The Crider Chronicles: The Orleans Incident – Part I

The Crider Chronicles: The Orleans Incident – Part I

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 XXVIII

The Crider Chronicles: Confederacy – Part XXVII

Grugell A valuable ship lost. A mission failed. A plan proven futile. And an enemy grown stronger. The Emperor was not happy. His principal advisor, Kaxatrisk II, along with the Admirals Pokatak IX and Gilgakat XII, were now scattered vapor in the thin Grugell...

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The Crider Chronicles: Forest – Part IV

Three Two years later:  Challis. A light snow was falling as Mike guided his aged Ford into Challis, the large flakes reflecting the lights of the growing town, striking stars where skimmer headlights struck through the tiny falling crystals. Sparkles of light...

The Crider Chronicles: Forest – Part III

Two Armstrong City, Luna “Andrea, don’t just stand there. The checked bags have gone on ahead. There’s no turning back now. Jenny, have you got your stuff? Let’s go!” Paul Aggruder was more than ready to leave the Moon’s gypsum mining colony. Three years they had...

Barrett’s Privateers – Throwing Stones X

Ten Barrett and her crew followed Gomp, who was tracking the pod of the Hive that had taken Amole and his men. The creatures had made no effort to cover their tracks, and when one group, then another, fell in alongside Barrett’s party and made no move to interfere...