To boldly go
_In the final chapter of 'Ride of the Valkyrie,' Ellis and Jack reunite with an old friend, meet a rather odd new one -- and then take the first steps to fulfilling Jack's promise of returning to Earth. Well how about that?_ _Well! Here we are!...
Falls the shadow
_The beleaguered Ernest Sikes, enticed by a huckster to the promise of power, discovers that it is everything he had hoped it would be. But what lies beneath the surface of our good intentions?_ _The tags are what they say on the tin. It's a dark...
One of these nights
_The mysteries of the universe are revealed to Ellis Bjørnestad, former captain of the survey ship Walküre, and a shower finds its true calling in life with the dog and his jaguar friend._ _In the penultimate chapter of the story, intrepid space...
The green hills
_Ellis and Jack, unlikely co-crew of the survey ship Walküre, ended last chapter looking at an unfamiliar planet. Now they come to terms with their new environs, make a new friend, forge a new plan -- and learn a new word, which implies a lot more than...
Workin' like a dog
_Thomas Clarke is just an ordinary employee of a mysterious federal agency in the halcyon days of 1986. When a tiff with his boss sees him volunteered for an experimental new procedure, he winds up getting more than he bargained for in his equally...
Desperate measures
_Last chapter ended with an ominous warning light flashing on the survey ship Walküre. In this chapter, captain Ellis Bjornestad and his ersatz first mate do some figuring. Oh, they also fuck._ _The adventures of Ellis and Jack continue with a...
Renaissance
_The story winds to its end as the principles find some measure of closure, and some questions are answered -- to varying effect._ _Thanks for stickin' with me, guys. Here's the last of it. Not all happy, but not (I hope) all that sad...
Toll the bell; pay the private eye
_As Aaron fights with the knowledge he's suddenly been entrusted with, the shepherd searches for meaning, and finally consummates his relationship with the raccoon girl Amy._ _Part four untangles the terrible revelation we saw last time. It doesn't...
There will come soft rains
_As Amy and Aaron's relationship grows stronger, we get a glimpse into their respective lives -- and a shocking revelation threatens the whole affair._ _Part three brings Amy and Aaron closer together, and we creep towards the resolution of the novel....
Fortune, turn thy wheel
_Posted to a colonial outpost, far from home, Jonham Hærex-Sutheray ("Viscount Gyldrane, Heir to the Marquess of Dalchauser") finds himself chained to the duties of his office, when adventures await on the frontier. But the jungle has some rewards for...
Hang a shining star
_When a human woman brings her canine boyfriend over for Christmas, meeting the folks proves to be a little tense. Can they learn the value of family? Will peace on Earth and goodwill to men extend to dogs? Considering the author, will there be...
Close to the sun, in lonely lands
_Jonham, Lord Gyldrane runs into trouble when his gambit to deal with the threat from the railroad runs into a roadblock and he must figure out who his friends really are..._ _Chapter 4 of_ The Road to Mandalay _sees Jon's world start to come apart as...