Clarkesworld Issue 97: Spells & Swords Volume 1

Clarkesworld is a Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art.

Our October 2014 issue contains: Original Fiction by Maria Dahvana Headley ("Taxidermist in the Underworld"), Helena Bell ("Lovecraft"), Rahul Kanakia ("Seeking boarder for rm w/ attached bathroom, must be willing to live with ghosts ($500 / Berkeley)"), and E. Catherine Tobler ("Pithing Needle"). Classic stories by K.J. Parker ("A Rich, Full Week") and Alex Irvine ("Wizard's Six"). Non-fiction by Brian Francis Slattery (I Sing the Lady Electric), an interview with Robert Reed, an Another Word column by Daniel Abraham, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.