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Ray Gun Revival Issue 14 is now available.

Ray Gun Revival Issue 14 is now live.
39 Pages

The Ombudsman by Steve Poling
An aging member of the Spacers’ Guild signs on with a star ship and discovers its cargo includes something not listed on the manifest, but how does one file a union grievance from Rigel?

JASPER SQUAD, Episode 4 “The Monster Engaged,” by Paul Christian Glenn
Space gangster Tannen Stamp is on the run with Cadet Rey. Current enemies must work together against old allies, and circumstance makes for the strangest bedfellows of all. But aside from fabricated charges, betrayed alliances, fractured trust, and uneasy cooperation, there lies a hungry evil so implacable and merciless that it will take all their will, wit, and cooperation to stay alive for one more day.
The Adventures of the Sky Pirate, Part 7 “The Fugue,” by Johne Cook
Capturing the first Sylvan ship was easy, what with the fire and all, but the appearance of a second warship leaves Cooper Flynn with two choices – become a martyr fighting a losing battle, or innovate a cunning ruse on-the-spot and become a legend.

Memory Wipe, Chapter 7 “Powers of Darkness,” by Sean T. M. Stiennon
Takeda Croster continues to hone his mysterious powers, but will they be enough against a legendary assassin operating in his own environment of utter darkness?

Ray Gun Revival Issue 13 has landed.

Ray Gun Revival Issue 13 is now live.
You know you’ve been waiting for it, and here it is at long last. The first issue of 2007 is robust, chock-full of space opera goodness, our biggest issue yet.
55 Pages

Conversion by Shaun Farrell
When nanotechnology changes humanity and eliminates free will, a small group of people on a distant colony world fight to escape the pervasive NET.

M. Deirdra by Richard S. Levine
We all know how deadly hurricanes can be. What would you do if you knew you could turn one away?
The Price of Conquest by Mik Wilkens
Freedom is all Kressa Bryant has ever wanted. When she’s given her own starship, it seems the answer to all her dreams. But the ship has a mind of its own and comes with a price she may not be able to pay.

Deuces Wild, “In the Lap of the Gods, Part One” by L. S. King
In which one of the intrepid adventurers is kidnapped and the other comes to grips with his feelings on the matter, or would if he had any.