Cirsova Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense: Issue #18 / Spring 2024

A Quick Laugh with Death
By WILLIAM DRELL
Investigating the medical blackmail of a xenofruit magnate leads Mickey Vance to the sweltering planet Verdus, where the locals are beautiful and criminals deadly!

The Titan of Zhorn
By RICHARD RUBIN
Burke Fletcher, the fighting man from Earth stranded on Rigel IV, has been hired to find the Titan of Zhorn: a lost mechanical wonder that could end his client’s war!

Jewel of the Joltunwyrm
By KEVAN LARSON
Incredibly dangerous to harvest, the strange organ found deep within the joltunwyrm is worth a fortune! Jackson’s share will be enormous… if he can survive!

The Weather Maker
By J. COMER
Fleeing the devastation of a sacked city on the war-torn Pendleton’s World, a small band happens upon a nun with a peculiar piece of technology to aid in their escape!

Joe vs. the Mad Wizard of Druun
By W.E. WERTENBERGER
Ripped from his own world, Joe has taken up the life of a mercenary! But will the wizard who threatens a village of Lemurians be more than even Joe can handle?

On the Eve of Xerkhet-Buul
By HOWIE K. BENTLEY
Thargg Tanuth seeks to avenge the death of his beloved Princess Lenoris! Betrayed on the eve of Xerkhet-Buul, Thargg finds that he too is to be hunted by her killer!

Cargo Cult
By JED JALECO DEL ROSARIO
A Xenological mission investigating a potentially sapient species has disappeared! Dugo has been hired to find them… and eliminate all traces of contact!

The Screamers
By ANDREW REICHARD
A military officer must give his official assessment on the aliens of Vaela following the establishment of relations! Are they friendly? Hostile? All they do is scream…

Caf-fiend
By JULIE FROST
Alex Jarrett just wants his perfect cup of coffee… Unfortunately for Alex, a mysterious and diabolical threat has brought his supplier’s plantation to a standstill!

Computer Games
By LOUISE SORENSEN
Forced to act as assassin and executioner for the supercomputer she helped create, Diamond Bright bides h…