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== Introduction == |
== Introduction == |
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| + | This is a 232 page collection of short stories, edited by [[Drew Wagar]], with contributions from [[Dylan Smith]], [[User:Disembodied|Blaze O' Glory]], [[User:Cody|El Viejo]], [[User:Daddyhoggy|DaddyHoggy]], [[User:Wyvern|Commander Wyvern]], Ganelon and Drew Wagar. It was published in 2012. |
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| − | This is a 232 page collection of short stories, edited by [[Drew Wagar]], with contributions from [[Dylan Smith]], [[User:Disembodied|Blaze O' Glory]], [[User:Cody|El Viejo]], [[User:Daddyhoggy|DaddyHoggy]], [[User:Wyvern|Commander Wyvern]], Ganelon and Drew Wagar. |
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== Included titles == |
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The anthology includes thirteen stories: |
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* ''Replay'' (Drew Wagar) - About [[Thargoid]] mind experiments on humans |
* ''Replay'' (Drew Wagar) - About [[Thargoid]] mind experiments on humans |
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| + | Being an anthology, different authors have different perspectives. Some want to link Oolite into the [[Frontier]] family of games (including references to the [[Federation]] and the [[Empire]]. Others don't. For more information about this exciting can of worms, see [[Lore]]. |
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''Alien Items'' was available in [http://www.wagar.org.uk/downloads/book/oolite/AlienItems.pdf PDF] (2.4Mb), [http://www.wagar.org.uk/downloads/book/oolite/AlienItems.epub EPUB] (680Kb) and [http://www.wagar.org.uk/downloads/book/oolite/AlienItems.mobi MOBI] (1.4Mb) formats. It is now available [https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/6917513/alien-items-drew-wagar here] at Yumpu.com. |
''Alien Items'' was available in [http://www.wagar.org.uk/downloads/book/oolite/AlienItems.pdf PDF] (2.4Mb), [http://www.wagar.org.uk/downloads/book/oolite/AlienItems.epub EPUB] (680Kb) and [http://www.wagar.org.uk/downloads/book/oolite/AlienItems.mobi MOBI] (1.4Mb) formats. It is now available [https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/6917513/alien-items-drew-wagar here] at Yumpu.com. |
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Revision as of 11:40, 8 February 2021
Alien items is an anthology of stories set in the Oolite universe.
Introduction
This is a 232 page collection of short stories, edited by Drew Wagar, with contributions from Dylan Smith, Blaze O' Glory, El Viejo, DaddyHoggy, Commander Wyvern, Ganelon and Drew Wagar. It was published in 2012.
Included titles
The anthology includes thirteen stories:
- The Virtuous Misfortune - Dylan Smith - What happens when the captain and crew of a Python Class Cruiser recover some cargo that they didn't quite intend
- Carver's Anarchy (Ganelon)
- Nine (Drew Wagar) - About an attempt to reach the ninth chart and its tragic consequences
- Calliope (Blaze O' Glory) - What can happen when the deal to ship some machinery is just too good to be true
- Coyote (El Viejo)
- Ascension (Drew Wagar) - What happens when a spaceship crashes on a pre-spacefaring world
- Local Midnight at the Vacuum Bar (Blaze O' Glory)
- Snake Charming (DaddyHoggy)
- Schism (Drew Wagar) - About an anachronistic incident on a generation ship
- Vakume Danserz (Ganelon)
- Negotiations of Failure (Commander Wyvern)
- Lazarus (DaddyHoggy)
- Replay (Drew Wagar) - About Thargoid mind experiments on humans
Critique
Being an anthology, different authors have different perspectives. Some want to link Oolite into the Frontier family of games (including references to the Federation and the Empire. Others don't. For more information about this exciting can of worms, see Lore.
Downloads
Alien Items was available in PDF (2.4Mb), EPUB (680Kb) and MOBI (1.4Mb) formats. It is now available here at Yumpu.com.
