenience! But then the critter starts to grow…!New Troops for Jerry Pournelle’s JanissariesBy J. COMERMy Name is John Carter (Part 13)By JAMES HUTCHINGS