Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera For a New Age

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 ContentsIntroduction by Bryan Thomas SchmidtEssay: "Taking Back the Sky" by Johne Cook"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 FarlandPoem: "The Legend Of Rae Raygun" by Kaolin Fire