(with apologies to Galaxy) Jets blasting, Bat Durston came screeching down through the atmosphere of Bbllzznaj, a tiny planet seven billion light years from Sol. He cut out his super-hyper-drive for the landing…and at that point, a tall, lean spaceman stepped out of the tail assembly, proton gun-blaster in a space-tanned hand. “Get back from […]
Space Westerns, Jets Blasting!
Apr 1st, 2008
This time last year… Bat Durston, Space Marshal
Apr 7th, 2008
On April 1st, 2007 this ’zine launched with the story: Bat Durston, Space Marshal by G. Richard Bozarth. It was originally published in Asimov’s Magazine of Science Fiction under the editorship of George Scithers.
The Emancipation of Bat Durston, or, “I’m from Iowa, I only work in Outer-space”
Dec 5th, 2022 (25 minute read)
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