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At Magnatar Magazine, our mission is to bring you the best in fantasy, sci-fi and RPG content including book and board game reviews, author and artists interviews, exciting fiction and art.
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Book Reviews
Uncover the latest in fantasy and science fiction literature with our in-depth reviews that guide your next read.
ISSUE 1: Fighting Fantasy Rebel Planet review.
ISSUE 2: Fighting Fantasy The Dungeon on Blood Island review and Mark Lain’s review of the Real Life Gamebooks.
ISSUE 3: David Gemmell Dark Moon review and Mark Lain’s playthrough of Jonathan Green’s ‘Twas The Roleplaying Game Before Christmas.
Interviews
Get the insider's perspective with exclusive interviews from renowned authors and artists redefining the genre.
ISSUE 1: Interview with Fighting Fantasy author Robin Waterfield (Rebel Planet, Masks of Mayhem and Deathmoor).
ISSUE 2: Interview with Fighting Fantasy illustrator Gary Mayes (Rebel Planet, Robot Commando and Star Strider) and bonus interview with Jon Sutherland, co-author of the Real Life Gamebooks.
ISSUE 3: See future issues!


Game Reviews
From board games to RPGs, explore our comprehensive game testing that takes your tabletop experiences to the next level.
ISSUE 1: Talisman 5th Edition review.
ISSUE 2: Space Hulk 3rd Edition review.
ISSUE 3: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain boardgame review.
Fiction & Art
Enjoy captivating original stories and stunning artwork that bring the fantastical to life.
ISSUE 1: Meet the Sauridae in the steaming jungles of Iohoxia as they reawaken to combat an insidious menace in KJ Shadmand’s prologue of ‘Here Be Dragons’.
ISSUE 2: Continuing KJ Shadmand’s fantasy novel ‘Here Be Dragons’ we move to Altenheim and meet Sarion and Roderick as they try to make sense of some suspicious riverside trading activity.
ALSO, a brand-new cover created by Gary Mayes, illustrator of multiple Fighting Fantasy books. Check his work out at www.instagram.com/garymayesart
ISSUE 3: ‘Here Be Dragons’ continues as Sarion explores the basement of mysterious manor house.
Colin Oatway’s epic sword and sorcery short story ‘The Tunnels of the Scorvenarach’.
ALSO, stunning cover art by Darran Holmes.

Get in touch
E-mail: KJShadmand@magnatarmag.info