the eternal zones
story archive
Here is our archive of on-site OSS tales, arranged, broadly, in astronomical zones from the Sun outwards to the
System's edge. (When a tale is set on more than one world, it is listed in more than one zone.)
This, therefore, is where all our on-site fiction lurks. Here the unwary reader is drawn into our ameliorated neighbouring worlds, which have progressed, under the loving care of our writers, to being what they jolly well ought to be...
in and around the solar furnace
Incandescence (opening extract) by Dylan Jeninga
The Winds of Vulcan by Dylan Jeninga
marvels of old mercury
The Resurrection of Merrick Hardcastle by K S Augustin
Zookie Must Die by Violet Bertelsen
Where the Nightlife Never Ends by Dylan Jeninga
a warm but not scorching venus
The Hard Streets of Aphrodite by David England
A Life of Leisure and Renewed Vigor by James W Murphy
Project Utopia by R Olsen
earth-shimmer and earth-fate
Man of the World by Robert Gibson
The Slavanns Must Play by Robert Gibson
Provided at Generous Prices by Dylan Jeninga
Exile to Space by Jamie Ross
mysteries of the moon
The Archives of the Moon by Robert Gibson
The Mare Frigoris Culture by Robert Gibson
Whom Gods Destroy by Dylan Jeninga
The Rogue Planet by Dylan Jeninga
meandering on mars
Wanderers of Mars by Dylan Jeninga
The Magistrate by Jamie Ross
The Adventures of Longtail by Xiangjun Zeng
asteroidal adventures
Rock and a Hard Place by Joseph Guzzo
Rock and the Belt Pirates by Joseph Guzzo
Project Selene by "Xorx"
Peril on Pallas by Dylan Jeninga and Zendexor
Rimworld Trash by Dylan T Jeninga
jovian jeopardy
The Colorless Colossus of the Cold by Dylan Jeninga (set on Europa)
Flame Lords of Jupiter by Robert Gibson
Europa Dive by Jamie Ross
Rimworld Trash by Dylan T Jeninga (the opening episode on Leda)
the saturn system
The Arc of Iapetus by Robert Gibson
Pirates of Titan by Dylan T Jeninga
The Lost Rings of Saturn by James W Murphy
uranian dreams
The Chthonic Pull by Violet Bertelsen
Uranian Throne by Robert Gibson
Plague Planet by Dylan Jeninga
Beyond Despair by Jamie Ross
Into the Wilds by Jamie Ross
neptunian horizons
Outlaws of Neptune by Robert Gibson
The Sea Empress by Dylan Jeninga
plutonian nightmare
On the Shoreline of Darkness by Violet Bertelsen
The Slavanns Must Play by Robert Gibson (set on Earth under Plutonian rule)
Trans-plutonian trip
Mission to the Tenth Planet by Dylan Jeninga and Zendexor
workshop
Discussion of Longtail: A Prologue - critique by Troy Jones
[note: the piece discussed, which is by Xiangjun Zeng, has been removed to the author's website A Distant Sun]
Zendexor greatly appreciates your donation of £2! Thank you.
Recent Articles and Updates
-
Interplanetary Knock-Out 2020
Sep 28, 20 12:31 PM
the 32 teams battle it out for the system trophy
-
Guess the World - Open
Sep 15, 20 02:29 PM
Readers can quiz each other
-
An Approach to World-Building
Sep 13, 20 05:55 AM
comments on constructing a planetary epic
-
Fictional Dates of the Old Solar System
Sep 12, 20 06:27 AM
our timeline extended into fictional pasts and futures
-
Anthology Project
Sep 02, 20 02:10 AM
Anthology Project for New Old Solar System
-
Tales To Astound
Sep 01, 20 09:08 AM
Your monthly on-site magazine of infinite adventure
-
Farewell the Unseen Morn by David England
Sep 01, 20 08:16 AM
fifth episode in the saga of a Venusian private eye
-
Uranian Throne episode 15 Zyperan
Sep 01, 20 08:03 AM
the horror athwart the route to Syoom
-
Sleeping Fury Chapter 7: Where Giants Slumber
Sep 01, 20 07:56 AM
marooned in an ancient, derelict city
-
Whom Gods Destroy by Dylan Jeninga
Aug 29, 20 10:20 AM
Looters beware - the Moon is far from dead
-
OSS Diary 2020
Aug 24, 20 11:48 AM
musings and announcements
-
Plague Planet by Dylan Jeninga
Aug 01, 20 05:19 AM
A distress call retracted... villainy at work on Ariel
-
Fortune's Bitter Road by David England
Aug 01, 20 05:17 AM
we each have our path in this sad little drama called life
-
CLUFFS
Jul 05, 20 01:04 PM
CLUFFS - Cute Little Unfulfilled Fragments of Fascination
-
Ray Cummings' Mercury
Jul 04, 20 02:07 PM
the innermost planet as portrayed in the two 'Tama' books
-
The Mare Frigoris Culture by Robert Gibson
Jul 01, 20 05:45 AM
a lost episode of renaissance history
-
Gloomstalker by xiangjun zeng
Jun 16, 20 08:15 AM
sadism given form on a sinister future Venus
-
A word of thanks and some thoughts on the genre
May 26, 20 07:51 AM
Aspiring author here. This site has been an absolute delight to read through. Thanks for taking the time to make it. It's great to see others out there
-
Lunar Surface Creatures
May 19, 20 10:51 AM
the natives of our moon's outdoors
-
A (liberal) history of the solar system.
May 17, 20 02:39 AM
A while ago, I decided to compile a history of the solar system, and the opportunities that life had. What I found is astonishing. I subscribe to the 'liberal'
-
The Longtail by Xiangjun Zeng
May 04, 20 10:41 AM
A far-future Martian pathfinder
-
Uranian Throne episode 14 The heartland beckons
May 01, 20 02:36 AM
a naturalised Terran shows leadership in exile
-
A Dark, Imperious Hand by David England
May 01, 20 02:04 AM
Hidden Agendas, Looming Danger in the foggy streets of Venus
-
Iron King
Apr 24, 20 04:27 AM
the ruler of Howlstone in the Red Desert
-
Outlaws of Neptune by Robert Gibson
Apr 01, 20 06:46 AM
Interrogator Eyol dared the trail to the wobbly mountains...
-
Uranian Throne Episode 13 The Validator Rips
Mar 31, 20 04:31 PM
The Terran Heir is roused at long last...
-
Uranian Throne Episide 12 The City Cracks by Robert Gibson
Mar 30, 20 09:24 AM
The foundations of Olhoav split
-
Uranian Throne Episode 11 The Terran Heir
Mar 29, 20 04:27 PM
the mind of an Earthman in the body of a Uranian
-
Provided At Generous Prices by Dylan Jeninga
Mar 01, 20 09:09 AM
but prehistoric man did not read the small print
-
Idea for another site - The Stellar Neighbourhood
Feb 29, 20 02:25 PM
Idea for another site - The Stellar Neighbourhood
-
The Fireside
Feb 04, 20 07:21 AM
chat-reports from the author of the Longtail series
-
The Colorless Colossus of the Cold
Feb 01, 20 06:02 AM
an alien monster on Europa
-
The Slavanns Must Play by Robert Gibson
Feb 01, 20 05:58 AM
Earth under the Plutonian yoke
-
Of Dresses and Dames by David England
Feb 01, 20 05:39 AM
An unsavoury hero shows a softer side
-
Zones Cup 2019
Jan 10, 20 08:32 AM
the system's most sought-after areas
-
Zones Cup 2018
Jan 08, 20 11:58 AM
the System's hit-spots
-
Page-View Winners 2019
Jan 08, 20 01:28 AM
the hit parade of the most popular pages on site
-
Interplanetary Knock-Out
Dec 26, 19 05:32 AM
32 teams from around the System vie each month for the IKO Trophy
-
OSS Diary 2019
Nov 13, 19 10:12 AM
Announcements and reflections...
-
The Magistrate by Jamie Ross
Nov 01, 19 03:20 AM
Martian justice is ruthlessly environmental
-
Devil's Due by David England
Nov 01, 19 03:18 AM
a disillusioned PI with a case... and a past
-
Olhoav city-map
Oct 13, 19 04:08 PM
A plan of a Uranian city
-
Into the Wilds by Jamie Ross
Oct 01, 19 07:41 AM
the crew of the Shining Star descend to the surface of Uranus in search of their missing pilot...
-
An Unorthodox World
Sep 12, 19 09:39 AM
This isn't a world, and yet, it is. It's realistic, but OSS, all the same. Written in 1985, way past the age of OSS, is Larry Niven's Integral Trees. There,
-
Where the Nightlife Never Ends by Dylan Jeninga
Aug 31, 19 10:22 PM
Comeuppance on Darkside...
-
The Great Moon Hoax
Aug 29, 19 03:00 AM
While reading From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, the book mentions a work of fiction by a Sir John Herschel, who had apparently improved a telescope's