The Home Front
_Back on Earth, bearing grim news from the Dark Horse, Lt. Munro makes some Choices._ _This follows up on May's decision to send Munro back to Terra before a probable battle with the Pictor. We get to see, again, why nobody on the_ Dark Horse _much...
The bloke in the engine room
So then, why not have us some doggerel to go along with the various escapades of the Star Patrol? I enjoy doggerel, because it's about all I can manage. I had this idea, though, that in the future poetic ballads will come back. Robert Heinlein had that...
The oath of the brother-in-blood
_Lt. Kalija, by now fully assimilated into her squadron on the Bellau Wood, comes off the excitement of the previous mission and gets thrown straight into another, where she finds her impulses both a help and a hindrance..._ _This is the penultimate...
Crucible, Parts 10 and 11
_The war begins on Jericho, with the humans trying to process it._ _Most of the novel so far hasn't focused on combat. As the war begins, though, we see things from the human perspective and it's rather bleak. An old character makes what will be their...
Salvage
_The Dark Horse embarks on a salvage operation, and junior helmsman Srivastava points out that, in atmosphere, a lot of people can hear you scream._ _Okay, I'm really sorry it took so long to get this up--I promise I haven't abandoned this setting,...
The Poetical Answer
_Morgan Finch tries to define her role in the town, after an altercation._ _This was originally written to be a submission for a Pride month-themed publication. It's a lot gentler than most Cannon Shoals pieces. It is also the first clean Cannon...
The Witch
_We learn some Interesting Things about the mirror universe, and prior contact..._ _More plot development, and no smut. But maybe... maybe there's hints of things to come? Yes, I think it is safe to say there is :P Anyway, this is a pretty short...
There will come soft rains
_As Amy and Aaron's relationship grows stronger, we get a glimpse into their respective lives -- and a shocking revelation threatens the whole affair._ _Part three brings Amy and Aaron closer together, and we creep towards the resolution of the novel....
Crucible, Parts 12 and 13
_With the war underway, the Kashkin Air Force takes a leading role. Offworld, Anders takes shore leave to seek advice from his mate, Ambassador Lishad._ _Alright, let's get back into the novel! After the front-line view of the last chapter, this one...
Crucible, Part 2
_Tensions begin to heat up in the Kashkin_ _A clean chapter, and a short chapter (that's why I'm posting this at the same time as the next chapter). This was originally the first chapter for the story, and in a sense kicks off the actual plot....
The Archivist
_More coyote antics. Clean coyote antics! (?!) And some odd old characters._ _Progress! It's slow, but it's progress. The novel is now halfway through towards its end. Having landed on Yturvolini, Xoc and her friend Anatolyi Sirko meet with Tolya's...
The Useful and the Good
_Aric meets the princes, gains a new friend, and runs into Trouble of various sorts._ _This is a clean chapter (the next two will not be) in which Aric learns more about the city and about the people he's supposed to serve. Not all of it is nice. I...