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This is the story that starts everything. Cooper Flynn, an orphan on a remote island, meets a visitor who is more than he appears to be, and is thrown into a violent encounter with another visitor who is exactly what he appears to be.
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First published in Ray Gun Revival, Issue 02, 15 July 2006

Get the first episode for free here:
http://phywriter.com/files/docs/tsp_01.pdf

http://raygunrevival.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=1698#1698

[b]Episode 1 – Welcome to Ray Gun Radio:[/b]

http://raygunrevival.com/Published/rgradio07222006.mp3

[i]This is Phy spamming the galaxy on behalf of Taylor Kent, the Lord High Podmaster and founder / host of Ray Gun Radio.[/i]

This is the first episode of the new uber-cool space opera themed podcast.  Enjoy.  If you want to get it contact with Ray Gun Radio, you can do any or all of the following:

* You can visit the Ray Gun Revival site at http://www.raygunrevival.com,

http://raygunrevival.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=1699#1699

* Send email to radio@raygunrevival.com

* Leave me a voice mail at (206)339-6254 (thanks to [url=http://k7.net]K7.Net[/url]).

This podcast is released under a [url=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/]Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License[/url]

[b]News links:[/b]
RGR’s “Scenes From a Space Battle” Flash Fiction Competition -

http://raygunrevival.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=1579#1579

Done the Impossible, a documentary about Firefly and Serenity Goes Gold -

http://www.donetheimpossible.com/index.php

Virgin Galactic on track to begin space flights in 2008 -

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/07/18/virgin.galactic.ap/index.html

[b]Links mentioned in the show:[/b]
Ray Gun Revival – http://www.raygunrevival.com
Spaceship Radio – http://www.spaceshipradio.com
Escape Pod – http://www.escapepod.org
Space Patrol – http://otrcat.com/spacepatrol.htm
Jesus Geek Podcast – http://jesusgeek.info
Snark Infested Waters – http://www.snarkyavenger.com

The current schedule is to publish the written version of Ray Gun Revival on the 1st and 15h of each month, and to release the Ray Gun Radio podcast on the 8th and the 22nd of each month.  This gives us fresh, original content every week, so check back often!

[i]Ray Gun Revival and Ray Gun Radio – classic space opera and golden age sci-fi with a modern twist.[/i]

After six months of development and plenty of twists and turns, Ray Gun Revival, the e-zine, has gone live. We’re publishing the best space opera and golden age sci-fi (think the original Star Wars film and you’re on the right track). We’re publishing two issues per month, on the 1st and the 15th, and the first two issues are now up:

Issue 01, July 01, 2006

Issue 01:

34 pages

Cover: “Grand Space Opera Entry”, by Sidharth Chaturvedi

Overlord’s Lair editorial: “RGR Q&A”, by Johne Cook

Short Fiction: “Flinteye’s Duel”, by Sean T. M. Stiennon

Space Verse: “Star Pilot’s Grave”, by Marcie Lynn Tentchoff

Serial: Deuces Wild, “Reluctant Allies, Part One”, by Lee S. King

Featured Artist: Sidharth Chaturvedi

Serial: Jasper Squad, Episode One, “Exile!”, by Paul Christian Glenn

The Jolly RGR: Preview of Issue 02

Issue 02, July 15, 2006

43 pages

Cover: “Burning Empires”, by Erika Green, aka archaenon

Overlord’s Lair editorial: “The Death and Resurrection of Space Opera”, by Johne Cook

Short Fiction: “Galaxy Store”, by Scott M. Sandridge

Short Fiction: “Rest Area”, by Tim Baer

Serial: The Adventures of the Sky Pirate, “The Assassin of Patience Bay”, Part One, by Johne Cook

Featured Artist: Erika Green, aka “archaenon”

Serial: Memory Wipe, Chapter One, “The Silver Sun”, by Sean T. M. Stiennon

The Jolly RGR: Introduction of the Ray Gun Revival podcast, preview of Issue 03

http://raygunrevival.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=217