My author's copy of the current issue of MYTHIC magazine arrived this afternoon, which was pleasant in more ways than one. Fans of my novel series The Weird of Hali might want to pick up this issue as we wait together for an announcement on the third book of that series, as it contains another Lovecraftian occult-detective story* featuring Jenny Chaudronnier** and Owen Merrill from the series, up against a puzzling and potentially lethal mystery involving a haunted library and a book bound in human skin...

So that was pleasant. The other thing that's been a real pleasure to me is watching MYTHIC ripen from a promising beginning to a solid science fiction and fantasy magazine, one that's getting contributions from a growing list of capable authors. A quick glance through the issue tells me that I'm going to have a couple of evenings' worth of very pleasant reading. If you're into good lively imaginative fiction that's into storytelling rather than striking literary or political poses, it's worth your while. 

*There's going to be a whole series of these. The first, "The Phantom of the Dust," appeared in the Spring 2016 issue of MYTHIC; a third, "The Mummy from R'lyeh," has been submitted, though I haven't heard yet whether it's been accepted or not.

**Yes, that's Jenny Parrish from the second book, The Weird of Hali: Kingsport. For reasons not too hard to guess if you've read that book, she changed her name after she finished her doctorate.