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Grimdark Magazine #1 - Available 1 October 2014.
Fiction:
Bad Seed (Broken Empire) by Mark Lawrence
Shadow Hunter (Shadows of the Apt) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Woman I Used to Be by Gerri Leen
The Neutral by Anatoly Belilovsky (translator) and Mike Gelprin (author)
The Red Wraith by Nick Wisseman
Non-Fiction:
An interview with Joe Abercrombie
An interview with Graham McNeill
Book Review: Joe Abercrombie's Half a King - review by Kyle Massa
Article: Grimdark is Here to Stay by Layla Cummins
- Sales Rank: #534103 in eBooks
- Published on: 2014-10-14
- Released on: 2014-10-14
- Format: Kindle eBook
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Amazingly good fanzine for an underrated genre
By Amazon Customer
Grimdark is a genre which has been developing for quite some time. The inheritor of the mantle of Dark Fantasy and Low Fantasy, it just sounds better frankly. Likewise, it has the benefit of being able to learn from both those subgenres' mistakes while picking and choosing what elements it wants to take on. However, at the end of the day, it's still a pretty nebulously defined term and its fallen to authors like myself (here) and a few others to try to make sense of it.
That doesn't mean a magazine devoted to the concept can't be kickass, though.
Grimdark Magazine is a fanzine of the kind which used to be very popular in science-fiction fandom and helped countless writers get off the ground as well as exposed to a wider audience. They haven't gotten any less prevalent, really, but with the advent of the internet have become less overwhelmingly important to the proliferation of their genres. However, when you find something you really-really like, you should talk about it.
And I really-really like Grimdark Magazine.
For those who want a short summary of what the magazine is like, it's a collection of articles, interviews, short-stories, and reviews of various material dealing with the grimdark genre. Grimdark Magazine has a relationship with numerous important figures in the style such as Abercrombie and Mark Lawrence so the material is top quality. Given an ecopy of the magazine costs 2.99, I think you could do far-far worse with your money than pick up one or purchase a complete bundle.
Now for the review of this specific issue:
Cover
I'm not a big fan of this particular work and subsequent covers are much-much improved, but it was the first of the series and it wasn't enough to dissuade me from buying the interior. I do find it strange the Abercrombie review isn't mentioned on the cover but them's the breaks.
Non-Fiction
The Non-Fiction section of the magazine is my favorite part of the magazine despite the excellent quality of the short fiction. It's also why I purchased it. The interview with Joe Abecrombie gave excellent insights into the author's process.
I also enjoyed the review of his Young Adult novel, Half-A-King. Graham McNeil (Warhammer 40k) gives a good bit of insight into what he thinks grimdark is about and it's interesting to contrast that to Abercrombie.
The real meat of the issue, however, is an article called Grimdark is Here to Stay by Layla Cummins. I found this to be extremely interesting and a very good analysis of the subgenre's rise. One which was absolutely necessary for the magazine to establish what its thesis was.
Fiction
Grimdark Magazine 1# contains five short-stories, all by established writers, which are in the Grimdark mold. There's science-fiction, fantasy, and contemporary--which suits me just fine since I've written a grimdark superhero and urban fantasy novel.
"Bad Seed" by Mark Lawrence deals with a man with a propensity to violence in a Medieval farming community who is doing his best to put that aside. It reminds me a bit of A History of Violence in that its conclusion is some people are just very good at something, whether they should be or not. Overall, my favorite story in the magazine in terms of pure entertainment value.
"Shadow Hunter" is a Sword and Sorcery story about a man who is hired to take down a wizard, complicated by the fact he's of the same ethnicity as the people presently invading the region. The twist was a little confusing but I figured it out quickly enough.
"The Woman I Used To Be" is just good science-fiction, to be honest, and I'm not sure I'd classify it as grimdark given it's the kind of thing which would be right at home on The Outer Limits. A amnesiac woman cannot cope with the fact she feels no attachment to her family and struggles to find out who she really is. Grimdark or not, I think it's extremely well-written and should be shared with the world.
"The Neutral" is a story about a man who has successfully escaped a life of violence and moved on to a less violent career. Much like "Bad Seed", the issue of whether such individuals can ever escape their violent past is addressed. The ending is very-very grimdark. It also, weirdly, reminded me of Far Cry 2. Excellent story.
"The Red Wraith" is a poem rather than a story and is fine, though I've never been particularly poetically inclined.
Overall, this is a great ezine and the creators should be proud of themselves.
9/10
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
A promising beginning
By Terry Weyna
Grimdark Magazine seeks to fill a gap in the niche market for those who enjoy “grim stories told in a dark world by morally ambiguous protagonists,” according to the editorial in the first quarterly issue. The first issue is promising, if somewhat opaque to one who is not already immersed in this relatively new subgenre.
The first story is “Shadow Hunter: A Shadows of the Apt Story” by Adrian Tchaikovsky, set in his universe in which humanoids take on the characteristics of insects. The Wasp-kinden, for example, are described as savage and angry, and have the ability to deliver a sting that emanates from the palms of their hands. One leader successfully corralled the Wasps into a mighty army and became emperor, but what happens to a Wasp who no longer interested in being a foot soldier? Gaved undertakes a mission to find a Moth in a thick and frightening forest. I’ve read several of the novels Tchaikovsky has written that are set in this universe, so I found the story comprehensible, but I suspect anyone not familiar with this world would be lost.
“The Neutral” by Mike Gelpin, translated from the Russian by Anatoly Belilovsky, is the strongest story in the book. It posits a world in which there exists a Brotherhood of Neutrals, individuals who negotiate with criminals and terrorists in hostage situations. These Neutrals give the criminals what they request in return for the safe release of the hostages, and collect 10% of the “settlement package,” as it were, at the other end. This only works because the Brotherhood will kill anyone who harms a Neutral; this guarantee, enforced ruthlessly, means that criminals virtually always cooperate. The story is narrated by one Neutral who is sickened at the thought of letting criminals go free, but endures in his work in order to save the lives of the hostages. That works right up until the day he decides to retire. This story is dark, sad and compelling. I’d love to read more of this writer’s work.
Susanna is out of place in “The Woman I Used To Be” by Gerri Leen. She remembers nothing about the life she is now living, after a shuttle accident in which she was severely injured. She doesn’t remember how to knit, though she was accomplished at the craft before; she hates the perfume that is the only one that sits on her vanity. She doesn’t recognize her children, her mother. She dreams of a man who is very different from the one they tell her is her husband. The only entity she can be fully honest with is her home’s artificial intelligence. But nothing is as it seems. It’s a nice puzzle story that twists into a tale of perverse, horrible revenge.
“The Red Wraith” by Nicholas Wisseman is a piece of flash fiction that carries a nice sting. I’m not persuaded that flash really works for SF and fantasy, though; too much is lost to brevity.
The final tale is “Bad Seed: A Broken Empire Story” by Mark Lawrence. I’ve not yet read any of Lawrence’s novels, so I did not have the familiarity with Lawrence’s characters that I suspect would have leant greater weight to this story. Still, the story stands alone as that of a farmer who always should have been a warrior. The story makes me curious about Lawrence’s trilogy.
“Grimdark: It’s Here To Stay” is an essay by Layla Cummins that attempts to define the grimdark subgenre. I was surprised to read that the term has its origin in a table top game and the fan fiction it spawned, and that it was originally meant as an insult. Joe Abercrombie, the author of the FIRST LAW trilogy, adopted the term as his own, bringing it into more common usage and away from its undignified origins. The characters are generally drawn in shades of grey, with skewed moral compasses. Cummins has done her homework, and her piece sets the grimdark genre firmly in its place in history and in contemporary genre fiction.
An interview with Joe Abercrombie reveals him to be an irreverent subject who refers to his writing as “stuff that I made up in the middle of the night for my own amusement.” He emphasizes the role humor plays in grimdark fantasy — appropriately, it’s usually black humor. He credits George R.R. Martin’s SONG OF ICE AND FIRE as a big influence. It’s a by-the-numbers interview that does not depart from expected questions and answers, and gives little insight into the writer. Similarly, the review of Abercrombie’s latest novel, Half a King, gives little insight into the book.
The interview with Graham McNeill was almost incomprehensible to one who has not been immersed in grimdark fiction from its origins. The interview opens: “You’ve been an integral part of Black Library and the lives of so many 40K, WHFB and 30K fans for a long time.” I’m sure dedicated fans know what is being referenced in that sentence, but I didn’t. A little googling took me deep into the weeds pretty quickly. The interviewer could have made this a more accessible interviewer by having McNeill explain what he’s been up to for the past few decades. If he explained it as well as he explained what “grimdark” means to him, I would have been well-informed.
Perhaps Grimdark sees itself as catering to an already-dedicated audience, rather than to one who has read a novel by Abercrombie, Lawrence or Richard Morgan and found herself intrigued enough to seek out a magazine that promises to give her more of a genre that is new to her. This means that Grimdark is going to lose a substantial part of its possible audience, as it offers stories in already-existing fictional universes and interviews that assume readers already know a good deal about those being interviewed. Despite my misgivings, however, I found the Gelpin and Leen stories sufficiently satisfying that I’ll be reading the next issue.
Originally published at Fantasy Literature website. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
True Grit
By Simon Ellberger
This is an excellent magazine and more than well worth the very low price. It focuses on my favorite sub-genre of the speculative fiction field: "grimdark."
With this issue you get 5 short stories, two interviews (one with Joe Abercrombie and one with Graham McNeill), an article exploring the concept of grimdark, and a book review of "Half a King." The introduction also mentions that a book review of "Prince of Fools" is included, but this half of the reviews is omitted. So, to fill the gap and be helpful, let me just say that "Prince of Fools" is a great book. No fooling. Now back to the issue at hand.
The main reason for buying this should be the stories; hence, I will focus briefly on each of them.
1. "The Bad Seed" by Mark Lawrence. This story is set in Mark's "The Broken Empire" universe, but works just fine as a standalone. However, those familiar with the world of "The Broken Empire" will get additional pleasure since it serves as an origin story for one of its residents: a resident evil so to speak. The story itself is superb — hauntingly written, with grim pain dripping from the sentences. Not surprisingly, I claim this story alone is worth the purchase of the issue. That may sound clichéd, but I bloody well mean it...
2. "The Woman I Used To Be" by Gerri Leen. This one caught me unawares. I was not familiar with the author and wasn't expecting something this good. It's a sci-fi story about a woman with amnesia. But I'd forget about memory tropes. It's really about something else and it's quite morbid. I not only liked it, but much to my surprise, I have to say it's as good as Mark Lawrence's story.
3. "Shadow Hunter" by Adrian Tchaikovsky. This is a "Shadows of the Apt" tale. Adrian gives an apt summary of the key features of that series' humanoid races sufficient to understand the story. I'd call "Shadow Hunter" a nice anecdote — good and worth a read. But it's overshadowed by the above two stories.
4. "The Neutral" by Mike Gelpin (translated by Anatoly Belilovsky). This is about a protagonist whose job is to (supposedly) serve as a neutral go-between in situations involving hostages, kidnapping, terrorism, and the like. The effectiveness of the story seems to hinge on its attempt-to-shock ending. How well this works depends on whether or not you guess that ending beforehand. I did. So I wasn't shocked. Or maybe I was shocked that I guessed it. It was still a more than okay story, told in a tone so dry you feel bloodthirsty reading it.
5. "The Red Wraith" by Nicholas Wisseman. This isn't really a story. It is at most a vignette. It seems to be a sort of blurb or advanced advertisement of an actual story coming in the future with the same title, and not really something ready to be Red now.
Overall conclusion: You should buy this magazine unless you live in abject poverty, in which case you would make a poor reader anyway.
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