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Between a Rock & Interstellar Space - ONC 2023

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Parts 13
Time 1h 47m

Reads 331
Votes 61
Parts 13
Time 1h 47m

A dystopian space novella created for the ONC Open Novella Contest 2023, the story is set in the rock-bound space surrounding the Terran solar system at the edge of interstellar space. The story's origin is set in the 21st Century at the death of Wilhelm (Bill), the last living male member of a North American old-money family the De Schmittenveres. And it climaxes at the peak of the corporate conglomerate era and charts the impact of Bill's death on the solar system as the future corrupt business system model implodes to reveal a secret about the space-bound employees which defies imagination.All Rights Reserved

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CROSSOVER CRISIS (rick&morty & various disney fanfic) by shilohsacramento21

in the beginning, there was nothing but DARKNESS, until THE BIG BANG occured creating the UNIVERSE, filling everything with life. but who'd have thought that there's not only one universe exists but there's INFINITE UNIVERSES. as today we called it MULTIVERSE. and now, the multiverse is threatened by a resurrected one-eyed demon named Bill Cipher. the Axolotl felt his presence, so he gathered many heroes as he can in order to stop Bill's madness to destroy the whole multiverse.

A Cog In The Machine | ONC 2021 by veelozada

Frank is a clock mechanic, set out to replace a broken loop in 2018, but when Luz, the friend he shouldn't have made sees more than she should've, the simple tasks he was given turns into a mission to save the world. * The world doesn't live on because of the "save the Earth" attempts humans make on yearly basis. The petitions and events do nothing more than lazily cover the broken existence that is their planet. And you can't fix a detrimental problem with duct tape. This is where clock mechanics thrive. Created by the overlords of the galaxy, "Cogs," as they're called, are sent out to various planets to repair the clockwork system running the planet. Of course, Earth has more Cogs on its roster than any other world. Frank has been assigned to Earth. As a newly employed Cog, his task is simple: repair the year 2018. But he's young, lonely, and makes a friend. And his friend, Luz, seems to see more than she should. No one outside of the galaxy's employment is supposed to see the clockwork system. And with the secret out in the air, sitting on her lips, Frank must decide: Keep her quiet. Or save the world. * ⭐ ONC 2021 1ST ROUND AMBASSADOR'S PICK ⭐ ONC 2021 LONGLIST ⭐ ONC 2021 SHORTLIST #25 in Steampunk ONC prompt #76. Completed rough draft.

Starpiercer: Sunlight's Edge by Neptondoodle

Nobody said Rock Hauling would be easy. Throughout settled space, terraforming is the fuel that drives the interstellar economy. For some worlds, this is easy. For others, lacking resources, or on the periphery, this is an unattainable dream. Through the eyes of workers, astronauts and intellectuals, Sunlight's Edge follows an attempt to revitalize the crumbled terraforming project of the barren, poverty-stricken and resource-poor planet of Tylo. To carry this out, the beggared planetary government has commissioned the crew of the aging, if powerful asteroid-cracker Caroline Rowland to make the three-month journey to a distant asteroid belt and tug a selected asteroid back into orbit for conversion into a space station. This is difficult enough by itself, but located in a strategic demilitarized zone between two rival interstellar hegemons, Tylo and it's project may be the flashpoint for a conflict of apocalyptic proportions, with the Caroline Rowland and her crew as the spark that lights the tinder. This is the debut novella for the world of Starpiercer, a planned series of novels set in the 200-world region of Solace with accompanying illustrations, sketches, maps, technical details and more. Read along to meet alien species, experience real and speculative technologies, and follow a sprawling interconnected narrative over multiple novels and multiple series, with fully realized histories, culture groups, physics, biology, anthropology and thousands of pages of worldbuilding. This story has been fully written, and more sections will be published daily, hourly, or in other chunks.

Why Me? [ONC 2021] by GeoffreyHarrison

** COMPLETE ** Gordon Twist gets a surprise note from a man who dies in front of him. No warning or explanation given. Who was this man? Who did he think Gordon was? And what does this note mean? Gordon is stuck in a nightmare. People want to protect him, but is that for his own good or theirs? This story was originally written for the Open Novella Contest 2021. It made it through to the Long List, which I was quite pleased with.

In Space With Markiplier, Part III: Fixer-Upper by xoxoUnusAnnusxoxo

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The Lorel Experiment (Prequel to the Okal Rel Saga) by OkalRelUniverse

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Tales from the Former Universe by Ryufath

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Harem - English version [onc2024] by Keira-007

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Down Under by AmyMarieZ

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Max and the Universe - Book I by TheSpaceRings

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CROSSOVER CRISIS (rick&morty & various disney fanfic) cover

A Cog In The Machine | ONC 2021 cover

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Why Me? [ONC 2021] cover

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The Lorel Experiment (Prequel to the Okal Rel Saga) cover

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Max and the Universe - Book I cover

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in the beginning, there was nothing but DARKNESS, until THE BIG BANG occured creating the UNIVERSE, filling everything with life. but who'd have thought that there's not only one universe exists but there's INFINITE UNIVERSES. as today we called it MULTIVERSE. and now, the multiverse is threatened by a resurrected one-eyed demon named Bill Cipher. the Axolotl felt his presence, so he gathered many heroes as he can in order to stop Bill's madness to destroy the whole multiverse.