Federation Commander

Any news or teasers?

Bridge, FedEx Courier Bronco, 1 August Y171
"How far to the border?" the captain asked as he settled into his command chair.
"Sixteen hours twenty-three minutes," the navigator said. "We're a few minutes ahead of schedule."
The captain grunted at that. The Klingons were usually fanatical about foreign ships adhering to specific schedules, but the company's courier boats were always given some latitude. The Klingons knew (and appreciated) the company's reputation for delivering on time, and that meant that any courier that could get a little ahead of schedule needed to, in case there was some unforseen delay ahead of them.
"Any word from the Mustang?"
"She left Klegarine on schedule," the communications technician said, "and should be clearing border control in an hour and twenty-seven minutes."
"And that only leaves the Palomino in Klingon territory," the captain said, to no one in particular. The Palomino was on its way to Klinshai, no doubt with more high-priority diplomatic dispatches and more Klingon and Federation diplomats trying to keep the peace from falling apart.
Normally, there would be five or six Federation Express courier ships in Klingon space at any given moment, but with the increased tensions, the company had cut back service, and three was the maximum number of ships at risk. A relay of three ships made the Klinshai run, and only one or two would be inside the Empire at a time. When Bronco made it to Federation space, the next courier would be held up until the Palomino started back. Other ships made much shorter runs to three major Klingon planets, and the company made sure only one of them was actually inside the Empire at any given time.
Things were getting tense.

Much appreciated.

I love it! Good stuff!

This is due out this month, correct?

Release date?

Probably sometime after 1 Dec.

My package of stuff arrived yesterday.

Read the fiction last night in bed.

Really enjoyed how it ties numerous characters, ships, histories together and I have served in the USAF for 22 years...well, it made me feel like I was there again with the confusion, stress, speculation and tension of impending war. Thanks.

I think.

The lack of Klingon perspective was spot on...added to the realism.

The C5 was a high point for me...not enough mention of that class IMO.

The struggles of the F5M brought a smile to my face.

Well done.

I wanted to show the story from as many different viewpoints as possible, one of everybody (well, I didn't quite make that).

I did an extensive blog a week ago explaining how the story happened.

maybe somebody can find it and post a link to it.

Steve Cole wrote: maybe somebody can find it and post a link to it.

http://federationcommander.blogspot.com ... -arms.html - that one?

yep, that one, designer's notes for a fiction story.

Got my copy of the LPE yesterday, along with a very useful co-arrival:



(For the extra two dollars US, I would definitely say that the increase from 9- to 10-point fonts really does make a difference; although I suppose it probably doesn't sound like much if you haven't seen a large print edition already.)