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The Crider Chronicles: The Orleans Incident – Part XXIV

The Crider Chronicles: The Orleans Incident – Part XXIV

Oct 12, 2026

Six Astronomical Units outside the orbit of Grugell Word of the crushing defeat of the Grugell Navy had not yet reached the home world of the militaristic race, according to the stream of chatter interpreted by the Shade Tree’s Signals section.  Parked behind a...

The Crider Chronicles: The Orleans Incident – Part XXIV

The Crider Chronicles: The Orleans Incident – Part XXIII

Sep 28, 2026

Task Group One A hastily rewritten plan split the Fleet along uneven lines.  The light cruisers Cairo and Dallas and three destroyers were already on their way, escorting the Marine division to New Albion.  The balance of the Fleet, including the newly...

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The Crider Chronicles: The Orleans Incident – Part I

Apr 13, 2026 |

The First Galactic War Rear Admiral Isaac Gauss, Commander, Task Group One, Confederate Navy, is overseeing a Fleet exercise near the Confederate world New Albion.  The Confederate battle cruiser CSS Orleans, Gauss’ flagship, is under way at sublight speed when...

The Crider Chronicles: Confederacy – Part XXIV

Mar 9, 2026 |

Fifteen kilometers inland The setting was beautiful.  Fifteen kilometers from the outskirts of Mountain View was the tiny community of Rangely, a farming and ranching town of about two thousand.  And just outside of that community was the Rangely Retreat, a...