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''Black Gate'' is a glossy, quarterly fantasy magazine founded in 2000 and published by New Epoch Press. Using the slogan "Adventures in Fantasy Literature," ''Black Gate'' primarily features original short fiction up to novella length. In addition to fiction, ''Black Gate'' also features reviews of fantasy novels, graphic novels, and role playing game products. This is supplemented 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. Much of the fiction is by lesser known or new authors, but noted contributors have included Michael Moorcock, Mike Resnick, Charles de Lint and Cory Doctorow. As a semi-regular feature, ''Black Gate'' reprints rare adventure stories from earlier decades or work from more recent years that the editors feel has been neglected. For instance, past issues have featured serialized Tumithak novels from Charles R. Tanner. ==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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Reviews of Black Gate Magazine )〕〔(SF Site Featured Review Black Gate #9 )〕〔(SF Site Featured Review Black Gate #13, Spring 2009 )〕 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. In 2008, Judith Berman's story "Awakening" in ''Black Gate'' #10 was a finalist for the Nebula Award.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Literary Nominees )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Black Gate (magazine)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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