Palace Fiction
Short stories, novels and serials, written with brain, heart and an enthusiasm for history.
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- Sep 28, 2026
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- Jul 5, 2026
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“What Could Possibly Stop Us Now?” VII-VIII (opens the original)
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“What Could Possibly Stop Us Now?” VI (opens the original)
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(← Last Scene) (Next Scene →)VI“No, Minerva, no thank you, but we can’t just sit back and let him destroy everything.” The sound of a phone slamming down, heard through the door.“Well,” said John July, “time to go get ourselves killed.”The Tyrant put his hand on the doorknob. The door was locked and bolted and the bolt crunched through the wood as t
“What Could Possibly Stop Us Now?” IV-V (opens the original)
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“What Could Possibly Stop Us Now?” I-III (opens the original)
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(Next Scene →)IThe Black Zenith buzzed to the discordant song of the reality engine in the craft’s core, the decks vibrating erratically with its hum. From its viewpoints you could see gleaming stars and the black void of space and three thousand other ships of Voidwrath’s fleet. The flagship was a fifth of a mile long, and its decks were packed with Voidwrath’s eternally-quarreling slag-eyed marines, its hangars w
“What Could Possibly Stop Us Now?” (opens the original)
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