Tales From the Terran Republic
We tried, you know… We really did. We tried so hard to be… better… We... Read more We tried, you know…We really did.We tried so hard to be… better…We actually were better once. No, seriously. We were ... more>>We tried, you know… We really did. We tried so hard to be… better… We... Read more We tried, you know…We really did.We tried so hard to be… better…We actually were better once. No, seriously. We were enlightened, generous, peaceful…Stop laughing! We were! We were peaceful, dammit!No, I’m not “tugging your winglets.” It’s true!Look, if you’re going to be like that, I’ll just push the launch button right now. See ya, don’t wanna be…Oh, you ARE interested after all? Ok.Hey, I just got word that your captain will be ok. We were able to get him into a med pod quick enough… Of course, we tried to save him. Just what sort of people do you think we are?...Now that was harsh… completely accurate, mind you… but harsh.Anyway, like I was saying, we were a prosperous, peaceful people, and war had been nothing but a distant memory for over five hundred years before it happened...Before Yellowstone happened! You don’t mean to tell me that you didn’t know about that… Massive supervolcano? Blew the Hell out of our planet? Two years where nothing grew?…Anyway, that’s what started it, the Sol Wars…Oh, you have heard about those, huh? Well, needless to say, all that enlightened, generous, and peaceful didn’t exactly make it through that. Maybe it’s more accurate to say the enlightened, generous, and peaceful among us didn’t survive…(laughs)… You’re right. It does explain a lot, doesn’t it?Probably for the best, though. “Enlightened” and “peaceful” aren’t really all that useful out here in the galaxy, are they? We're not the only jerks out here. We aren't the worst ones, either, not by a long shot.That reminds me, thanks for the ship. It's really nice. Oh, don’t be like that. At least it was us what got you and not one of the really messed groups like the Harlequin or the Black Angels. We’re just going to take your shit. It could be worse… trust me...Well, anyway, we loaded the life pods down with some good food, and you guys can drink alcohol, right? We put in a couple of fifths in there, too. It’s about forty percent ethanol, so be warned. We’ll drop your wounded off somewhere safe once they are stable.Your fleet patrols this area fairly regularly, and we’ll drop the distress beacon right before we jump…Well, It’s been fun and no hard feelings, right?…Oh, you want to know some more? Sure. I got time to kill…***It’s the thirty-second century, and humanity is now part of a galactic civilization comprised of hundreds of worlds. Humanity has been savaged by natural disaster and war and has been fractured into several separate populations, all of which loathe each other (some things never change). This is a gritty drama-driven rambling tale that swings between action, drama, horror, and plenty of very, very dark comedy.Warning: contains adult situations, absolutely horrible language, bathroom humor, implied ultra-violence, actual ultra-violence, drugs, alcohol, pirates, mercs, xeno prostitutes, moral ambiguity, deranged AI's with identity issues, giant commie space slugs, and a poor little frog girl who just wants to sell coffee.Updated daily (more or less) until I can catch Royal Road up to the original posts (which are still ongoing).***Disclaimer:Those warning tags on top? Yeah... They aren't for show. This story can get pretty dark. It's not a "grimdark" slog through gore, but it does have its moments. I don' t pull punches and some heavy, contentious issues are involved sometimes. Please bear in mind that this is a work of fiction and just because a character, even a main or sympathetic one, does something or endorses something, the author is NOT endorsing it. (I'm a decent human being. I promise!)The main rule of this tale is, "no good guys". It's less "good versus evil" and more "bad people doing bad things to worse people".Pick your favorite rogue, kick back, and enjoy the show! Collapse Antihero Protagonist, Artificial Intelligence, Multiple POV, Futuristic Setting, Multiple Protagonists, Wars, Weak to StrongQuote: the-grandfatherIs 40k a novel and if it is please drop linkWarhammer 40k is a whole fictional universe based on a tabletop game, pretty sure there are a bunch of different novels written within it.Was looking for a synopsis, not the prologue chapter...Think of this as many novellas set in the same universe with many different characters all doing their own things. Somethings are believable, some are not. Humans using ak47s to fight wars in the 3000's...and it being combat effective...That's the only thing not really believable.So basically a worse Warhammer 40K ?40k is grimdark and hopeless. In this universe, human are actually filled with hope and optimism. so I don't think the tone is the same.Is 40k a novel and if it is please drop likeI think there was game Warhammer40kactual ultra-violence? wtf is that? why add the ultrathe synopsis was pretty cringeobviously meant ultra violet, but these cn downvoters didnt understand what you are trying to hint at. You see, they vote by text ambience. Thats why they still think nouveau riche isnt derogatory lol.I've been waiting for something similar to Star Wars for a long time, but it's not clear bullshitsynopsis too shortMaybe few more linesany risk taker here??very good short stories. I would give a read.I read 4 chapters but I can't concentrate back<<
《Tales From the Terran Republic》The Newest Chapter
《Tales From the Terran Republic》All Section Catalog
- Chapter 1: Army Surplus
- Chapter 2: Damage Control
- Chapter 3: Precious Cargo
- Chapter 4: Crime never pays... Unless it does
- Chapter 5: Gunboat Diplomacy
- Chapter 6: Kolvac’’ksa and Smith’s Salvage and Recovery
- Chapter 7: Terran Hospitality
- Chapter 8: The Luau and a History Lesson Part One
- Chapter 9: The Luau and History Lesson Part Two
- Chapter 10: The Luau and a History Lesson (3)
- Chapter 11: The Luau and a History Lesson (4)
- Chapter 12: The Luau and a History Lesson Conclusion
- Chapter The Z'uush Used to Be So Nice
- Chapter Hitting the Road
- Chapter Morgana Farstan Returns
- Chapter The Next Big Job
- Chapter Pirates Meet
- Chapter Sheila Collects a Debt and Jon Gets a Visit
- Chapter Project Financing
- Chapter Grabbing Another Piece
- Chapter Why Jon likes Director Axlea, a Transcript
- Chapter A Z'uush's Tale and Shelia Does Customer Service
- Chapter Maybe Video Games are a Problem After All
- Chapter Morgana Makes her Move
- Chapter Getting Ready for the Big Job
- Chapter The Delightful Patricia Hu
- Chapter Unhappy Reunion, Training Days, and an Unholy Alliance (Maybe)
- Chapter The Looooove Boat...
- Chapter The Point of No Return
- Chapter A Raging Case of the Porkies
- Chapter An Inconvenient Truth
- Chapter The Fall of the White Star Part One
- Chapter The Fall of the White Star Part Two
- Chapter The Fall of the White Star (3)
- Chapter Fall of the White Star Part Four
- Chapter The Fall of the White Star Part Five
- Chapter Meanwhile, Back at the Embassy...
- Chapter A Most Unusual Interview
- Chapter Sheloran Tries to Make It
- Chapter Sheloran Gets a Vacation!
- Chapter Sheloran Goes Motorboating!
- Chapter What Sheloran Leaves in her Wake
- Chapter Sheloran Goes to Court!
- Chapter Sheloran Runs Out of Poops to Poop
- Chapter The Harvest of the White Star
- Chapter Jon Gets a Briefing and Patricia Gets her Staff
- Chapter Jon Pulls a Fast One and Shelia Strikes it Rich
- Chapter Sympathy for the Befouler
- Chapter Shelia and the Gang Make a Decision and Patrica Awaits her Prey
- Chapter Helena and Jessie
- Chapter Chatroom UNDEFINED
- Chapter The Rise (or Descent) of Patricia the Second
- Chapter Farewell, White Star
- Chapter Patricia Encounters a Setback
- Chapter Jon Gathers his Forces
- Chapter Daemon in Distress!!! :O
- Chapter Bits and Pieces
- Chapter A More Direct Approach
- Chapter The Hatchet
- Chapter The Forum Liaison Arrives
- Chapter Brenda II
- Chapter Jaxona Does the Impossible!
- Chapter Skippy
- Chapter Species Guide
- Chapter Humanity in the Thirty-Second Century
- Chapter Crimson
- Chapter The Great Ocean
- Chapter Dead Man Walking
- Chapter Aftermath I
- Chapter Aftermath II Sheila and the Gang
- Chapter Aftermath III
- Chapter Gloria Visits the Family
- Chapter Sheloran the Pimp
- Chapter The Table.
- Chapter A Mixed Bag of Concurrent Happenings
- Chapter Patricia
- Chapter The Big Hack
- Chapter Helena Writes an Innocent Little Article
- Chapter Old Friends and New Friends
- Chapter A Conversation With Jessica Morgan
- Chapter A Crisis of Faith, Jessica Has a Conference Call, and the Critters Snoop
- Chapter Jessica Proposes a Toast
- Chapter Radio Sunshine and The Devil on the Throne
- Chapter The Critter's Commentary
- Chapter Doing the Bunny Crunch and Service With a Smile.
- Chapter The Rise of General Sebastian, Pissing on a Forest Fire, and a Tiger Changes its Stripes
- Chapter The Round Enters the Chamber
- Chapter The Trigger is Pulled! The Federation's Bad Day Pt 1
- Chapter The Hammer Starts to Fall! The Federation's Bad Day Pt 2
- Chapter ...Bang. The Federation's Bad Day (3)
- Chapter The Federation is Just Having a Rather Unpleasant Time... The Federation's Bad Day (4)
- Chapter The Curse of the Fairies and Commanders do Command Stuff: The Federation's Bad Day (5)
- Chapter Intermission: The Beginning of the End
- Chapter Intermission: The Beginning of the End Pt 2
- Chapter Radio Sunshine: 'Lissa Does the News and Gwen Delivers a Message
- Chapter The Bestest Day Ever for Some and the Worst Day of Their Lives for Others.
- Chapter Enclaves
- Chapter The Day From Hell Continues
- Chapter The Fall of the Capital Enclave Part One
- Chapter The Fall of the Capital Enclave Part Two
- Chapter The Fall of the Capital Enclave (3)
- Chapter The Fallout Settles Part One
- Chapter The Fallout Settles Part Two — Jessica
- Chapter The Fallout Settles Part Three — So what has Brenda and Helena Been Up To?
- Chapter The Fallout Settles Part Four — The Wages of Sin...
- Chapter Sweatshop Sheloran, Agent Mongrave Stumbles, and Gloria Reborn
- Chapter The Colors Continue to Swirl
- Chapter More Fallout—Caw and Karashel Attack the Locus!
- Chapter Sheloran the Loan Shark and Caw Makes a Phone Call
- Chapter Supplement: What the Poop is Going On With the Plath?
- Chapter Sheloran Stumbles—The End of the Weird Crap Pt 1
- Chapter Sheloran Loses Her Temper Just a Little Bit. End of the Weird Crap (2)
- Chapter The Poop Starts to Settle—Probability Lines Start to Entangle just a Little Bit. 1 of 2
- Chapter 112: The Poop Starts to Settle—Probability Lines Start to Entangle just a Little Bit. 2 of 2
- Chapter 113: The Poop Starts to Settle (3) of 2: Sheloran Moves In
- Chapter 114: Judge Dredd Remembers and Sheloran Gets Screwed
- Chapter 115: Intermission: Craxina Calls in the Calvary
- Chapter 116: Intermission II: Littlefoot Buys a Gun
- Chapter 117: Pam Sets the Hook
- Chapter 118: I Really Don't Like Pam... And Sheila Makes Her Move.
- Chapter 119: Craxi and the Cops, Sheloran Gets Scanned, and an Admiral has an Unpleasant Realization
- Chapter 120: Gloria Plucks a Phoenix
- Chapter 121: The Morning After Post-Mortem Pt 1
- Chapter 122: The Morning After Post Mortem Pt 2
- Chapter 123: A Snek's Fate
- Chapter 124: What's Going on in the Federation Pt 1 Jessica Morgan and Gwen the Elder
- Chapter 125: What's Going on in the Federation Pt 2 Karashel Does Nothing Interesting
- Chapter 126: What's Going on in the Federation Pt3 Karashel and the Lazy River
- Chapter 127: Karashel on the Carpet and Sheloran Just Tries to Help
- Chapter 128: Sheloran Gets an Apology (and More). Craxi Snuggles.
- Chapter 129: Barnard's Star Round Two
- Chapter 130: Interview With a Sheloran and Sometimes Better Isn't Better
- Chapter 131: Monsters
- Chapter 132: A Cornered Gloria
- Chapter 133: NON CANNON The Author Has a Mental Break
- Chapter 134: The Republic Done Goofed, Part One
- Chapter 135: The Republic Done Goofed Part Two
- Chapter 136: Sheloran Gets a Shock, Baxlon has a Conniption, and the Harkeen Return
- Chapter 137: Baxlon Gives Sheloran a Piece of His Mind
- Chapter 138: The Battle of Free Port
- Chapter 139: Full Service Banking
- Chapter 140: Tartarus Unchained
- Chapter 141: Lofting Embers
- Chapter 142: Nightmare on Maxwell Street
- Chapter 143: The Embers Start to Catch and a Most Unexpected Development
- Chapter 144: Karashel Freezes Under Pressure
- Chapter 145: Robert Johnson, Typical Human
- Chapter 146: Nothing to Worry About
- Chapter 147: Jessica and Nibbles I
- Chapter 148: Loyalties and Priorities
- Chapter 149: Deus Ex Machina
- Chapter 150: Miscellaneous Happenings
- Chapter 151: Jeruzz Gets a New Nickname.
- Chapter 152: Stir Crazy
- Chapter 153: I Skreem Fer I-Keem
- Chapter 154: Jezebaleel
- Chapter 155: The Journal of Evangeline Flowerchild Chp 1
- Chapter 156: Evangeline Flowerchild,
- Chapter 157: The Journal of Evangeline Flowerchild Chp. 3
- Chapter 158: Evangeline Flowerchild Chp 4
- Chapter 159: Intermission: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Bunny Traced
- Chapter 160: The Journal of Evangeline Flowerchild Chp 5, The Mercy of Tartarus
- Chapter 161: A Cast of Thousands
- Chapter 162: Baxlon's Bad Day
- Chapter 163: Federation Hijinks: Stowaway.
- Chapter 164: Shelia's Last Resort and Karashel Slimes the Slope
- Chapter 165: Karashel Cashes in a Favor (And Gets a Fun New Hat)
- Chapter 166: Ooh La La...
- Chapter 167: Karashel Lights the Candle
- Chapter 168: The Candle Starts to Burn Chp 1
- Chapter 169: The Prey's Feet Start to Slide Just a Little
- Chapter 170: The First Stag Falls
- Chapter 171: Karashel Ensares Another One
- Chapter 172: In the Background
- Chapter 173: Slip... Thud. The Prey Falls.
- Chapter 174: Karashel's Radula
- Chapter 175: Karashel and Esau... The Contract
- Chapter 176: Pillow Talk and Karashel's Next Fun Surprise
- Chapter 177: Intermission: Just Another Day at the Drop of Oil
- Chapter 178: Being a Good Ambassador, A Nope Explorer's Guide
- Chapter 179: Caw and Karashel, Charlotte Gets Annoyed
- Chapter 180: Asteria, Land of Magical Wonder
- Chapter 181: She's Just Level One. How Bad Can She Be?
- Chapter 182: One Level One Tartarus Versus The Abyss
- Chapter 183: Tartarus and Evangeline: The Serpent's Gift.
- Chapter 184: Intermission: Inconsequential Happenings on the Threen Homeworld
- Chapter 185: Gloria Takes a Break
- Chapter 186: Breaktime's Over
- Chapter 187: Intermission: Paradise Found
- Chapter 188: The B Team, a Side Character Extravaganza
- Chapter 189: Ultra Low Effort Shitpost: Goddamit, Tartarus
- Chapter 190: Eno Goes Yellowstone and Sheloran Gets a BIG Surprise
- Chapter 191: Desssssperathe Measuressth
- Chapter 192: Of Frogs and Men
- Chapter 193: Tempting Fate and Deciding It
- Chapter 194: Buying Trouble
- Chapter 195: Slaughter Delayed (Buying Trouble Pt 2)
- Chapter 196: The Forsaken's Bad Day
- Chapter 197: Oh no...
- Chapter 198: Jeruzz on the Carpet
- Chapter 199: The Baroness and the Mail Order Bride.
- Chapter 200: The Rise of the Baroness of Eastladen
- Chapter 201: The Powder Keg
- Chapter 202: Momma Lays Down the Law
- Chapter 203: Intermission: A Brand New Plotline... Just Kidding. Jon Calls Mom
- Chapter 204: Tartarus Gives Evangeline a Computer Lesson
- Chapter 205: Plath Egg Soup
- Chapter 206: A Very Froggy Chapter
- Chapter 207: Ransom of Red Plath and Befouler Ascendant
- Chapter 208: After the Poop Hit the Whirlything... The Nuggets Fall
- Chapter 209: The Final Prophecy of The Heretic Pt 1
- Chapter 210: The Final Prophecy of The Heretic Pt 2
- Chapter 211: Jon Does His Duty
- Chapter 212: New Plath. Who dis?
- Chapter 213: Apex Predator
- Chapter 214: The Last Flight of the Heretic
- Chapter 215: Predators
- Chapter 216: Sheloran Scoops the Poop Part One
- Chapter 217: Sheloran Debugs a Poop (Sheloran Scoops the Poop Part Two)
- Chapter 218: Bunny Totes a Poop
- Chapter 219: The Poop of the Century! Round One! Fight!
- Chapter 220: Oh God... Poop of the Century Round Two.
- Chapter 221: Every Now And Then...
- Chapter 222: The Littlest Predator
- Chapter 223: MAGA for Dummies
- Chapter 224: Jessica Morgan Gives In
- Chapter 225: Jeruzz and the Pancake...
- Chapter 226: Jeruzz and The Pancake II The Morning After
- Chapter 227: Dreams
- Chapter 228: Buying Trouble: The Incredible Humans!
- Chapter 229: Well Paint Me White and Call Me a Harlequin
- Chapter 230: Zip Finds a Route
- Chapter 231: A Very Tartarus Christmas
- Chapter 232: Toys, Schemes, and Meltdowns
- Chapter 233: The Pyre of the Phoenix
- Chapter 234: Pennies From Echo
- Chapter 235: The More Forsaken Parts of the Hypernet
- Chapter 236: Brenda, Everyone's Favorite Ray of Sunshine!
- Chapter 237: The Smiley's Settle
- Chapter 238: One Hundred Credits
- Chapter 239: The Paper Tiger, the Prime Minister, and the Snek
- Chapter 240: Bannon Station and Death by a Thousand Thaps
- Chapter 241: Interesting Times
- Chapter 242: [META] A Very Special Announcement!
- Chapter 243: The Stars and Bars: Adventures in MAGA Space Continue
- Chapter 245: Honx
- Chapter 246: Sneks, Frogs, and a Pirate
- Chapter 247: Rest, Relaxation, and Assorted Nastiness
- Chapter 248: One Person's Hell...
- Chapter 249: Sheloran Gets Lucky
- Chapter 250: Proper Intel and Lying by Omission
- Chapter 251: Sutton Farm and Punishment for a Job Well Done
- Chapter 252: Dirty Deeds
- Chapter 253: The Ambassador and the Prime Minister Part One
- Chapter 254: The Ambassador and the Prime Minister, Conclusion
- Chapter 255: Consequences
- Chapter 256: Consequences: Shelia and Tartarus Meet.
- Chapter 257: Consequences: Gentle Recruitment and Sheila Spoils the Fun
- Chapter 258: (and 259) An Inconvenient Truth... End of an Era
- Chapter 260: Consequences: Setting Up Shop
- Chapter 261: Dirty Deeds: Uhrrbet Goes Online Shopping
- Chapter 262: Sneks, Nopes, and Bella
- Chapter 263: Bella's Paradise
- Chapter 264: A Rather Bloody Swan Song
- Chapter 265: Karashel Invites Veeka to Lunch
- Chapter 266: Karashel and Veeka, an Uncomfortable Feast Part One
- Chapter 267: An Uncomfortable Feast Part Two
- Chapter 268: Tea, Sympathy, Cows, and Guns! (one of two)
- Chapter 269: Tea, Sympathy, Cows, and Guns! (two of two)
- Chapter 270: Charlotte and Littlefoot, the Morning After
- Chapter 271: [Ultra Low Effort Shitpost] Guys! You're Going to Get Us in Trouble!
- Chapter 272: Little Xenos Have a Little Chat
- Chapter 273: Garthra Spiced Murder
- Chapter Feet!
- Chapter 274: Feet!
- Chapter 275: An Innocent Mistake and the Beginning of Something of Little Consequence
- Chapter The Temptation of the Sheloran and Writers Block Roulette
- Chapter 276: The Temptation of the Sheloran and Writers Block Roulette
- Chapter 277: The Temptation of the Sheloran Continues and the Psychopath Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree
- Chapter 278: Bella's Rifle and Analytica's Bug Problem
- Chapter 279: Rifles, Crickets, and Roaches
- Chapter 280: Demonstrations
- Chapter 281: Demonstrations, Cockroaches, and Analytica
- Chapter 282: Apples and Old Dogs
- Chapter 283: Sol and Frost
- Chapter 284: Buying Trouble: Of Worms and Men
- Chapter 285: Converging Threads
- Chapter 286: Evoron Prepares the Field
- Chapter 287: Evil Deeds and Pickled Ginger
- Chapter 288: Never Make Uhrrbet Cry Pt 1
- Chapter 289: Very, Very Low Effort Shitpost: Yet Another Chat With the Simulated Peanut Gallery
- Chapter 290: The Nama Memorial Fund Pt 1
- Chapter 291: The Nama Memorial Fund Conclusion
- Chapter 292: Buying Trouble: Stankworld (1)
- Chapter 293: Buying Trouble: Stankworld Pt 2
- Chapter Retcon Condition One!
- Chapter 295: Stankworld Pt 3
- Chapter 296: Stankworld (4)
- Chapter 297: Stankworld 5, The World According to Raiders
- Chapter 298: Stankworld 6 The Ballad of Villainy
- Chapter 299: Trey and Tara in the Morning
- Chapter Stankworld 7: The Unlubed "Rod" of Consequences
- Chapter Stankworld 8, Freefall
- Chapter Stankworld 9: All Aboard!
- Chapter Stankworld 10: The Ancestor Spills the Tea
- Chapter Humanity's Golden Rule
- Chapter Favors and Family I
- Chapter Favors and Family II
- Chapter Stankworld: Alan and Grace Make a Movie
- Chapter All Fair When Love War
- Chapter Enclaves: Kras
- Chapter Gwen, a Nerd, and Mister Sticky: A Holiday Special!
- Chapter Breaking Point
- Chapter Premium Organic Bespoke Hand Crafted Sh*tpost
- Chapter Susan Ascendent
- Chapter The Void Hits the Fan
- Chapter Analytica Awakes
- Chapter Taking a Dive (1)
- Chapter The Asscrack Just Because
- Chapter Bits and Bugs
- Chapter Gangsters in Love