Fiction

In this tale, originally published in the March 1936 issue of Astounding Stories, Stanley G. Weinbaum gives us the three “R’s” of a good Space Western: Revenge, Redemption, and Romance. — ed, N.E. Lilly

Lawrence M. Schoen sends us a stand alone story from the Amazing Conroy universe, featuring Conroy’s friend the professional gambler known as Left-John Mocker. It first appeared in the December 2006 issue of nanobison — ed, N.E. Lilly

On the Mercurian frontier a small group of volunteers, prisoners from the previous war, struggle to make the world habitable to human life. But, there are those who want the planet for themselves. This story originally appeared in Comet magazine, July 1941 — ed, N.E. Lilly

Marcie Tentchoff brings us our first full-length poem, previously published in The Sword Review, July 2006 — ed, N.E. Lilly

This story, originally published in Science Fiction Age, March 1998, sums up how I feel about the Space Western genre in a lot of ways. These Space Westerns, the ones on this site and the many more that have yet to appear, the reprints and the original works, the Space Western fantasies of Edgar Rice Burroughs and the hard science fiction Space Westerns of Isaac Asimov, even the crappy little Space Operas and Bat Durstons, all of them are “a poem and a story.” — ed, N.E. Lilly

A.R. Yngve brings the first full-fledged serial in 8 parts to SpaceWesterns.com with A Man Called Mister Brown. — ed, N.E. Lilly

Part 2 of the 8 part A Man Called Mister Brown serial by A.R. Yngve introduces the Director of the Agency For Terran Affairs, Ms. Mendez, and her field operative, Ms. Hitt. — ed, N.E. Lilly

Max Gladstone brings us a tale of vigilantism and revenge, grounded firmly in the daily struggles of an ordinary woman on an unforgiving planet. — ed, N.E. Lilly

Part 3 of the 8 part A Man Called Mister Brown serial by A.R. Yngve introduces Vaino “Green” Fingers, a con-man, outlaw, and huckster. — ed, N.E. Lilly

Part 4 of the 8 part A Man Called Mister Brown serial by A.R. Yngve where Vaino “Green” Fingers and Mister Brown finally meet, face to face. — ed, N.E. Lilly