Issue fifty-six of Theaker's Quarterly Fiction is two hundred and forty pages long, and features six stories of fantasy, horror and science fiction: "Concerning Strange Events at the Manor of Sir Hugh de Villiers, Valiant Knight" David Penn (transcribed from the Middle English), "Three Bodies" by Cam Rhys Lay, "The Christmas Cracker" by Rafe McGregor, "Mr Kitchell Says Thank You" by Charles Wilkinson, "The Cutting Room" by Chuck Von Nordheim, and "Gliese and the Walking Man" by Howard Watts. They are arranged roughly in chronological order, so fantasy fans should start at the beginning, and science fiction fans should start at the end. The wraparound cover is by Howard Watts, and the emergency editorial by Howard Phillips. The issue also includes over sixty pages of reviews. Writers, artists and other creators whose work is reviewed in this issue include: Adam Cozad, Alberto Giolitti, Angela Gorodischer, Charles Dixon, Chip Proser, Christian Højgaard, Christopher Markus, Craig Brewer, Craig Mazin, Dennis-Pierre Filippi, Dick Wood, Dirk Maggs, Ernie Chan, Evan Spiliotopoulos, Gabriel Rodriguez, Gary Kwapisz, Guy Davis, Jean-Florian Tello, Jeffrey Boam, Jerry Frissen, Joe Hill, Joe Phillips, John Connolly, Mateus Santolouco, Michael Alan Nelson, Mike Johnson, Naimi Mitchison, Nevio Zeccara, Nick Mamatas, Nicolas Wright, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Philippe Thirault, Simon Kinberg, Simon Kurt Unsworth, Stephen McFeely, Stephen Molnar, Steven Savile, Thomas Ligotti, and Tim Lebbon.