Excursions from the Citadel

Do you exist? Do the facts related to this existence ever fill you with apprehension or fear? Did the works of H.P. Lovecraft, August Derleth or Robert W. Chambers speak to you? Then you may have experienced existential dread. Each issue of Excursions from the Citadel attempts to tackle a different topic. In this issue we have a collection of horror stories that reach beyond the point of physical terror and tap into the cosmic horror inherent in existence.

The theme for this third issue is Steeds. In speculative fiction the concept of a spirited mount rises beyond the idea of just a horse. In this issue we have stories of horses, giant serpents and incredibly stylish flying machines.

Issue 2 offers a half dozen stories and poems that beg the questions: What is a wizard? What will I do if I meet one? In these pages there are self-described wizards traveling via spaceships and cyberspace, misunderstood necromancers and guitar-playing country boy wizards just looking for a good cup of coffee.

Excursions from the Citadel is an anthology series of speculative fiction, poetry and art. In this, our first issue, we offer six stories tied together by Shifts in Shape — stories of metamorphosis and transcendence in which physical change mirrors the path of the characters.