I'm happy to have signed a contract for my second sale to Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, this time for a re-telling of the Arthurian romance, The Lady of the Fountain. (Alan Lee has a gorgeous illustration titled The Lady of the Fountain that I wanted to post here, but the vagaries of posting credited artwork without explicit permission confound me - never sure if it's okay or not. If I get clarification or permission I'll add the illustration.)

The Lady of the Fountain is described in the article at BBC Wales - History as "One of the Three Welsh romances associated with the Mabinogion... The hero of the tale, Owain, is based on the historical figure Owain mab Urien." But this is my retelling. In this tale, the story is told from the point of view of the Lady's handmaid, Luned, who, while instrumental in the original, is something more in this version. I've wanted to write a story based on this tale for years, at one time even considering a novel, but the incarnation that came out ended up surprising me.

HFQ is a popular magazine and "The Price of Duty" won't be out until next spring, but I think this story has found its perfect home.