Cirsova Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense Issue #7 / Summer 2021

The Artomique Paradigm (Part 2 of 3)

By MICHAEL TIERNEY

The elder Achilles Hister has stolen the body of his son to mitigate the effects of consciousness transfer! A secret alliance between the Artomiques and the new Red Queen jeopardizes Earth's future even as the Wild Stars peace summit proceeds!

Lupus One

By Caroline Furlong

A celestial battle plays out on the lunar landscape, unbeknownst to scouts patrolling its surface in wolf-like biomechanical beasts-until they are in its very midst!

His Amber Eyes, His Pointed Smile

By TAIS TENG

Iskander is the son of a very powerful wizard-who abandoned him and his mother! On his quest for revenge and journey into manhood, will Iskander find what he truly seeks?!

Sky Machine

By J. COMER

Sorana and her companions have fallen into the hands of a barbarian tribe! Can pretend witchery and an astronomical device fool their captors and allow escape?!

The King's Game

By JIM BREYFOGLE

Mangos has won many a game of Regum! But can he prevail in an arena with enchanted life-sized pieces, for extraordinary stakes...and Kat as an opponent?!

BADAXE^TM

By

PAUL O'CONNOR - WRITER

KENT BURLES - PENCILLER

BARB KAALBERG - INKS & TONES

PAT BROSSEAU - LETTERS

MITCH FOUST - COVER PAINTING

MICHAEL TIERNEY - DIGITAL RESTORATION

The fearsome legions of the God Badaxe are on the march, cleaving a bloody swath through the magical land of Pangaea. Countless villages have been burnt to the ground, their young male populations examined and beheaded. Somewhere, a boy with a strange birthmark on his right palm poses a deadly threat to the most powerful being in Pangaea-if he is allowed to reach maturity!