The Vindicator, by Matthew Hughes

Find this issue

(High Fantasy; Raffalon) As a thief, Raffalon has made a few enemies, but he didn't think anyone was mad enough to hire an assassin. (13,610 words; Time: 45m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

Recommended By: SFRevu:5

Although this story stands on its own, over the years, there have been seven other stories about the adventures of Raffalon the thief. The author intends to issue them as a collection in 2017.

Telltale, by Matthew Hughes

Find this issue

(High Fantasy; Raffalon) Raffalon the thief's latest contract goes wrong when he's transported to a gray world that he must figure out how to escape. Entertaining. (9,682 words; Time: 32m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

Recommended By: GDozois:4

The Curse of the Myrmelon, by Matthew Hughes

Find this issue

(High Fantasy; Raffalon) A fantasy-world shipping clerk thinks discrepancies in his accounts are the result of a curse, so he hires Cascor, a sort of magic-using private detective. (8,972 words; Time: 29m)

Rating: ★★★★☆ Recommended

Recommended By: SFRevu:4

Prisoner of Pandarius, by Matthew Hughes

Find this issue

(High Fantasy; Raffalon) In this amusing tale, Raffalon the Thief accepts a job from Cascor, a minor magician who wants him to steal an unknown object from Cascor's former employer. (10,702 words; Time: 35m)

Rating: ★★★★☆ Recommended