What happened to the once-popular Western genre? As a prospector doll put it, “Once the astronauts went up, children only wanted to play with space toys!” And yet the Western legend lives beyond the Earth, often mixed with the sci-fi genre. What is a space Western? We invite raygun-slinger and After Moses sci-fi Western author Michael F. Kane to ride into the studio.

Michael F. Kane cut his teeth on science fiction and fantasy. In fact, his first memories of Star Wars are his mother covering his eyes during the rancor scene. Later, he fell in love with the classics, Tolkien, Asimov, Herbert, and more. Somehow, despite the odds being stacked against him, he grew up to be a somewhat respectable human being. By day he’s the music director at a mid-sized church, but at night he dreams of unseen lands and places man has never trod. Check out his website MichaelFKane.com to stay up to date on his publishing adventures.

After Moses: Sanctum, book 5 of 6, released in May 2024

Michael F. Kane’s novel After Moses follows its likeable hero into a solar system that’s struggling to survive after AI collapses and humanity grows corrupt. … Kane fuses themes of grace and redemption into this sci-fi story with a classic Western feel.

Okay @‌EStephenBurnett and @‌ztrussell, Star Wars nerd incoming.

The Falcon is a heavily modified YT-1300.

She’s equipped with 2 quad-bolt cannons (ventral and dorsal), and 8 concussion missile racks. In addition, she can deploy a “Ground Buzzer” blaster cannon to cover escapes.

At least one Christian astronaut, Butch Wilmore, recently splashed down in the Dragon capsule of Crew 9 (thereby resolving our spaceships versus dragons debate!). How many Christians, however, have created newer stories above the circle of Earth on the planet Mars? We’ll journey back to recap a few Christian-made Martian stories you may have missed over the last years.