As season 2 ofHouse of the Dragon approaches big steps, French fantasy fans will have another reason to rejoice: in fact, a new magazine specially designed for them is getting ready to be released. hitting newsstands and bookstores.
The ultimate gift for fantasy fans
From Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 May 2024 was held at Epinal the new edition of Imaginales, an essential event for lovers of Imaginary literature. In addition to the numerous stands and activities, festival-goers were able to discover their favorite writers, Alain Damasio (La Horde du Contrevent,Les Stealthy) Jean-Philippe Jaworski (Winning the War,The Knight of Thorns), via Stefan Platteau (Les Sentiers des Astres), and attend; numerous conferences and round tables, bringing together passionate authors and academics.
On Saturday May 25, the researcher Anne Besson, specialized in the literature of the Imaginary, and Victor Battaggion, deputy editor-in-chief of the magazineHistoria, presented their new work: the magazineChimères – Le Meilleur des Mondes Imaginaires, the magazine of fantasy worlds. Bringing together journalists, academics and writers, the journal will offer numerous articles and in-depth reports on the genre. Each issue should also include – presumably – an unpublished short story written by a fantasy author. Good news, therefore, for fans, who until now Currently only the magazine Bifrost was available. get your teeth into it.
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According to information communicated to Imaginales,Chimères will be a quarterly, the first issue of which will appear in September 2024. In the meantime, the time has come to finance the project. through an imminent crowdfunding campaign, expected on the Ulule platform ! A preview of the summary should likely be revealed later. in the next hours/days on the magazine's Instagram page, according to the Community Manager. We obviously wish a bright future forChimères. Fantasy fans should probably be there to welcome this new magazine as they should! As for We will keep you informed right here of the funding launch date!