ACES CLUB FICTION LIBRARY:
This Library is designed to let Aces and Non-Aces alike sample the broad range of quality writing that the Aces Club has produced over the past decade. More of our past stories will be added to this site over the coming months, as will new stories that are written by Aces Club members. In time, it is hoped that this site will grow into a comprehensive online archive of all Aces Club writing. For now though, please sit back, pour yourself a drink [link to drinks page] and enjoy these tales.
Baptism Of Fire
During the Border Worlds Conflict, the battle to control the Circe system was especially brutal. Some of the Border Worlds and Confederation pilots and crews who will one day Hold The Line meet each other here for the first time…as enemies.
Baptism Of Fire Part One, by Rajan Ragupathy [Link to baptism 1]
Baptism Of Fire Part Two, by Rajan Ragupathy [baptism 2]
Baptism Of Fire Part Three, by Rajan Ragupathy [baptism 3
Baptism Of Fire Part Four, by Rajan Ragupathy [baptism 4]
Battle For Circe
The Circe battle was a fight for both survival and independence for the Border Worlders. For the Confed pilots assigned to the system however, it was a nasty and dangerous mission that they had to get through.
Battle For Circe Part One, by Brett Aspel [battle1]
Battle For Circe Part Two, by Brett Aspel [battle2]
Battle For Circe Part Three by Brett Aspel [battle3]
Battle For Circe Part Four by Brett Aspel [battle4]
Blue On Blue
In the aftermath of the Nephilim invasion, a group of Confed rebels reject Confed’s strengthening ties with the Kilrathi, and try to extract payback for the wrongs of the Kilrathi War. Loyal Confed forces have to stop them.
Blue On Blue Part One, by James Andrew Greenhow [blue1]
Blue On Blue Part Two, by James Andrew Greenhow [blue2]
Blue On Blue Part Three, by James Andrew Greenhow [blue3]
Blue On Blue Part Four, by James Andrew Greenhow [blue4]
Blue On Blue Part Five, by James Andrew Greenhow [blue5]
Blue On Blue Part Six, by James Andrew Greenhow [blue6]
Blue On Blue Notes, by James Andrew Greenhow [bluen]
Ghosts And Shadows
The secretive and fanatical Black Lance, who triggered the Border Worlds Conflict as part of their plan to “purify” humanity, have been brought to justice in the years since then. By 2680, the Black Lance are all gone…or are they?
Ghosts And Shadows Part One, by Rajan Ragupathy [ghosts1]
Ghosts And Shadows Part Two, by Rajan Ragupathy [ghosts1]
Ghosts And Shadows Part Three, by Rajan Ragupathy [ghosts3]
Ghosts And Shadows Part Four, by Rajan Ragupathy [ghosts4]
The Guardian
The top-secret cargo being carried by the TCS Johannesburg was meant to be kept cryogenically frozen throughout the voyage. When an attack knocks out the ship’s engines though, the “cargo” is thawed. It’s awake. And it’s not happy.
The Guardian, by Michael Love [guardian]
Hell In A Handbasket
The pilots and crew of the TCS Frontrunner are sent to liberate New Constantinople from Kilrathi occupation. Unknown to them, however, the Kilrathi are waiting for them. The mission is about to go hell in a hand basket.
Stallions’ Stampede, by Brad Smith and Mark Mueler [hell1]
Mice And Men, by Pete Birdsall [hell2]
As I Walk In The Shadow, by Pete Birdsall [hell3]
Master Of The Dance, by Pete Birdsall [hell4]
Singularity, by Pete Birdsall [hell5]
Singularity II, by Pete Birdsall [hell6]
Singularity III, by Pete Birdsall [hell7]
Singularity IV, by Pete Birdsall [hell8]
The Price (Epilogue I), by Pete Birdsall [hell9]
Exit Stage Right (Epilogue II), by Pete Birdsall [hell10]
And Dust To Dust…(Epilogue III) by Pete Birdsall [hell11]
KOM: The TCS Orion Series
The King Of The Mountain campaign was one of the largest storylines ever created by the Aces Club, and was the forerunner to HTL. This series follows the crew of the TCS Orion, a renegade Confederation carrier being hunted by Confed and the Kilrathi alike.
KOM Opener, by Steve Hayes [kom]
Homecoming, by Steve Hayes [orin1]
Back In The Saddle Again, by Steve Hayes [orin2]
Showtime, by Steve Hayes [orin3]
Showtime II, by Steve Hayes [orin4]
Showtime III, by Steve Hayes [orin5]
Showtime IV, by Steve Hayes [orin6]
Showtime V, by Steve Hayes [orin7]
Nasty Channels, by Steve Hayes [orin8]
Too Little, Too Late by Steve Hayes [orin9]
Ace In The Hole, by Steve Hayes [orin010]
Ace In The Hole II, by Steve Hayes and Jay Atkinson [orin011]
Ace In The Hole III, by Steve Hayes [orin012]
Ace In The Hole IV, by Steve Hayes And Jay Atkinson [orin13]
Ace In The Hole V, by Steve Hayes [orin014]
Ace In The Hole VI, by Steve Hayes [orin015]
The Field Of The Dead, by Steve Hayes [orin016]
Chain Of Command, by Michael Love [orin017]
Semper Fidelis, by Michael Love [orin018]
High Noon, by Steve Hayes And Thomas Hong [orin019]
Semper Fidelis II, by Michael Love [orin020]
High Noon II, by Steve Hayes And Yan Vaillllancourt [0rin21]
The Hand Of Fate, by Michael Love [orin022]
The Hand Of Fate II, by Michael Love [orin023]
Horizons Of Blood, by Steve Hayes [orin024]
Horizons Of Blood II, by Steve Hayes [orin025]
In The Last Days, by Michael Love [orin026]
Welcome To Cynium, by Steve Hayes [orin027]
Eye Contact, by Steve Hayes [orin028]
In The Belly Of The Beast, by Michael Love [orin029]
Fire Answers Fire, by Brandon Alspaugh [orin030]
Blaze Of Glory, by Steve Hayes [orin031]
Silent Screams, by Brandon Alspaugh [orin032]
In The Belly Of The Beast II, by Micheal Love [orin033]
La Tristessa Durera, by Michael Love [orin034]
Acceptable Losses, by Steve Hayes [orin035]
Counterpunch, by Steve Hayes [orin036]
Cynium Speaks, by Steve Hayes [orin037]
Cynium Speaks II, By Steve Hayes [orin038]
Traitors To Humanity (Epilogue) by Steve Hayes [orin039]
Race
In the aftermath of the Kilrathi War, an Ace Confed pilot prepares to take part in a difficult and dangerous race. Under pressure from all sides, he asks himself just why he is doing it.
Race by Jeff Lucarelli [race]
The Shark Series: Pirates Of The Gemini Sector
A TCN reporter goes undercover to get the scoop on a notorious Gemini Sector pirate known as the Shark. His reporting brings acclaim, awards and prestige aplenty, but is it worth attracting the anger of the Shark?
Blood To The Shark, by Steve Hayes [shark1]
The Zebra Defense, by Steve Hayes [shark2]
Shark Attack, by Steve Hayes and Dan Hung [shark3]
Hooters From Hell, by Steve Hayes [shark4]
Oh, The Shark Bites, by Steve Hayes [shark5]
Oh, The Shark Bites…Too, by Steve Hayes [shark6]
Shark Feast, By Steve Hayes [shark7]
Sharpe’s Shooters Series
The Sharpe’s Shooters are mercenaries who make their living in the dangerous Gemini Sector. They look after their own first and foremost, but also take on the occasional “deniable” mission for Confed. Most Shooters stories are stand alone, and can be read either on their own or in conjunction with others.
KOM: Turmoil, Part One (Unavailable)
KOM: Turmoil, Part Two, by Daniel Goymer [sharp1]
KOM: Enter The Dragon, by Dan Poore [sharp2]
KOM: Samaritans Snare by Dan Poore [sharp3]
KOM: I Hate Slavers, by Jacob Skipper [sharp4]
KOM: Love Or Money Part One, by Axel Cushing [sharp5]
KOM: Love Or Money Part Two, by Axel Cushing [sharp6]
KOM: SOP Stories, by Axel Cushing [sharp7]
KOM: For Honor And Profit, by Troy Shepherd [sharp8]
KOM: Love And War, by Axel Cushing [sharp9]
KOM: El Dorado, by Axel Cushing and Ben Brown [sharp10]
KOM: Into The Tiger’s Lair Part One by Dan Poore [sharp11]
KOM: Into The Tiger’s Lait Part Two by Dan Poore [sharp12]
F&F: Bring Me The Head Of Tyson Lausitz (Unavailable)
F&F: Conversations by Dan Poore [sharp13]
Shadows On A Cave Wall
A Confederation war veteran is suffering from severe flashbacks of his time in combat. He realises that he is slowly being driven insane by the images. After all, the things he is seeing are impossible. Aren’t they?
Shadows On A Cave Way, by Jeff Lucarelli [shadows]
Tabula Rasa
We all do wrong, but some wrongs are worse than others. Sometimes the best we can hope for is a fresh start, a clean slate. But what do we do if our past can be neither forgotten nor forgiven?
Tabula Rasa, by Brandon Alspaugh [tabula]
Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright
All is not well among the Kilrathi. The Council Of Eight wields absolute power, while its puppet ruler becomes ever more corrupt and brutal. A disgusted Kilrathi noble seeks a return to the glory days of the Empire.
Rise, by Brandon Alspaugh [tyger1]
Dust To Ashes, Ashes To Form, by Brandon Alspaugh [tyger2]
Eye Of The Apocalypse, by Brandon Alspaugh [tyger3]
Signal To Noise, by Brandon Alspaugh [tyger4]
Blood And Smoke, by Brandon Alspaugh [tyger5]
In A Lord’s Grand Hall, by Brandon Alspaugh [tyger6]
The Crossing, by Brandon Alspaugh [tyger7]
Fall, by Brandon Alspaugh [tyger8]