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This is the May 2026 issue (Issue 172) of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, a fiction publication featuring four fantasy stories and a review. The editor welcomes readers to enjoy the content during the long daylight hours and provides a brief update on the progress of compiling "The Be
A fictional narrative set in the thirtieth year of the "Era of the Ripe Apple," describing the Borderlands where Slavic and neo-Eastern influences meet. The Sompolonian Empire, ruled by Emperor Sompolnius Piotrus III, presents a facade of prosperity while hiding deeper corruption

A short story by Roger Zelazny about a dragon named Dart who dreams prophetically of a knight named George. When George arrives, instead of fighting, he proposes a business deal: he wants to hire Dart to fake an abduction of a baron's daughter so George can "rescue" her and win her hand in marriage. George's true motive is not love but inheriting the baron's





