Hi All!
My name is J. Thomas Howard.
I am a fantasist from the receding woodlands of SE PA. My work is inspired by the best of the golden and silver age of fantasy, but of course with my own flair. If you like Leigh Brackett, Robert E. Howard, and Henry Kuttner consider checking out my work. I developed a love of fantasy early on in life from my mother, whose involvement in the early days of SCA allowed her to rub shoulders with Poul Anderson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Gary Gygax and Lin Carter. Ever since she read me The Hobbit, I believe when I was 4, I have wanted to create my own stories.
My published works are below!
The Ptero Knight Cycle (The Final Days of Sol)
The Beast Mistress – Whetstone Issue #4 (Free)
“a wonderfully weird world that evokes the
hallucinogenic strangeness of 1970s van airbrush art.” – Jason Ray Carney author of Rakefire and EIC of Spiral Tower Press
The Lightning Sword – Whetstone Issue #6 (Free)
O Sapphire, O Kambria – Swords & Heroes
https://a.co/d/d88ROjd Amazon or Barnes & Noble
The Serpent and the Spire – Cirsova Summer 2023
https://a.co/d/6wOTDDZ Amazon or Lulu
The Geomancer’s Son – A Book of Blades: Volume II: Rogues in the House Podcast Presents
https://a.co/7WUyr37 Amazon
A Sorcerer’s Pledge – Savage Realms Monthly November 2023
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The Chronicles of Roger Campbell-Thorn and the Adventures of Lith Luc (Astride Sidereal Warriors)
The Lies of Mars – Whetstone Issue #3 (Free)
Gladiators of Ill Satal – Whetstone Issue #5 (Free)
Cerulean – Cirsova Fall 2022
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The Hand of the Thief – Broadswords and Blasters Presents: Futures that Never Were
She Who Was The Sea – Cirsova Fall 2025
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The Couplet of Sir Thraa
The Flower Knight – The Little Cozy Book: A Cozy Fantasy Flash Fiction Anthology from Wyngraf
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The Beating of Sword – ResAliens issue 8&9 Sword and Sorcery Special
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Captain Anabeth Hundress
Royal Rescue – Schock! Webzine
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Safe Harbor – Waystation: Amateur Magazine of Space Opera
Others
The Siege of Eire – DMR Books presents Terra Incognita: Lost Worlds of Fantasy and Adventure. ( https://dmrbooks.com/terra-incognita POD paperback anthology. DMR’s website has the various amazon links!)
Dark Meditations – Whetstone Issue #2 (Free)
“Very well done, and surprisingly deep story that is wholly unique when placed against the other stories in this anthology.” – L.D. Whitney author of Remnant, editor of Cliffhanger and co-host of the Rogues in the House podcast.
Editorials
Review of The Eye of Sounnu
Review of World Beyond Worlds
Reader
Witch House: Amateur Magazine of Cosmic Horror #4
J. Thomas Howard’s Sword and Sorcery Stories 