Cirsova Magazine
 Cirsova Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense: Issue #1 / Spring 2019 | |
| Editor | P. Alexander |
|---|---|
| Categories | Science fiction and fantasy |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Format | Print, ebook |
| Publisher | Cirsova Publishing |
| Founded | 2016 |
| First issue | 2 March 2016 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | https://cirsova.wordpress.com/ |
Cirsova Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense is an American pulp-style fantasy, science fiction, and adventure magazine founded in 2016. It is published by Cirsova Publishing and edited by P. Alexander.[1][2] It was originally known as Cirsova Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine.
History
Cirsova was founded in 2016. The following year, the magazine was a finalist for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine.[3] Cirsova publishes short, action-oriented fantasy and science fiction adventures "in the vein of classic pulp magazines."[4] It has featured work by contemporary genre authors as well as longer, serialized works. Through December 2025, thirty-six issues had been published.[2]
In Spring 2019, Cirsova published "Young Tarzan and the Mysterious She," a previously unpublished Tarzan story originally begun by Edgar Rice Burroughs and completed by Michael Tierney. The story was based on a Burroughs fragment that was once "thought destroyed in a fire,"[5]; it appeared in Cirsova Magazine Volume 2, #1 (Spring 2019).[6][5]
The Cosmic Courtship is a pulp science fiction romance by Julian Hawthorne (son of Nathaniel Hawthorne), which had originally appeared only in serialized form in 1917.[7] In 2021, Cirsova Publishing released a collected edition of the stories comprising the novel.[8][7]
Reception
Issues of Cirsova have been reviewed by genre publications such as Tangent Online, which has described the magazine as including action-driven, pulp-influenced fantasy and science fiction.[2][9][10][11] A review of the Spring 2023 issue in DMR Books described the magazine's “wonderfully weird” fiction, providing commentary on several stories.[12]
References
- ↑ "Publisher: Cirsova Publishing". isfdb.org. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Cirsova - Tangent Online". tangentonline.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ "2017 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Award. December 31, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ "'Cirsova': heroic fantasy and sf magazine". The Pulp Super-Fan. August 10, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
- 1 2 Hair, Paul (January 22, 2019). "The Crazy True Story Behind the 'New' Tarzan Tale". Hollywood in Toto. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ "ERBzine 7401: Danton Web Legacy". www.erbzine.com. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- 1 2 "Guest Post: Cosmic Restoration Blues - The Horror Tree". horrortree.com. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Cirsova Publishing to Reprint Nearly-Lost Julian Hawthorne Planetary Romance, The Cosmic Courtship". CriticalBlast. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- ↑ Silverwolf, Victoria (March 25, 2019). "Cirsova, Vol. 2, #1, Spring 2019". Tangent Online. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ↑ Hallett, Kevin (October 4, 2022). "Cirsova #12, Fall 2022". Tangent Online. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ↑ Houghton, Geoff (March 16, 2025). "Cirsova #22, Spring 2025". Tangent Online. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Adventure in All Its Forms – A Review of Cirsova Magazine's Spring 2023 Issue". DMR Books. Retrieved February 11, 2026.