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Star Song, by T.J. McIntyre

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

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

No Child of Mine, by Filamena Young

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Classic stories of the West seem to revel in the vast spaces and the wide open vistas; the very isolation that living on the frontier must bring with it. Filamena Young returns to Mars in a follow-up story to “Mars Ain’t No Place for Ladies”.— ed, N.E. Lilly

Interview with Phil Foglio, by N.E. Lilly

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Phil Foglio is best known, along with his wife Kaja, for their successful web comic series Girl Genius. Phil is also the creator and artist responsible for Buck Godot. He was kind enough to answer a few questions.— ed, N.E. Lilly

Deuce of Diamonds, by Adrian Scanlan

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700

“Deuce of Diamonds” is, quite simply, an interplanetary tale of claim-jumping.— ed, N.E. Lilly

10 Most Influential Space Westerns, by N.E. Lilly

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

“10 Most Influential Space Westerns!? These can’t possibly be Space Westerns. And you surely don’t want me to believe that Space Westerns have any influence on real Science Fiction...” Yes, they are. Yes, I do.— ed, N.E. Lilly

Dead Mass, by Larry Hodges

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

This is a story about bravery, steel resolve in a crisis, and putting the needs of others ahead of your own. Originally published in Beyond Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine, Issue #19, 1991.— ed, N.E. Lilly

A Rage for Justice, by John M. Whalen

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

John Whalen brings us another story in his Tulon setting. He asks the question, what’s a man to do when he finds a man that he has every reason to kill at the point of his gun?— ed, N.E. Lilly

A Curious Pleasure Excursion, by Mark Twain

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

SpaceWesterns.com is celebrating its two-year anniversary here, with a space-story by Mark Twain. It was published as a hoax in the summer of 1874, at the height of “Comet Scare” of that year.— ed, N.E. Lilly

The Reckoning, by John Wilson

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

There are a number of standard dichotomies on the frontier: immigrants versus natives; settlers versus nomads; civilization versus nature. I can only surmise that in the far future the new range wars will be fought oil versus solar. — ed, N.E. Lilly

Space Western Most Wanted, by N.E. Lilly

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

It’s been a conundrum here at SpaceWesterns.com—how best to get the attention of Space Western genre professionals for interviews? After much soul-searching and introspection (not to mention navel-gazing) we’ve decided: an old fashioned bounty hunt! The following are all wanted men... — ed, N.E. Lilly

Semantica, by Fredrick Obermeyer

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Tradition says that the Native Americans sold their land to Europeans because they didn’t believe that anyone could actually own it. Supposedly, it was beyond the Native American’s comprehension that any one person could define boundaries, describe borders, and exclude others from using the landscape. — ed, N.E. Lilly

Droidtown Blues, by Camille Alexa

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Further adventures of Matty and the Mandroid in this follow-up story to The Clone-Wrangler’s Bride — ed, N.E. Lilly

Interview with John G. Cawelti, by N.E. Lilly

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Not many people study the Science Fiction or the Western genres academically, let alone the two together. Fewer still have an award named in their honor. John G. Cawelti is just such a pioneer in the study of Popular and American Culture. He was studying Popular Culture before it was popular. That’s why we’re honored that he consented to an interview on the subject of Space Westerns. — ed, N.E. Lilly

Le Grand Bazar, by Dr. Philip Edward Kaldon

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Change your name, change your profession, change your life... The promise of the frontier is an escape from your old life—the promise is there, whether or not it’s actually kept. — ed, N.E. Lilly

The Cold Equations, by Tom Godwin

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Cold Equations appeared in the August 1954 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. I can do no better than John Campbell’s original preface to this story: “The Frontier is a strange place – and a frontier is not always easy to recognize. It may lie on the other side of a simple door marked ‘No admittance’ – but it is always deadly dangerous.” — ed, N.E. Lilly