Featured Artist – Adam Burn

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Name: Adam Burn Age: 24 Country of residence: UK Hobbies: I love sci-fi and painting sci-fi, if it wasn’t already obvious – haha. I also love gaming mostly on my Xbox playing Halo or Just Cause 2. I also enjoy … Continue reading

Ares Express by Ian McDonald – Ray Gun Reviews

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Ares Express by Ian McDonald Pyr, 2010, 389pp. On a terraformed Mars, peoples, goods, and raw materials are moved across the planet by atomic-powered steam trains the size of small cities. These trains are ruled by hereditary families of Engineers … Continue reading

Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis – Ray Gun Reviews

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Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis Bantam Spectra, 2010, 512pp/641 pp I always love it when one of my favorite authors takes up one of my favorite topics. My wife and I both love Connie Willis’s writing, and we both have … Continue reading

Proving Ground – Gerri Leen

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Proving Ground by Gerri Leen Captain Jim Rutherford walked briskly to the makeshift parade ground and barked orders to the assembled survey crew. They wearily came to attention. Most looked as if they hadn’t woken up yet. This planet—the latest … Continue reading

Memory – Michael Merriam

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Memory by Michael Merriam Lucza Antreus watched the stairs retract and the cargo hatch on her battered little ship close, securing the vessel against any potential intruders. She stored the access control in her small belt pouch, wanting to laugh … Continue reading