StoryHack Action & Adventure, Issue Seven

StoryHack is back with another batch of thrilling stories in a variety of genres. StoryHack is a short fiction magazine heavily inspired by the great pulps of yesteryear. Eyes as Blue as Metal by Dominika Lein After discovering a human upon a worn-torn planet, an alien commander is betrayed by an ambitious underling. That Summer's Evening Long Ago by Misha Burnett How do you catch a criminal who uses magic to erase the memory of the item he stole? Titan Up by David J. West Can a modern man rise to the challenge when a muse mystically summons him to mythic Greece to rescue her from a titan? Song for Melienope by Alexandru Constantin Oswin the Magnificent and a bawdy monk find refuge from a terrible snowstorm in a mysterious lodge. However, all is not as it seems and a frozen death may have been preferable to what awaits them on this dark night. The Berserker's Son by Michael DeCarolis The city of Bero is hit by a surprise attack, leaving renowned berserker Furth to choose between defending the city or fighting his way back to his wife and son. Golden Echoes by JD Cowan An agent goes undercover on a hidden planet to thwart a mad cult leader who is about to unleash a device that splits open the universe itself. Third Time Lucky by Mike Adamson Spring, 1941: the RAF is stretched tight on the Channel Front, and Johnny Carstairs finds himself battling a mysterious German pilot who seems to have a score to settle. Scylla's Lair by Caroline Furlong Muriel gave her voice to marry her true love and gain a human soul. But has it cost her more than she can pay? The Tombs of Osiris Prime by Jason J. McCuiston The search for a missing archeologist on a long-dead planet leads the Last Star Warden into conflict with an ancient galactic threat, and may uncover the origins of the human race. An Uncommon Day at the Lake by David Skinner A selfish diversion to the Martian desert attracts some outlaw trouble -- and leads to a revelation in the hills!