StoryHack Action and Adventure, Issue Seven

StoryHack is back with another batch of thrilling stories in a variety of genres. StoryHack is a short fiction magazine heavily inspired by the great pulps of yesteryear.

Eyes as Blue as Metal

by Dominika Lein

After discovering a human upon a worn-torn planet, an alien commander is betrayed by an ambitious underling.

That Summer's Evening Long Ago

by Misha Burnett

How do you catch a criminal who uses magic to erase the memory of the item he stole?

Titan Up

by David J. West

Can a modern man rise to the challenge when a muse mystically summons him to mythic Greece to rescue her from a titan?

Song for Melienope

by Alexandru Constantin

Oswin the Magnificent and a bawdy monk find refuge from a terrible snowstorm in a mysterious lodge. However, all is not as it seems and a frozen death may have been preferable to what awaits them on this dark night.

The Berserker's Son

by Michael DeCarolis

The city of Bero is hit by a surprise attack, leaving renowned berserker Furth to choose between defending the city or fighting his way back to his wife and son.

Golden Echoes

by JD Cowan

An agent goes undercover on a hidden planet to thwart a mad cult leader who is about to unleash a device that splits open the universe itself.

Third Time Lucky

by Mike Adamson

Spring, 1941: the RAF is stretched tight on the Channel Front, and Johnny Carstairs finds himself battling a mysterious German pilot who seems to have a score to settle.

Scylla's Lair

by Caroline Furlong

Muriel gave her voice to marry her true love and gain a human soul. But has it cost her more than she can pay?

The Tombs of Osiris Prime

by Jason J. McCuiston

The search for a missing archeologist on a long-dead planet leads the Last Star Warden into conflict with an ancient galactic threat, and may uncover the origins of the human race.

An Uncommon Day at the Lake

by David Skinner

A selfish diversion to the Martian desert attracts some outlaw trouble -- and leads to a revelation in the hills!