NEWSFLASH ARCHIVES : JUNE 1999 THRU OCTOBER 1999. . .

"Star Wars/Wing Commander" update! 2:05am PDT
The final chapter, "Deliverance," and the epilogue are now up, bringing the Second Battle of Terra to a close with a final duel between Luke, Blair, and Emperor Palpatine himself, the planet Earth hanging in the balance. Read it here.

"Wing Commander: Confederation" update!
The final chapter, "United we Stand," is now up, concluding the Galactic Civil War between the WEC's Terran Federation and the Confederacy. Read it here.

"Wing Commander: Maverick & Angel" fic up!
The complete tale of Christopher "Maverick" Blair and Jeannette "Angel" Devereaux's relationship, from Blair in the Academy, the movie/movie novel, WC1, WC2, WC3, and beyond into Blair's fateful mission into Stabilizing Tower #7 at the conclusion of WCP. Read it here.

"Wing Commander X: Resurgence" launched! 9:05am PDT
The prelude and first chapter is now up, beginning the story set in the year 2819 that at last continues the events in the aftermath of the Steltek War in "Wing Commander/Privateer: Valhalla," "Purgatory," "Trial by Fire," and "Armageddon." Check it out here.

"Wing Commander: Confederation" update 4:00pm PDT
Chapter IV: Insurrection is up, continuing the Galactic Civil War and the Battle for Centauri Prime on the eve of the day that would be remembered as "Confederation Day." Check it out here.

"Privateer: More Human Than Human" update
Phase II (the final chapter) is up, concluding the Brownhair vs. Seether duel, one that is taken to the streets of New Detroit. Check it out here.

"Star Wars/Wing Commander" update 5:00pm PDT
Chapter VI: "Retribution," is now up. The Second Battle of Terra continues to unfold as Kilrathi ground troops and Imperial AT-AT/AT-ST Walkers take the battle to the surface of Earth itself, taking on Confed Marines. Check it out here.

"Star Wars/Wing Commander" update 2:00am PDT
Chapter V: "Absolution," is now up. It's quite lengthy, detailing the Second Battle of Terra. Check it out here.

"Valhalla," "Purgatory," "Armageddon" & "Trial by Fire" stories updated 3:05pm PDT
The stories comprising "The Steltek War" series, which brings Commodore Blair into the year 2793 and the era of Privateer 2: The Darkening, meeting Vell Ricaud II/Lev Arris of the Kindred as an enemy as ancient as the galaxy itself declares war written by Andrew Modeen. All stories have received considerable revisions and expansions, most notably in chapter 3 of "Armageddon." Read Valhalla | Read Purgatory | Read Trial by Fire | Read Armageddon (written w/Yu Fei Leung)

TCS Valley Forge stories up
Written by Jason "Dundradal" McHale, Daniel Klette, Alan Cardoso, and Andrew Modeen, these are the stories of the TCS Valley Forge, a Concordia-class carrier in the Third Fleet patrolling the Border Worlds, its crew, its captain, and the 71st Fighter Wing. "HOLDING THE LINE" SERIES: The TCS Valley Forge patrols the Border Worlds in the days before and through the conclusion of Wing Commander: Prophecy, holding the line against the "Nephilim" threat in the Epsilon Sector. Under the command of a newly-arrived, erratic captain, the Forge, its crew, and its pilots are put to the test.
Also, check out Dan Klette's TCS Valley Forge website here.

Go to the TCS Valley Forge series section here, or the individual chapters here...

1) HTL: "Vikings go to Valhalla, but where do pirates go?" Part I
2) HTL: "Vikings go to Valhalla, but where do pirates go?" Part II
3) HTL: "Here we go again: Uncle Willie's Bugfix"
4) HTL: "Here we go again: Bugbusters"
5) HTL: "The Long Hard Road out of Hell"

"Privateer: Beginnings" story up 12:05am PDT
The story of Brownhair, the privateer from the original Wing Commander: Privateer game and Righteous Fire. A revised, expanded version of the story written by Kirsten Vaughan found in the Privateer manual. Revised & expanded by Andrew Modeen. Click here.

"Privateer: More Human Than Human" update
Phase I, by Brandon McKown and Andrew Modeen, is now up for the story that pits Brownhair from Privateer & Righteous Fire against Seether from WC4 post-WC: Secret Ops era. Click here.

"Wing Commander: From Shadow to Darkness" story up
The redemption of one pilot over his past ties to the fanatical squadron commander of "Unleashed Squadron." Written by Brandon McKown & Andrew Modeen, with an opening scene by Bruce Tannock, Jr. Click here.

"Star Wars/Wing Commander" update 12:00am PDT
The story is now retitled "The Imperial March." In addition... 1) The title graphic has been redone, 2) The chapters have been revised w/new material from the new Star Wars movie, 3) Continuity problems have been corrected in Chapter 4. See it here.

"Wing Commander / Privateer & Aces Timeline" update
7.1 is up, essentially correcting earlier incorrect information. See it here.

Wing Commander X announcement
The launch of Wing Commander X will be delayed until other projects are completed. Stay tuned here... it won't be long.

Books section updated
Pilgrim Stars is now there. Click here.

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