Shadows in the Rift - PrologueSerabrov Terminal looks shabby and ill maintained from the outside and looks, in this case, are not deceptive. This system should be a beacon of prosperity for the whole sector from the exploitation of the mineral resources in its extensive ring systems,...
The Delkar Job - EpilogueOver twenty hours in Super-Cruise aboard a heavily damaged ship with patched up engines and an equally jury-rigged power plant only operating at 40% capacity is not good for the nerves, the slow but inexorable decline of the fuel level and the very real...
The Delkar Job Part VI"If you two have quite finished would you care to join me on the bridge?" At that moment Claude's voice felt like one of the sweetest sounds I had ever heard. "You've taken the bridge?" I asked eagerly. "Yep. Skirving and...
The Delkar Job Part V"Skirvings orders come directly from Admiral Sleer." Harry Soames told us as we sat in the Brig corridor. "What?" I replied incredulously. "Exactly that. When I heard what had happened I took the rest of the marines to arrest...
The Delkar Job Part IVWe plunged out of hyperspace, alert klaxons and warning messages blending with the boom of dissipating energy and the scream of tortured metal as we were ripped out of frame-shift. The console and bridge lights blinked once then twice then died, our Remlok...
The Delkar Job Part IIII came to, still in my armchair, still full clothed, my head throbbing and my tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth, on the table was an empty bottle of brandy and a second of Old Sol. Mira was curled up on the sofa still sound asleep, I grimaced, that...
The Delkar Job Part IITaking control of a system is a complex and multifaceted operation, you must build up your corporation's economic and financial position to be able to challenge the system's rulers, so urgent deliveries to priority customers must be made, raw materials...
The Delkar Job Part IDemocracy. Government by representatives of the people, chosen by the people, for the people. Maybe once. Democracy in 3302 means something very different. The Federation loudly trumpets its 'democracy' to anyone gullible enough to listen, using it as...
The Delkar Job PrologueOOC this is another buggering up of the chronological order of my stuff. I had written this before I started Operation Prism but lost the notebook, Operation Prism is intended to be a collaborative story so I need something to do while my cowriter finishes...
The Eight Petalled FlowerOOC This story does not follow on from Operation Prism Part 2 but when the 'alien' encounters started frankly I couldn't resist it. This story also contains some spoilers for the official Elite Dangerous novel 'Out of the Darkness' by T James (highly...
