Phantaxis January 2017: Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine

ISSUE 3 (January 2017)
Superbly crafted tales of science fiction and fantasy from around the world. Previously unpublished stories that will take you to new realms, experience mystic sorcery, meet strange creatures, travel through time and visit distant galaxies! Turn the pages and let your journey begin today.

In this issue:

HORIZON — Brandon Hill
Imagine a species that uses technology to enhance its existence, then imagine this species using that same technology to enhance humanity…an evolution of the human race.

COIN FOR THE RIGHTEOUS — Daniel Beazley
Warriors, berserkers and kidnappers are but a few of the players in a hunt to recover a stolen child. The loyalty, mettle and convictions of all will be tested to their utmost extreme.

PLASTIC DOLL PAGEANT — J. McCoard
There may come a time when the standards for beauty will become so high that flesh and blood will no longer measure up.

FULL MOON AT THE NEW BRADSVILLE ZOO — T.R. North
Spells can be tricky. The important things to remember: make sure to read your spells fully, don’t use substitutions, and never skip a page...

HAEMOCYL FUTURES — R.S. Pyne
Intergalactic travel, illegal drug trafficking, a captain in need of justice and psychic aliens who dispense only one sentence to the guilty...

MORE THAN JUST A BARROOM HERO — Matencera Wolf
All of us have a leader inside, waiting to come out. For Jo, it took the help of a master assassin to make that leader stand up and take action.

VITAL DISPATCHES — Mike Adamson
It’s a time of war with an alien species and all one soldier has to worry about is try to deliver a package to the front line, possibly the most important delivery of his life…

THE ARCANIST AND THE MAGE KILLER — Joanna Maciejewska
What do you do when you are confronted with the dilemma of whether or not to save the life of someone who is sworn to kill your kind?

LAEMISKA PIRATES — Michael Eves Shaffer
Galactic spaceways, astronomical anomalies, strange alien species and, of course, pirates. Adventure awaits you on the high seas of the galaxy.

COVER ART by Jake Logsdon