The Ray-Gun: A Love Story

James Alan Gardner

Language: English

Published: Feb 1, 2008

Description:

Free online fiction (novelette) from the author's site.

This is a story about a ray-gun. The ray-gun will not be explained except to say, "It shoots rays."

"The Ray-Gun: A Love Story", science fiction short story, in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine, February 2008; winner of the 2009 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial award; winner of the Asimov's Readers' Choice award; finalist for the Nebula and Hugo awards (best novelet); reprinted in the "best of the year" collections from Gardner Dozois and Rich Horton