Synopsis
A school teacher who moonlights as an assassin, a corporate agent kidnapped and faced with a man she never wanted to see again, galactic knights and pilots defending the spaceways, a black bear who wants to be a priest, and a time traveler who discovers he was born a prince - these and more tales await you inside Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera For a New Age, a collection of new tales in the Golden Age style. With larger than life heroes, rayguns, space ships, robots, pirates, romance and more, here come 25 new tales of great fiction from top names like Seanan McGuire, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, A.C. Crispin, Allen M. Steele, Mike Resnick, David Farland and more. Strap in, set your weapons, and get ready for a fun ride!
Table of Contents
"Frontier ABCs: The Life And Times Of Charity Smith, Schoolteacher" by Seanan McGuire
"Rick The Robber Baron" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
"To The Shores Of Triple, Lee!" by A.M. Stickel
"The Silver Dollar Saucer" by Lou Antonelli
"Around The Bend" by Sarah A. Hoyt
"Sword Of Saladin" by Michael S. Roberts
"Malfunction" by Jennifer Campbell-Hicks
"Catastrophe Baker And The Ship Who Purred" by Mike Resnick
"Holly Defiant" by Brenda Cooper
"Shooting The Devil's Eye" by Keanan Brand
"Last, Full Measure" by A. M. Roelke
"Spider On A Sidewalk" by Paula R. Stiles
"King Of The Galaxy Knights" by Robin Wayne Bailey
"The Slavers Of Ruhn" by Rob Mancebo
"Can Giraffes Change Their Spots?" by Jenny Schwartz
"Captain Quasar And The Insurmountable Barrier Of Space Junk" by Milo James Fowler
"Conversion" by Shaun Farrell
"Twilight World" by A.C. Crispin
"Catastrophe Baker In The Hall Of The Neptunian Kings" by Mike Resnick
"Ever Dark" by T.M. Hunter
"Nor To The Strong" by Michael Merriam
"Space Opera" by Peter J. Wacks
"The Heiress Of Air" by Allen M. Steele
"Saint Orick" by David Farland
Poem: "The Legend Of Rae Raygun" by Kaolin Fire
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About the Author
Bryan Thomas Schmidt is an author and editor of adult and children's
speculative fiction. His debut novel, The Worker Prince (2011) received
Honorable Mention on Barnes & Noble Book Club's Year's Best
Science Fiction Releases for 2011. A sequel, The Returning, followed
in 2012 and The Exodus will appear in 2014, completing the space opera
Saga Of Davi Rhii. His first children's books, 102 More Hilarious Dinosaur
Jokes For Kids and Abraham Lincoln: Dinosaur Hunter--Land
Of Legends released in 2012 and 2013 from Delabarre Publishing.
His short stories have appeared in magazines, anthologies and online.
He edited the anthologies Space Battles: Full Throttle Space Tales #6 (2012), Beyond The Sun (2013), Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera For
a New Age (2013) and coedited Shattered Shields (Baen, 2014) with
Jennifer Brozek and is working on Monster Corp., A Red Day, Mission
Tomorrow, and Gaslamp Terrors, among others. He hosts #sffwrtcht (Science
Fiction & Fantasy Writer's Chat) Wednesdays at 9 pm ET on Twitter
and is an affiliate member of the SFWA.
From the Back Cover
"RAYGUN CHRONICLES breathes supercharged life into the space opera genre with exciting and inventive new tales by a superb line-up of writers. This is why science fiction will live forever!"--Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of PATIENT ZERO.
"RAYGUN CHRONICLES is an impressive anthology with an impressive list of contributors, a real showcase of the color and scope of what science fiction can be."--Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of the Saga of Seven Suns
"Wonder, adventure, romance, humor-space opera delivers all of these, and this anthology brings together some of the finest talent in the business. Strange new worlds await. So lower your shields, engage your thrusters, and prepare to jump to warp speed!" -- Dave Wolverton, New York Times Bestselling author of Star Wars: The Courtship of Prince Leia
"These stories bring the reader back to the days when we dreamt of blasters and flying cars. Golden age space opera fun with a strong Western feel." -- Alex Shvartsman, EditorUnidentified Funny Objects and Official Ken Liu Hugo bearer
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