Grimdark Magazine, Issue 40, September 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.For our tenth anniversary edition, we've thrown the kitchen sink at this line up. Enjoy!FICTIONLittle Mermaid, In Passing by Angela SlatterLock and Key by Wendy NikelUnholy Ghost by Mark LawrenceAll the Riches of Suffering by Ben GalleyThe Absolute by Aaron DriesUnder Furious Skies by Christopher BuehlmanThe Dreams of Wan Li by Andrea StewartThe Subtler Art by Cat RamboStones by Anna Smith SparkLocke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent by Scott Lynch (part 1 of 2)NON-FICTIONGrimdark, Home of the Other by Krystle MatarAn Interview with Shauna Lawless (Fiona Denton) Absolution by Jeff Vandermeer (John Mauro)Project Materials Engineering Challenges in Dark Science Fiction Featuring Graham McNeill, Richard Swan, and Essa Hansen by John The Devils by Joe Abercrombie (Sally Berrow)An Interview with J. Michael Straczynski by Beth The Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne (Emma Davis)Mental Health in Fantasy and Science A Changing Landscape by Aaron S. Jones