OSS Updates

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1. Idea for another site - The Stellar Neighbourhood

   Oct 29, 25 03:16 PM

   
   the named or designated stars that appear in literature

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2. Haunted Worlds - Fictional auras of places on Earth, the Moon and Mars

   Oct 29, 25 02:47 PM

   
   The double life of our place-names

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3. Fictional Dates of the Old Solar System

   Oct 29, 25 12:27 PM

   
   our timeline extended into imagined pasts and futures

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4. Uranian Throne - contents page

   Oct 29, 25 11:55 AM

   
   links to each chapter so far

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5. The Door to Saturn

   Oct 28, 25 03:50 PM

   Introduction to a unique blend of humour and wonder

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6. Zendexor's OSS Diary 2025

   Oct 27, 25 12:58 PM

   
   reflections on life, the oss and everything

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7. Guess The World - how many scenes on each world

   Oct 27, 25 04:27 AM

   
   how each world is doing on the scenic front

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8. What to see on Uranus

   Oct 27, 25 04:19 AM

   
   The Uranian scene

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9. CLUFFS

   Oct 26, 25 08:14 AM

   
   CLUFFS - Cute Little Unfulfilled Fragments of Fascination

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10. Guess The World - Sixth Series

    Oct 26, 25 07:13 AM

    
    Yet more scenes from Solar System worlds

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11. What to see on Europa

    Oct 25, 25 04:49 AM

    
    The Europan scene

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12. Clark Ashton Smith - The Immortals of Mercury

    Oct 24, 25 01:46 PM

    
    Secret Lords of the Twilight Belt

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13. Authors of the Old Solar System

    Oct 23, 25 12:17 PM

    authors who have contributed to the old solar system

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14. What to see on Jupiter

    Oct 23, 25 06:13 AM

    
    The Jovian scene

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15. Eras, Periods and Epochs

    Oct 20, 25 12:26 PM

    
    The ages of deep time

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16. What to see on Venus

    Oct 20, 25 09:09 AM

    
    The Venusian scene

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17. Future Dates for Real

    Oct 19, 25 09:49 AM

    
    prophecies which are quite certain

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18. Clark Ashton Smith and the Old Solar System

    Oct 19, 25 08:48 AM

    a master of colourful science fantasy expressed in gorgeous language

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19. Themes

    Oct 19, 25 08:09 AM

    
    topics to be found in OSS literature

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20. What to see on Mars

    Oct 13, 25 08:01 AM

    
    The Martian Scene

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21. In the Courts of the Crimson Kings by S M Stirling

    Oct 10, 25 12:32 PM

    An ancient Martian civilization on an alternate time-track

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22. C L Moore and the Old Solar System - the adventures of Northwest Smith

    Oct 09, 25 12:49 PM

    
    a lone planeteer who lives by his wits

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23. Uranian Throne Episode 7 The Claw Extends

    Oct 08, 25 01:05 PM

    
    Watch your step during the Great Backgrounder Revolution...

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24. What to see on Neptune

    Oct 07, 25 02:39 PM

    
    The Neptunian scene

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25. History of Hopes

    Oct 07, 25 08:39 AM

    
    Optimistic science and speculation

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26. How To Get There

    Oct 07, 25 06:52 AM

    
    What you need to do or be to roam the System

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27. The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs by Antolin Gibson

    Oct 06, 25 09:16 AM

    ERB the Experimenter

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28. The Darkside of Mercury

    Oct 04, 25 11:43 AM

    
    Unexpected life in the dark and cold

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29. Philip K Dick and the Old Solar System

    Oct 03, 25 10:55 AM

    
    Philip K Dick and the Old Solar System

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30. Leigh Brackett and the Old Solar System

    Oct 02, 25 12:56 PM

    Leigh Brackett's Old Solar System

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31. the hits race

    Oct 01, 25 07:08 AM

    
    the monthly popularity-contest for world-teams

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32. What to see on Pluto

    Oct 01, 25 06:25 AM

    
    The Plutonian scene

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33. What to see on Mercury

    Sep 29, 25 09:43 AM

    
    The Mercurian scene

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34. What to see on the Moon

    Sep 22, 25 05:13 AM

    
    The lunar scene

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35. pellucidar

    Sep 19, 25 11:04 AM

    
    Pellucidar - Edgar Rice Burroughs' seven-volume hollow-Earth series

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36. Charles L Harness and the Old Solar System

    Sep 18, 25 10:25 AM

    author of a mesmerising masterpiece

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37. Amtor - ERB's Venus

    Sep 17, 25 07:05 AM

    
    Amtor - ERB's Venus

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38. Barsoom - Edgar Rice Burroughs' world-building achievement

    Sep 15, 25 06:25 AM

    Barsoom - the Mars of Edgar Rice Burroughs' ten-volume series

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39. What to see on Ganymede

    Sep 13, 25 06:34 AM

    
    The Ganymedean scene

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40. What to see on Titan

    Sep 12, 25 05:51 AM

    
    The Titanic scene

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41. What to see on Earth

    Sep 07, 25 06:26 AM

    
    The Terran Scene

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42. Dynoom

    Sep 06, 25 11:21 AM

    Uranian Throne - episode one

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43. What to see on Leda

    Sep 03, 25 08:18 AM

    the Ledian scene

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44. Leda

    Sep 02, 25 11:23 AM

    Leda - an anticipated satellite of Jupiter

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45. What to see on the Asteroids

    Aug 31, 25 04:13 AM

    
    innumerable worlds in the inner planets' back yard

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46. Uranian Throne episode 23 On the Eve

    Aug 29, 25 02:53 PM

    
    the early part of Sunnoad Yadon's reign

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