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RGR, Issue 44: 88 pages
The Overlords' Lair: Escapism as Balm
Colater 696 by Todd Reiser
Abandoned citizenry discover what was forgotten...may not have been.

No Shelter by S. Hutson Blount
Far from our solar system, one lonely patrol rocket faces the unknown.

Alien Café: The Disconti Incident by Russell J. Fellows
Ralph meets May for the first time and finds himself in a fire fight with the Disconti Imperial Guard.

"The Affair on Silly Twelve,
or It Could Have Been Love, but the Turtle Broke the Harmonica" by T. W. Williams
A space-faring opportunist matches wits with a coldly efficient scientist in a timeless battle of the sexes.

Featured artist Randall MacDonald, Canada

Calamity's Child, Chapter Three: Suicide Straight - part one by M. Keaton
In the midst of searching for a missing ship, Ivan finds he's got a new protégé.

Fear Lies Waiting, A Jack Brand Story by John M. Whalen
Brand comes to grips with something he's not used to: unreasoning fear.

Deuces Wild, Season Two, Chapter Four, Fractured Facets, Part Four by L. S. King
Tristan confronts his fears and his history in a race against time to save his ship, his crew, and a spunky kidnapped girl who may be more trouble than she's worth.

The Adventures of the Sky Pirate, Chapter 23, In the Court of the Crimson Queen by Johne Cook
The end of Season Two brings about the biggest chapter yet. Cooper Flynn and the crew of the airship Alacrity face betrayal, captivity, and an audience with the possible insane ruler of all Haddirron.

As if that wasn't enough, Flynn finds himself in a one-on-one battle against a killer of pure evil in the court of the crimson queen.

Memory Wipe, Chapter 21, Vulture's Prize by Sean T. M. Stiennon
Takeda heads for Tong's base while Esheera and Zartsi take a more royal route.