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Black Gate

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Black Gate, “Adventures in Fantasy Literature”, is a fiction site on blackgate.com, in English, funded by its readers: 21 people pay through Patreon, as the platform publishes it.

A fantasy literature blog, Black Gate, featuring essays, reviews and forgotten-author retrospectives on pulp and sword-and-sorcery fiction.

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Latest posts

• Get Thee to a Convention (If You Can)2026-10-13
• Nero Wolfe’s Brownstone – 3 Good Reasons: Murder is No Joke2026-10-12
• Peter Pan by JM Barrie2026-10-11
• Forgotten Authors: Hal K. Wells2026-10-09
• Dark Muse News: Heart of Vengeance & Other Tales of Azatlán by Gregory Mele2026-10-08
• From Robert E. Howard to Ray Bradbury: The Literary Influence of The Bible and The Odyssey2026-10-07
• Richard Stark’s Parker, Part 9: The Score2026-10-06
• What I’ve Been Reading: October, 20262026-10-05

From the site's feed, read 2026-10-14.

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Verified funding

• kofi https://ko-fi.com/smcarriereverified 2026-10-17
• patreon https://www.patreon.com/bookofdaysverified 2026-08-25
• patreon https://www.patreon.com/sarahaveryverified 2026-10-30

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