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Black Gate, Winter 2010

January 2010

Editor John O'Neill
Cover art Bruce Pennington
Publisher New Epoch Press
Price $15.95
Pages 388
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  • Date of publication from the publisher's web site as of 2014-20-09.
  • Volume 3, Number 2. Whole number 14.
  • Howard Andrew Jones: Managing Editor. Joseph McCullough: Assistant Fiction Editor.
  • The spot art that is scattered throughout the issue is by John Wooley are cartoons. John Wooley is given credit for them on this magazine's contents page. These cartoons are sometimes reprinted throughout this issue.
  • Although not printed on pulp paper, this magazine is pulp sized, thus the listing as such.
  • The table of contents may list the start of every story when the story starts, but ISFDB protocol is to list the beginning of every story where the story's first illustration starts, thus the sometimes discrepancies between the ToC's listing and this site's as to when each story starts.
  • The article Back to the Future has several sidebars:
    •Eternal Frontier by James H. Schmitz (p 83).
    •Time and the Gods by Lord Dunsany (p 85).
    •Philip K. Dick (p 88).
    •Rings by Charles Harness (p 90).
  • " Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint" is an eight page humorous short story in a comic strip format. Jolly Blackburn is given credit in this issues table of contents and editorial, but not on the story itself.
  • Page count includes both covers.
  • ISSN: 1531-7854.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
4 Essay Non Fiction Editorial: Tiny Empires John O'Neill
10 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Black Gate, Winter 2010) Sarah Avery
10 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Black Gate, Winter 2010) Frederic S. Durbin
10 Essay Non Fiction Letters (Black Gate, Winter 2010) various
11 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Black Gate, Winter 2010) John R. Fultz
11 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Black Gate, Winter 2010) Sharon Shinn
11 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Black Gate, Winter 2010) Scott Taylor
12 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Black Gate, Winter 2010) Yvonne Coats
13 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Black Gate, Winter 2010) David Mitchell
14 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Black Gate, Winter 2010) Kate MacLeod
16 Short Fiction Fiction Dark of the Year Diana Sherman
28 Short Fiction Fiction The Hangman's Daughter Chris Braak
44 Short Fiction Fiction The Bonestealer's Mirror John C. Hocking
60 Short Fiction Fiction The Word of Azrael Matthew David Surridge
81 Essay Non Fiction Back to the Future: Modern Reprints of Classic Fantasy Rich Horton
92 Short Fiction Fiction The Mist Beyond the Circle Martin Owton
108 Short Fiction Fiction Freedling Mike Shultz
117 Short Fiction Fiction The Renunciation of the Crimes of Gharad the Undying Alex Kreis
120 Essay Non Fiction Gaming (Black Gate, Winter 2010) various
140 Short Fiction Fiction Devil on the Wind Michael Jasper & Jay Lake
150 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Black Gate, Winter 2010) David Bezzina
158 Short Fiction Fiction The Price of Two Blades Pete Butler
180 Short Fiction Fiction The Girl Who Feared Lightning Dan Brodribb
189 Poem Fiction Wanted! A Clown Incognito Aamir Aziz
190 Short Fiction Fiction Destroyer James Enge
214 Short Fiction Fiction The Natural History of Calamity Robert J. Howe
246 Short Fiction Fiction Red Hell Renee Stern
264 Short Fiction Fiction The Lady's Apprentice Jan Stirling
274 Short Fiction Fiction The Wine-Dark Sea Isabel Pelech
290 Short Fiction Fiction On a Pale Horse Sylvia Volk
312 Short Fiction Fiction La Señora de Oro R. L. Roth
324 Short Fiction Fiction Building Character Tom Sneem
329 Poem Fiction Broadcaster Arthur Porges
330 Short Fiction Fiction Folie and Null Douglas Empringham
343 Poem Fiction Spanish Dance Arthur Porges
344 Essay Non Fiction Review of non-genre historical adventure collection: "Swords from the Desert" by Harold Lamb Bill Ward
344 Essay Non Fiction Review of non-genre historical adventure collection: "Swords from the West" by Harold Lamb Bill Ward
344 Essay Non Fiction Reviews various
347 Review Non Fiction Blood of Ambrose Rich Horton & James Enge
347 Review Non Fiction This Crooked Way Rich Horton & James Enge
349 Review Non Fiction Summa Elvetica: A Casuistry of the Elvish Controversy John Ottinger, III & Theodore Beale
350 Essay Non Fiction Review of vampire tarot card set: "The Vampire Tarot" by Robert M. Place Sue Granquist
351 Review Non Fiction Drood Sue Granquist & Dan Simmons
352 Review Non Fiction Treason's Shore Ryan Harvey & Sherwood Smith
353 Review Non Fiction Black Horses for the King Ryan Harvey & Anne McCaffrey
355 Review Non Fiction Dark Road Rising Ryan Harvey & P. N. Elrod
356 Review Non Fiction The Stepsister Scheme E. E. Knight & Jim C. Hines
357 Review Non Fiction Flesh and Fire E. E. Knight & Laura Anne Gilman
358 Review Non Fiction Deader Still E. E. Knight & Anton Strout
358 Review Non Fiction Gamer Fantastic Andrew Zimmerman Jones & Martin H. Greenberg & Kerrie Hughes
359 Review Non Fiction Intelligent Design Andrew Zimmerman Jones & Denise Little
360 Review Non Fiction The Magicians Chris Braak & Lev Grossman
361 Review Non Fiction Turn Coat Chris Braak & Jim Butcher
362 Review Non Fiction Princeps' Fury Chris Braak & Jim Butcher
363 Review Non Fiction Daemon World Bill Ward & Ben Counter
364 Essay Non Fiction Review of non-genre historical adventure novel: "The White Raven" by Robert Low Bill Ward
365 Review Non Fiction Warbreaker Bill Ward & Brandon Sanderson
367 Review Non Fiction Knight of the Realm Bill Ward & Anthony Reynolds
368 Review Non Fiction Mathias Thulmann: Witch Hunter Howard Andrew Jones & C. L. Werner
369 Review Non Fiction Grey Seer Howard Andrew Jones & C. L. Werner
369 Review Non Fiction The Drums of Chaos Howie Bentley & Richard L. Tierney
370 Review Non Fiction A Magic of Nightfall Charlene Brusso & S. L. Farrell
371 Review Non Fiction Magic in the Blood Charlene Brusso & Devon Monk
372 Review Non Fiction The Birthing House Jackson Kuhl & Christopher Ransom
373 Review Non Fiction The Shadow Queen Thomas M. MacKay & Anne Bishop
374 Review Non Fiction The Bell at Sealey Head Rich Horton & Patricia A. McKillip
376 Short Fiction Fiction Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint Jolly Blackburn & John O'Neill & Steve Johansson

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Black Gate - 2010 John O'Neill
Cover Art Non Fiction Black Gate, Winter 2010 Bruce Pennington
10 Interior Art Non Fiction Black Gate, Spring 2009 Malcolm McClinton
17 Interior Art Non Fiction Dark of the Year Mark Evans
27 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: Space Cadet: Stratosphere Patrol Alpha John Wooley
28 Interior Art Non Fiction The Hangman's Daughter John Kaufmann
42 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: Uncaptioned (vampire woman) John Wooley
45 Interior Art Non Fiction The Bonestealer's Mirror Storn Cook
56 Interior Art Non Fiction The Bonestealer's Mirror [2] Storn Cook
60 Interior Art Non Fiction The Word of Azrael David Bezzina
92 Interior Art Non Fiction The Mist Beyond the Circle Malcolm McClinton
103 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: Uncaptioned (pirate girl) John Wooley
109 Interior Art Non Fiction Freedling Richard Tucker
118 Interior Art Non Fiction The Renunciation of the Crimes of Gharad the Undying Bernie Mireault
141 Interior Art Non Fiction Devil on the Wind John Kaufmann
159 Interior Art Non Fiction The Price of Two Blades Malcolm McClinton
180 Interior Art Non Fiction The Girl Who Feared Lightning Bernie Mireault
188 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: Moon Shot Baby: Cosmic Aberration John Wooley
189 Interior Art Non Fiction Wanted! A Clown Incognito Kent Burles
190 Interior Art Non Fiction Destroyer Chuck Lukacs
214 Interior Art Non Fiction The Natural History of Calamity Matthew Laznicka
246 Interior Art Non Fiction Red Hell Jim Keegan & Ruth Keegan
265 Interior Art Non Fiction The Lady's Apprentice Matthew Laznicka
274 Interior Art Non Fiction The Wine-Dark Sea Mark Evans
289 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: The Way of the Warrior is Death John Wooley
290 Interior Art Non Fiction On a Pale Horse Aaron Starr
312 Interior Art Non Fiction La Señora de Oro Malcolm McClinton
325 Interior Art Non Fiction Building Character Bernie Mireault
329 Interior Art Non Fiction Broadcaster Kent Burles
330 Interior Art Non Fiction Folie and Null Kent Burles
343 Interior Art Non Fiction Spanish Dance Kent Burles
376 Interior Art Non Fiction Knights of the Dinner Table: The Java Joint Jolly Blackburn & Steve Johansson & John O'Neill