“The Merchants of Venus” by A.H. Phelps, Jr. originally appeared in the March 1954 issue of Galaxy Magazine. The story answers the question: how do you sell a planet to potential pioneers? — ed, N.E. Lilly

Russell Davis, author, editor, and recent President elect of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, kindly gave SpaceWesterns.com an interview. — ed, N.E. Lilly

C.J. Henderson was gracious enough to set aside some time for an interview with SpaceWesterns.com while at Lunacon 50. — ed. N.E. Lilly

In a desperate bid for freedom conquered Martians break-out of their reservation to return to their native homes in the mountains. — N.E. Lilly

In 1984 Gary Trainer wrote the Space Western inspired album Sundown on Venus. We bring you a second tune from that album, performed by The Atomic Swindlers. — ed. N.E. Lilly

While at the 2007 Browncoat Ball in Philadelphia, I interviewed Hawke and Cedric of The Bedlam Bards, a Renfolk musical group from Texas who had recently branched out into Filk, or Science Fiction Folk Music. — ed. N.E. Lilly

Gary Trainer wrote the Space Western inspired album Sundown on Venus in 1984. Here’s the title track, unreleased anywhere else, performed by The Atomic Swindlers. — ed. N.E. Lilly

Matt Black is 2007 Chair of the Browncoat Ball, an annual roaming gathering of fans of the science fiction space western series Firefly and major motion picture Serenity created by Joss Whedon. This year the Browncoat Ball is being held in historic Philadelphia on the weekend of September 28th — ed. N.E. Lilly

If you spend any amount of time reading or writing Science Fiction, one of the names you’ll come to know is David G. Hartwell, editor of The New York Review of Science Fiction and senior editor at Tor/Forge Books. Mr. Hartwell was kind enough to give us an interview on the topic of Space Westerns, at Balticon 41. — ed. N.E. Lilly

Mark L. Van Name was gracious enough to set aside some time for an interview with SpaceWesterns.com after giving a reading of his new novel while at Balticon 41. — ed. N.E. Lilly