Barrett’s Privateers – Throwing Stones III

Barrett’s Privateers – Throwing Stones III

The Shade Tree “Now this is more like it,” First Watch Scanning tech Ophelia Watts announced.  “This one is about 1.4 AU out from a large blue-white star, so it’s got a long day, looks like about twenty-nine hours, and a solar year of about four hundred and...

Barrett’s Privateers – Throwing Stones III

Barrett’s Privateers – Throwing Stones II

Two The Shade Tree “Are we clear for space?” “Engineering reports O2 and water tanks are full, drive is at 100%, injectors charged, all systems online.  All decks report secure for space,” the Exec reported. “We have departure clearance and a traffic vector,”...

Barrett’s Privateers – Throwing Stones III

Barrett’s Privateers – Throwing Stones I

Prologue Second Contact The 2212 first contact with the Grugell Empire was indeed one of the most significant events in the history of mankind.  Humanity’s first contact with another intelligent species, leading as we have seen to the founding of the first...

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A Glibertarians Exclusive: Breaking Out, Part V

A Glibertarians Exclusive:  Breaking Out, Part V Thunberg-121 - Outside Almost as one, the crowd turned on the two Security troops and the Disinformation Control bureaucrat, who had followed them outside. Denver found a handy rock sticking a meter or two out of the...

A Glibertarians Exclusive: Breaking Out, Part IV

A Glibertarians Exclusive:  Breaking Out, Part IV Outside the dome Denver tried the edge of the hatch experimentally.  It moved.  “Well, the hatch is still open.” “Told you.” “They’ll be looking for us by now,” Romano pointed out. “Let them.”  Brietta laid a hand on...