Phantaxis November 2016: Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine

ISSUE 1 (November 2016)

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 Previously unpublished stories that will take you to new realms, experience mystic sorcery, meet strange creatures, travel through time and visit distant galaxies!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:

THE JOSHUA COMPLEX—AJ Larson
As we enter the age of Artificial Intelligence, the lines between programmed emotions and real ones can easily become blurred.

UPGRADE—Daniel Soule
Sometimes, the infections a person can get are not the kind that simply cause an itch, especially when technology is involved...

A QUESTION OF BELONGING—Karen Heslop
For some, losing themselves in a good book is an escape, but for others with special abilities, it can actually become reality.

VOLTAGE FIGHTER ARGENT: “POWERLESS”—Trey McIntosh
One would think that being endowed with superpowers would solve all your troubles. It doesn’t.

RISING MELODY—Claire Davon
Many of us grow up with expectations of our future selves. It’s no different for those beings we consider mythical.

DR. FOSTER—K. I. Borrowman
There is an explorer in all of us and if you were invited to travel across the galaxy with an alien species, would you go?

PROJECT A.E.O.—Chance Barton
A species created to carry on in the footsteps of their progenitors only to discover their existence has a darker purpose...

A HAPPY COINCIDENCE—Gerri Leen
Magic and deception go hand in hand and few are as adept as the sorceress Lynna the Powerful.

HOW STANLEY SPENCER PAINTED THE COOKHAM RESURRECTION—Chris Barnham
Time travel is a tricky business at the best of times, but the real question is: if you accidentally altered something in the past, would you notice the change?

IN GLASS—Richard M. Ankers
Our species may change and evolve but somehow, through it all, matters of the heart will always endure.

THE HOMUNCULUS MISTAKE—Julie Dollar
The creation of new life is a tricky prospect. You never know what the final outcome may be.

TRANSMIT SOLDIER—A.T. Sayre
A war in the future where soldiers are transmitted across the galaxy...