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Black Gate, Summer 2008

July 2008

Editor John O'Neill
Cover art Bruce Pennington
Publisher New Epoch Press
Price $9.95
Pages 228
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  • Date of publication from the publisher's site (www.blackgate.com) as of 2014-07-10.
  • V2 #6, Whole number 12.
  • The gaming section ("Gaming") is edited by Howard Andrew Jones, but the content of this column is not all by him. "101 Plots" is mentioned as being reviewed, but it is not.
  • Listed as a pulp because it is pulp sized.
  • "Legends of the Ancient World: Orcs of the High Mountains" has a subtitle of 'A Solo Adventure Game from Dark City Games'.
  • The story of "Legends of the Ancient World: Orcs of the High Mountains" is credited to Jerry Meyer, Jr. at the bottom of the page for this essay. This is a gaming supplement. The artwork is original to the magazine.
  • "Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint" is a collaborative comic strip. Those who wrote what and who drew what are not given individual credit. Jolly Blackburn is only given credit on the contents page.
  • C$9.95 in Canada.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
3 Essay Non Fiction Editorial: Solitaire Fantasy Gaming John O'Neill
8 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Black Gate, Summer 2008) Dan Waters
8 Essay Non Fiction Letters (Black Gate, Summer 2008) various
9 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Black Gate, Summer 2008) Chris Simmons
9 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Black Gate, Summer 2008) Ed Carmien
11 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Black Gate, Summer 2008) Todd Ruthman
12 Short Fiction Fiction Oblivion Is the Sweetest Wine John R. Fultz
24 Short Fiction Fiction Payment in Full James Enge
58 Short Fiction Fiction Houses of the Dead Martha Wells
80 Short Fiction Fiction The Wily Thing Constance Cooper
96 Essay Non Fiction Gaming (Black Gate, Summer 2008) various
96 Essay Non Fiction Review of role playing game: Castle Whiterock by Chris Doyle & Adrian Pommier Howard Andrew Jones
98 Essay Non Fiction Review of role playing game supplement: Pathfinder 4: Fortress of the Stone Giants by Wolfgang Baur Howard Andrew Jones
100 Essay Non Fiction Review of role playing game supplement: Monsternomican vol. 2: The Iron Kingdoms and Beyond edited by Christopher Bodan & Nathan Letsinger Andrew Zimmerman Jones
100 Essay Non Fiction Review of role playing game supplement: Monsternomicon vol. 1: Denizens of the Iron Kingdoms-v3.5 Andrew Zimmerman Jones
101 Essay Non Fiction Review of role playing game book: Colonial Gothic by Richard Iorio, Monica Valenrinelli, Matt McElroy & James Maliszewski E. E. Knight
101 Essay Non Fiction Review of role playing game book: Hollow Earth Expedition by Jeff Combs E. E. Knight
103 Essay Non Fiction Review of role playing game book: Entombed with the Pharaohs by Michael Kortes Howard Andrew Jones
103 Essay Non Fiction Review of role playing game module: W1: Conquest of Bloodsworn Vale by Jason Bulmahn Howard Andrew Jones
104 Essay Non Fiction Review of role playing game supplement: 101 Cargos by Andrew Lilly & Sarah Lilly Howard Andrew Jones
104 Essay Non Fiction Review of role playing game supplement: 101 Patrons Howard Andrew Jones
104 Essay Non Fiction Review of role playing game supplement: Special Supplement 3: Patron Encounters Howard Andrew Jones
104 Essay Non Fiction Review of role playing game supplement: Special Supplement 5: Short Adventures Howard Andrew Jones
105 Essay Non Fiction Review of role playing game: Campaign Cartographer 3 Howard Andrew Jones
106 Essay Non Fiction Review of role playing game: Battleground Crossbows & Catapults War Chest Jackson Kuhl
108 Short Fiction Fiction The Soldiers of Serenity Todd McAulty
149 Essay Non Fiction Legends of the Ancient World: Orcs of the High Mountains Jerry Meyer, Jr.
160 Short Fiction Fiction Knives Under the Spring Moon Ed Carmien
173 Short Fiction Fiction Whispers from the Stone Howard Andrew Jones
192 Short Fiction Fiction Tumithak and the Ancient Word Charles R. Tanner
214 Review Non Fiction Elak of Atlantis Howard Andrew Jones & Henry Kuttner
214 Essay Non Fiction Reviews (Black Gate, Summer 2008) various
214 Review Non Fiction The Inferior Kuen Tang & Peadar Ò Guilin
215 Review Non Fiction Lorelei of the Red Mist Howard Andrew Jones & Leigh Brackett
216 Review Non Fiction The Secret of Sinharat Howard Andrew Jones & Leigh Brackett
217 Review Non Fiction Astounding Hero Tales Jackson Kuhl & James Lowder
217 Essay Non Fiction Review of a non-genre collection: "Lester Dent's Zeppelin Tales" by Lester Dent and edited by Matthew Goodman Jackson Kuhl
218 Review Non Fiction Portable Childhoods Charlene Brusso & Ellen Klages
219 Review Non Fiction Triangulation: End of Time Todd Ruthman & Pete Butler
220 Review Non Fiction Last Dragon Thomas M. MacKay & J. M. McDermott
221 Review Non Fiction The Vacant Throne Charlene Brusso & Joshua Palmatier
222 Short Fiction Fiction Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint (Black Gate, Summer 2008) Jolly Blackburn & Steve Johansson & John O'Neill

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Black Gate - 2008 John O'Neill
Cover Art Non Fiction Black Gate, Summer 2008 Bruce Pennington
8 Interior Art Non Fiction Generation Dead Daniel Waters
13 Interior Art Non Fiction Oblivion Is the Sweetest Wine Mark Evans
20 Interior Art Non Fiction Oblivion Is the Sweetest Wine [2] Mark Evans
24 Interior Art Non Fiction Payment in Full Chuck Lukacs
58 Interior Art Non Fiction Houses of the Dead Storn Cook
81 Interior Art Non Fiction The Wily Thing Michael Vilardi
109 Interior Art Non Fiction The Soldiers of Serenity John Woolley
150 Interior Art Non Fiction Legends of the Ancient World: Orcs of the High Mountains John Woolley
160 Interior Art Non Fiction Knives Under the Spring Moon John Kaufmann
174 Interior Art Non Fiction Whispers from the Stone Storn Cook
192 Interior Art Non Fiction Tumithak and the Ancient Word John Woolley
198 Interior Art Non Fiction Super Science Stories, November 1941 Robert C. Sherry
198 Interior Art Non Fiction Tumithak of the Corridors: Four Novellas Michael Dal Cerro
222 Interior Art Non Fiction Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint (Black Gate, Summer 2008) Jolly Blackburn & John O'Neill & Steve Johansson