The ZedneWeb Library

Recent additions

(For sufficiently broad interpretations of “recent”.)

1. HTML version of Starcruiser Anonymous
   Starcruiser Anonymous, the critically-acclaimed tale of a spaceship, a planet, an empire, a robot, a student of heroism, and the most dangerous Mexican deal in the universe (among others), is now available in HTML. Read on for details, or just go check it out. (2003-09-25)
2. Out of Space, Part 2: Downstream (text)
   Having thoroughly convinced themselves that the Sonar Men are Up To No Good, our protagonists try to find their way out of the research center and, eventually, off of Tangerine itself. (2003-03-01)
3. Observation (text)
   A Zakavian task force has arrived to negotiate the release of the soldiers captured on Arorua, and Green Squadron are sent on a secret mission to make sure nothing improper takes place. Can they avoid detection by the Empire and collision with space debris? Written for the fifteenth anniversary of Sfstory. (2002-01-19)
4. Out of Space, Part 1: Going Down (text)
   Five travelers on the way to Interstellar University find themselves making an unexpected stop. (2001-02-19)

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Sfstory

Founded in 1987, Sfstory is a collaborative fiction project in which a multitude of authors have created a madcap, zany universe of science-fiction-y goodness. A place where canned meat-products are the key to interdimensional travel and no one looks twice at a giant, space-going toaster.

Yes, it does owe a lot to Douglas Adams.

There’s a ton of backstory, but don’t worry: it’s mostly irrelevant. My own contributions intersect minimally with the main story (whatever that may be), and I make a point of explaining anything important to plot.

• Starcruiser Anonymous
  The people of Arorua have waited patiently—some would say too patiently—for an opportuntity to free themselves from the Zakavian Empire, but what chance do they have without their legendary protector? And what does that have to do with five captured fighter pilots from the Anonymous? (1996/1999)
• Space Commander Buzz Williams and the Terror of Alpha Hydrox II
  The nefarious General Protectionfault plots to hold a world hostage for purposes unknown—but presumably diabolical—and interstellar hero Buzz Williams must put his more imporant work on hold to do some thwarting. Part of Now It’s Your Turn: The Sfstory Tenth Anniversary Anthology. (1997-02-19)
• Out of Space
  A mysterious failure strands five travellers in deep space, but their rescue only raises questions. How did the Sonar Men just happen to be in the area? What is it that the Tangerine Research Center researches? What happened to their staff? Paranoid or not, Orliss SoFah is not one to back away from investigating a theory. (2001…)
• Observation (text)
  A Zakavian task force has arrived to negotiate the release of the soldiers captured on Arorua, and Green Squadron are sent on a secret mission to make sure nothing improper takes place. Can they avoid detection by the Empire and collision with space debris? Written for the fifteenth anniversary of Sfstory. (2002-01-19)

Other Stuff

If I were in a marketing mood, I might call this section “ZedneWeb Exclusives!” or something, since the material here can be found nowhere else on the ’net. These are mostly some short stand-alone pieces, some pre-dating ZedneWeb itself, others more recent.