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
Something New Under the Sun by David England (the scene on Vulcan)
The Winds of Vulcan by Dylan Jeninga
marvels of old mercury
Zookie Must Die by Violet Bertelsen
The Lifeblood of Worlds by David England (the Mercurian scene in Part 2)
a warm but not scorching venus
The Purple Sea by Dylan Jeninga
Project Utopia by R Olsen
Something New Under the Sun by David England (the opening scene)
earth-shimmer
The Lifeblood of Worlds by David England
Man of the World by Robert Gibson
mysteries of the moon
The Archives of the Moon by Robert Gibson
Whom Gods Destroy by Dylan Jeninga
The Rogue Planet by Dylan Jeninga
meandering on mars
The Lifeblood of Worlds by David England
Wanderers of Mars by Dylan Jeninga
Sleeping Fury by Xiangjun Zeng
Long Live the Billion-Year Spacereich! by Violet Bertelsen
asteroidal adventures
Rock and a Hard Place by Joseph Guzzo
Rock and the Belt Pirates by Joseph Guzzo
Peril on Pallas by Dylan Jeninga and Zendexor
The Lifeblood of Worlds by David England (part 2, the scene on Ceres)
Rimworld Trash by Dylan T Jeninga
jovian jeopardy
Flame Lords of Jupiter by Robert Gibson and Zendexor
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
uranian dreams
The Chthonic Pull by Violet Bertelsen
Uranian Throne by Robert Gibson
Beyond Despair by Jamie Ross
plutonian nightmare
On the Shoreline of Darkness by Violet Bertelsen
Trans-plutonian trip
Mission to the Tenth Planet by Dylan Jeninga and Zendexor
workshop
Longtail: A Prologue by Xiangjun Zeng
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Long Live the Billion-Year Space Reich by Violet Bertelsen
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The Lifeblood of Worlds by David England
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Set in an early Space Age...
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Rimworld Trash by Dylan T Jeninga
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The Adventures of Longtail 1: Sleeping Fury by Xiangjun Zeng
Sep 01, 18 09:54 AM
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Uranian Throne Part 5 - The Lever of Power
Sep 01, 18 09:51 AM
Exploitation of "backgrounder" discontent gains Dempelath a mass-following...
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Discussion of "Longtail: A Prologue"
Aug 29, 18 06:08 AM
I looked around the site and it appears there doesn't seem to be a discussion of Longtail: A Prologue by Xianjun Zeng (to be found in Tales to Astound).
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Uranian Throne Part 4 - Exception
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Uranian Throne reference page
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terms and names used in the story
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Re: Stretching the OSS
Jul 09, 18 06:51 AM
That's an interesting question. I think a good case can be made for membership in the OSS when a story takes place entirely in our solar system but the
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The Rogue Planet by Dylan Jeninga
Jul 01, 18 09:10 AM
a wandering world with a silent tale to tell...
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Uranian Throne Part 3 - The Nebulee
Jul 01, 18 09:06 AM
An inexperienced Wayfarer confronts the unknown
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interplanetary-knock-out-hall-of-fame
Jun 26, 18 03:58 AM
the list of champions
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Caliban's Bar
Jun 04, 18 02:17 AM
a drunken ditty of a spaceman's dive
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The Dark Forest Premise and a Look at Spacesuits by Jamie Ross
Jun 01, 18 10:55 AM
back to a better future with skin-tight suits...
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Uranian Throne Part 2 - Hyala
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...A comforter in troubled times
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Retaliators of Luna
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Zookie Must Die by Violet Bertelsen
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Meeting your fate on Darkside
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The Gritty NOSS by Dylan Jeninga
May 01, 18 04:30 PM
Composing The Winds of Vulcan
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The Winds of Vulcan by Dylan Jeninga
May 01, 18 04:30 PM
The harsh little world was supposed to be lifeless, but...
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Dynoom
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Uranian Throne - episode one
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Working In the Space Program
May 01, 18 04:26 PM
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Thoughts on Michael Moorcock's The Lost Canal
Apr 05, 18 09:01 AM
Squeezing out what juice there is in a disappointing tale...
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Pirates of Titan by Dylan Jeninga
Apr 05, 18 08:01 AM
Kira had one last challenge to face...
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Europa Dive by Jamie Ross
Apr 03, 18 12:28 PM
the promised sequel to Beyond Despair...
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Critique of The Rise by Robert Gibson
Mar 29, 18 12:06 PM
notes by Christine Sims
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Relations with the Real
Mar 16, 18 06:14 PM
a tug of influence between fiction and reality
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Man to Mars and Moon
Mar 15, 18 05:22 PM
Since Elon Musk came up, I thought I would throw in my two centimes.. I have worked with SpaceX on a couple of projects. Musk has a sweet deal going
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Beyond Despair by Jamie Ross
Mar 13, 18 09:28 AM
The Seventh World secretly harbours life and saves it...
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Project Utopia by R Olsen
Mar 13, 18 08:46 AM
Astronomical efforts to avert sex-war...
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Whom Gods Destroy by Dylan Jeninga
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Looters beware - the Moon is far from dead
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Anthology Contest
Mar 11, 18 05:10 AM
I have to admit, your contest actually got me writing and I am thankful for it. I am disappointed though in a couple of areas: (1) There was no feedback
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Rock and the Belt Pirates by Joe Guzzo
Mar 08, 18 06:45 AM
Rock pits his new-found powers against asteroidal villains
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Guess the World - Open
Mar 07, 18 05:57 AM
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The Chthonic Pull by Violet Bertelsen
Mar 01, 18 05:48 PM
A Uranian tale...
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On the Shoreline of Darkness by Violet Bertelsen
Mar 01, 18 05:23 PM
The night's Plutonian shore...