Realms of Fantasy

I am a long time subscriber to Realms of Fantasy magazine.

A recent ad described the magazine:

“Think of things dark and things dangerous.
Of magical lands and mysterious creatures.
Of heroic quests, summoned spirits.
Sorcery and swordplay. Talismans and dragons…”

I really wish that the above was an accurate description of the magazine.

Unfortunately, the magazine is now something that could only have been produced by a proud graduate of the Rosie Lyons/Octavia Butler School of Literature.

The elements described in the ad comprise about 2% of the stories.

The stories no longer have protagonists, now they have victims.

Every story features a character suffering from a terminal illness, or who has recently lost a loved one to a terminal illness.

The central themes of the stories are race issues, gender issues, and humanity’s inhumanity.