I enjoyed the "Sandal Bride," though it didn't seem to me to be fantastical except for being set in another world. I also enjoyed Holly Black's "The Dog King" and George R. R. Martin's "Songs of Loren Darr." But the latter was a reprint: I read magazines for new and current stories. I was not impressed by the Tanith Lee allegory "The God Orkrem." Again, I didn't like the columnists/articles, and I don't like the author interviews (not every story deserves one), and the one interview I did read -- the one with Tanith Lee -- was pretty useless and unrevealing.

This is not a publication I'm going to be reading on a regular basis. ( )