{"id":2443,"date":"2013-08-05T08:30:07","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T08:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/?p=2443"},"modified":"2013-08-26T08:19:47","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T13:19:47","slug":"the-wait-rayguns-over-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2013\/08\/05\/the-wait-rayguns-over-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Rayguns Over Texas Lands In 24 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

After months of rumors and innuendo, Rayguns Over Texas<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0the new anthology of science fiction by Texas authors, will finally premiere in just 24 days on August 29 at LoneStarCon 3<\/a> (aka the 71st Annual World Science Fiction Convention) in San Antonio.<\/p>\n

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Cover by Rocky Kelley<\/p><\/div>\n

Starting tomorrow and for most of the rest of August leading up to the convention, I will publish an excerpt a day from a different contribution to\u00a0Rayguns Over Texas<\/em>.
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From the back cover:<\/p>\n

Since the end of the Civil War, Texans have played an essential role in the history of science fiction. Acclaimed and influential writers such as Bruce Sterling, Michael Moorcock, Howard Waldrop, Walter M. Miller, Jr., Marion Zimmer Bradley, Gene Wolfe, Neal Barrett, Jr., L. Sprague DeCamp, Chad Oliver, John Steakley, and Elizabeth Moon all called The Lone Star State home.<\/p>\n

Continuing this proud tradition,\u00a0<\/span>Rayguns Over Texas<\/em>\u00a0features 17 original and two classic tales that reflect the current creative state of Texas sci-fi, alongside historical essays and an introduction by Hugo award-winning, Texas ex-pat Bruce Sterling.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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and the Table of Contents:<\/p>\n

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