Shout-out to the incredible artists who have contributed to The Edge of Midnight: @crowlls.bsky.social , @pundus.art , @ncc-60205.bsky.social and @steillustrates.bsky.social

"That's it then, War. We didn't want it, now we've got it."

Hey friends, no new chapter tomorrow. I need some more time; the next three chapters are a mini-trilogy, and so it's best I have them all set before releasing part one. So please enjoy these fabulous images of Nish and L'Nel from the fabulous @yumenosix.bsky.social

"And, for my Next Trick..." Political Cartoon, 2264. Marianne - the allegorical representative of the Federation - is seen here struggling to balance the various crises of the period, as President Wescott prepares to hand them two more: "Augment Rights" and "Tandar"

(Massive congratulations to friend of the project @thomasthecat.bsky.social on his new role as Executive Producer of Star Trek Online!)

If there was ever a time to join the @tranquilitypress.bsky.social Patreon this was probably the best time today. The @eomproject.bsky.social REMASTER available now! www.patreon.com/posts/edge-o...

Exciting news, the remaster of @eomproject.bsky.social is now avaliable for early access on our Patreon!

They're the same picture.

One of the great features of @badsocialism.bsky.social's writing is that at no point does anybody have any idea what is going on; the UFP thinks there's a Romulan/Klingon Alliance, the Klingons think there's a Romulan/UFP Alliance, and not even the Romulans know why they attacked the Neutral Zone.

“Events, dear boy, events.” The Remaster of THE BUSINESS OF RISK: arriving soon.

Wanted to share my TOS baby again! The Scholar! My first ever Trek ship design that I kitbashed together from packs I found online YEARS ago ( My name was Zippy when I did the last pic ) And @ebbytheimp.bsky.social made some fantastic renders and a more beautiful orthographic of her!

Yet more new art! Thanks again to @steillustrates.bsky.social Tunnels of asteroid “Brown Bear,” Arcturus System, January 2158

I have some very exciting news

A first stab at my own USS Edison, intended to be a Starfleet Corps of Engineers workhorse. #WIP I've tried to keep the shapes more like the Discovery original, but my own interpretation of course. /1

ASR (Advanced Sensor Redoubt) Vessels like the Marco Polo, Advent and Garrick were rare but vital assets during the early stages of the Federation-Klingon Cold War. Their sensor suites and long range subspace arrays were often the first line of defence for Starfleet within the Disputed Area.

"What are Sarek's politics? Simple. If you're Vulcan, he's a dangerous radical. If you're a Charterite, he's a simpering moderate. If you're an Archerite, he's a meddlesome interventionist. If you're a Unionist, he's a damned Sevrinite pacifist. And if you're Wescott, he's a bloody nuisance."

A certain generation of Trekkies would be much happier if they accepted the fact that not every piece of media in a sixty year old franchise is going to necessarily appeal to them. You are no longer the target audience, it happens to all of us.

To be clear: Lura Thok in #StarfleetAcademy is Klingon on her mother's side and Jem'Hadar on her father's side. If you can believe that Humans and Vulcans/Klingons/Betazoids can have offspring, you can also believe that in 800 years the Founders/somebody else created Jem'Hadar who could be fathers.

"Preparing for war with the Klingon Empire represents a political capitulation, but a strategic gain. Let's hope one makes for the other." - Nancy Hedford, 2267.

"Those who worship fear, violence and terror will face more than justice: they will have to live every day with the knowledge that the nightmare they consider paradise will never, ever exist, because the people will always reject it." - Ken Wescott, 2264.

Visible are the B1, D9 and B2 capital ships, each representing three different schools of Imperial battleship design philosophy, but united by their combination of overwhelming firepower and inadequate operational range.

Mini-project starting tomorrow: "Portraits of Leadership in the 22nd Century" will highlight some of the characters that have been populating SAN FRANCISCO, 2161, and THE LAST FOUNDER. These leaders have been brought to life by artist @crowlls.bsky.social and will be released with mini-bios.

"Wescott and staff", portrait based on press imagery by @steillustrates.bsky.social, 2267. One of several "business of government" public art pieces commissioned at the time, it depicts President Ken Wescott (centre) and senior defence staff during a briefing on Marine deployments.

"Vulcans! If only the rest of the galaxy worked the way they think it does! If it were true, the Klingons would surrender just to avoid the endless lectures." CHAPTER 13 OF THE ARSENAL OF FREEDOM - THE BALANCE OF TERROR - IS LIVE NOW edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/chapter-13.h...

Archer Class scouts Hengist (1888) and Horse (1889) were both centrepieces in one of the most dramatic incidents of the Acamar Crisis, when they performed an atmospheric run over the planet to make sensor scans of Klingon military facilities and Long Range Interspatial Missile Sites.

"Vulcans! If only the rest of the galaxy worked the way they think it does! If it were true, the Klingons would surrender just to avoid the endless lectures." CHAPTER 13 OF THE ARSENAL OF FREEDOM - THE BALANCE OF TERROR - IS LIVE NOW edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/chapter-13.h...

This was one of the most important elements in developing Archer’s worldview for The Last Founder.

"By the time Councilor P’Rohgss requested an emergency meeting with Archer and Park, a legislative open question, some extrasolar espionage, and a domestic disputation had become an international crisis." Ch. 6: The Caitian Conundrum of THE LAST FOUNDER arrives Tuesday, January 6th.

"Wescott and staff", portrait based on press imagery by @steillustrates.bsky.social, 2267. One of several "business of government" public art pieces commissioned at the time, it depicts President Ken Wescott (centre) and senior defence staff during a briefing on Marine deployments.

If you've never heard of it, the best place to go is to the website edgeofmidnight.weebly.com Here you can see the breakdown of all the current chapters from Book I and II, covering the immediate aftermath of the 2256-57 war and the tumultuous 2260s.

Another new project borne from the brilliant minds of a fan webring. This is what Star Trek fandom is all about. It's free, it's online, and it's incredible!

"The Organian Peace Treaty was not written by an Organian, cannot be described as a Treaty and certainly does nothing to promote "Peace". Its main purpose appears to have been to keep us kids from playing the war game on the old folk's front lawn." - Admiral Harry Morrow, 2275

"What are Sarek's politics? Simple. If you're Vulcan, he's a dangerous radical. If you're a Charterite, he's a simpering moderate. If you're an Archerite, he's a meddlesome interventionist. If you're a Unionist, he's a damned Sevrinite pacifist. And if you're Wescott, he's a bloody nuisance."

Where to Start with The Edge of Midnight? The Edge of Midnight is a history of the Federation-Klingon Cold War, covering galactic history between 2256 and 2293 from the perspective of the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire.

THE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT is more than a story of Starships and Armies. It is a history of the battle between democracy and autocracy; between the hope of a true utopia and the fear of destruction; and of the struggles of the augment, the colonist and the reformer on both sides of the Disputed Area.

"The Deep Space Fleet". Advance Striking Force (Krenik) over Mastocal, Summer 2266. The Advance Striking Force represented the vanguard of the Klingon Naval Fronts: composed of a mix of battleships, cruisers and destroyers,its role was to eliminate minor opposition ahead of the battle line.

"Son of the Empire" - Unknown Propaganda Artist, 2266 This iconic portrait, completed in a neo-terran realist style, is symbolic of the ideals of the New Klingon Warrior of the 2260s. He carries the Imperial banner forward, armed with the weapons of the past (the blade) and the future (the rifle.)

The first time Peter Toussaint saw a D7 Battlecruiser was in December 2257, when it tried to kill him. The Remastered edition of The Edge of Midnight Book 1: The Business of Risk. Coming soon to @tranquilitypress.bsky.social

ONE DAY IN A VERY LONG DOMINION WAR: WINNER'S ANNOUNCEMENT With 31 final entries of exceedingly high quality, it has been a challenge for our judges to deliver a result: however, their submissions our in an we can announce our winners!

"Christmas? What am I, a Jesuit?" - Lorna McClaren, 2270

"‘What’s it to be? Live in pity and sorrow on the farm? Or are you going to be a man?’ The boy, without looking down, tipped the coin with his thumb, and became a man.” Read more about The Casting Asunder, the epic novel of the Imperial Klingon Army, on The Edge of Midnight website

Zym, son of T'ai, 2269. Zym - State Advisor, Warden of the First City and Treasurer to Chancellors L'Rell, Sturka and Kesh - was the intellectual power behind the Sturkan period of Governance, even if he opposed many of it's most notorious acts.

i simply write off any left winger who exploits this dynamic as someone more interested in their own advancement than society's

"Son of the Empire" - Unknown Propaganda Artist, 2266 This iconic portrait, completed in a neo-terran realist style, is symbolic of the ideals of the New Klingon Warrior of the 2260s. He carries the Imperial banner forward, armed with the weapons of the past (the blade) and the future (the rifle.)

Very nice writeup from @goldwagnathan.bsky.social about @intheraptorsclaws.bsky.social, one of @tranquilitypress.bsky.social's fantastic supported projects - if you enjoy @eomproject.bsky.social you should absolutely be reading In The Raptor's Claws too!

“One must imagine the Federation Diplomatic Corps happy.” – Verna Parnell CHAPTER 22: FANTASISTS AND REALISTS - Is available now.

"90% of conversations with a Federation Ambassador will leave you wondering if T'Kuvma had the right idea." - Lorna McClaren Federation and Empire prepare for the worst: one striving for peace, the other for survival. CHAPTER 11 OF THE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT: THE ARSENAL OF FREEDOM IS AVAILABLE NOW

“One must imagine the Federation Diplomatic Corps happy.” – Verna Parnell CHAPTER 22: FANTASISTS AND REALISTS - Is available now.