 Black Gate, vol 1, issue 2
Black Gate is a glossy, quarterly science fiction and fantasy magazine founded in 2000 and published by New Epoch Press. Using the slogan "Adventures in Fantasy Literature," Black Gate primarilly features original short fiction up to novella length. While the apparent emphasis is on adventure and sword and sorcery stories recalling the heyday of the pulp magazine, the stories use stronger characterization and plotting as would be expected in contemporary fantasy and science fiction. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...
Fantasy is a genre of art, literature, film, television, and music that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of either plot, theme, setting, or all three. ...
A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
A novella is a short, narrative, prose fiction work. ...
This article is about a fantasy sub-genre. ...
Pulp magazines (or pulp fiction; often referred to as the pulps ) were inexpensive fiction magazines. ...
For the legal concept, see characterisation (conflict). ...
Plotting is the process of depicting mathematical functions or data visually. ...
In addition to fiction, Black Gate also features reviews of fantasy novels, graphic novels, and role playing game products. This is suplemented by columns and articles reflecting on fantasy literature's past as well as the occasional interview. Every issue contains the comic Knights of the Dinner Table: Java Joint by Kenzer & Company of Knights of the Dinner Table fame. A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ...
Graphic novel (sometimes abbreviated GN) is a term for a kind of book, usually telling an extended story with sequential art ( comics). ...
A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of fictional characters and spontaneously describe their exploits. ...
Cover of issue 100 of Knights of the Dinner Table Knights of the Dinner Table (KoDT) is a comic book/strip created by Jolly R. Blackburn and is published by Kenzer & Company. ...
Much of the fiction is by lesser known or new authors but noted contributors included Michael Moorcock, Mike Resnick, Charles de Lint, and Cory Doctorow. Past issues have featured serialized Tumithak novels from Charles R. Tanner. Michael John Moorcock (born December 18, 1939) is a prolific British writer of both science fiction and science fantasy. ...
Mike Resnick (born March 5, 1942) is a popular and prolific science fiction author. ...
Charles De Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian fantasy author and Celtic folk musician. ...
Cory Doctorow at the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, August 2005 Cory Doctorow (born July 17, 1971) is a blogger, journalist and science fiction author in favor of liberalizing copyright laws, and a proponent of Creative Commons. ...
Critical Response On its debut, Black Gate received strong reviews in Locus and elsewhere, many citing the sheer size of the issues (usually 200+ pages) and the high production values. This has proved quite ambitious, though. Various production problems have led to publication less frequent than the intended quarterly schedule. Nevertheless, John O'Neill has made a public commitment to readers and advertisers to get production back on track and more frequent publication of the recent issues tend to support that claim. Locus Magazine is subtitled The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field. It reports on the science fiction writing industry, including comprehensive listings of new books published in the field. ...
Editors This article is about the year 2000. ...
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