Space Western Holiday Specials
It’s the holiday season and we’ve highlighted a few specials to give you those warm Space Western holiday fuzzies. (No these aren’t real. They’re just warm holiday wishes.) — ed, N.E. Lilly
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Commentary
Is Firefly “Out of Gas”?
by N.E. Lilly
On this, the 20 year anniversary of the cancellation of Firefly, let’s take some time to reflect. What are the odds that a canceled Space Western can make a comeback? —ed, N.E. Lilly
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Commentary
The Emancipation of Bat Durston, or, “I’m from Iowa, I only work in Outer-space”
by N.E. Lilly
From the early pulps to Galaxy Magazine to the modern recurrence, here’s an overview of the Space Western genre, and its relevance in Science Fiction. Originally published in Strange Horizons, November 2009 — ed, N.E. Lilly
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Fiction
Star Song
by T.J. McIntyre
Westerns tend to be dreams about how life once was; Science Fiction, about how life is to be. Every once in a while we encounter a dream that’s something more. — ed, N.E. Lilly
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Daily Fiction Re-read
The Mound—Part VII
by H.P. Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop
There’s just something attractive to the idea of infinite cosmic horror and the wild, wild west: the conclusion of H.P. Lovecraft and Zelia Bishop’s “The Mound,” which we’re presenting here in 7-part serial form. — ed, N.E. Lilly
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