The Edge of Midnight

Chapter 17: Trimuph and Tragedy, Part II

“Can someone tell me how we missed another coup?” - Ken Wescott. The tottering government of Chancellor Lornak falls to the new, military order of "The Thought Admiral of the People": Sturka. Read more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [⁠⁠⁠⁠https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠] Download THE BUSINESS OF RISK from ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/the-business-of-risk.html⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/the-business-of-risk.html⁠⁠⁠⁠] Follow The Edge of Midnight Project at h⁠⁠⁠ttps⁠://bsky.app/profile/eomproject.bsky.social⁠ [ h⁠⁠⁠ttps⁠://bsky.app/profile/eomproject.bsky.social⁠] Opening/Closing Music "Chasing Daylight" by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. ⁠⁠www.scottbuckley.com.au [ ⁠⁠www.scottbuckley.com.au]

Chapter 17: Triumph and Tragedy, Part 1

"The Parachute Officer – a young human woman – met the Ambassador at the steps. She was a little better turned out than our marines, but not by much; her rifle barrel was charred black at the end, and a scabbed gash on her head looked fresh.  But when Calax’Zi appeared, she clicked her heels and saluted like the best of them. The President-Elect stared at her for a moment, then pulled her into a hug, tears flowing freely.’" The Klingon Aristocracy makes a gambit for the crucial neutral world of Kobax III. Wescott matches their bet, and raises. Read more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Download THE BUSINESS OF RISK from ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/the-business-of-risk.html⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/the-business-of-risk.html⁠⁠⁠⁠] Follow The Edge of Midnight Project at h⁠⁠⁠ttps⁠://bsky.app/profile/eomproject.bsky.social⁠ [ h⁠⁠⁠ttps⁠://bsky.app/profile/eomproject.bsky.social⁠] Opening/Closing Music "Chasing Daylight" by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. ⁠⁠www.scottbuckley.com.au [www.scottbuckley.com.au]

Chapter 16: You Say You Want A Revolution, Part 2

"The moral crisis we face cannot be fought by police action. It cannot be fought with phasers. It is a time to act in this council and their sub-councils, and the planetary governments and courts. It will be fought in this room, by this government: and it is a battle that I intend to win." Wescott clashes with the government of Benecia over civil rights: as Redshirts clash with protestors, the reform movement is in crisis - but will they turn this into a moment of opportunity? Read more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/ [https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠ Download THE BUSINESS OF RISK from ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/the-business-of-risk.html⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/the-business-of-risk.html⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Follow The Edge of Midnight Project at h⁠⁠⁠ttps⁠://bsky.app/profile/eomproject.bsky.social [h⁠⁠⁠ttps⁠://bsky.app/profile/eomproject.bsky.social]⁠ Opening/Closing Music "Chasing Daylight" by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. ⁠⁠www.scottbuckley.com.au [www.scottbuckley.com.au]

Chapter 16: You Say You Want A Revolution, Part 1

“Mister Wescott look and see, Is there a reform in your bill for me? I been waiting a long, long time. Since I cast that vote of mine!” - Please Mister Wescott, 2263. As a new Federation government grasps with the consequences of social and constitutional reform, the Klingon Empire enters a new, dangerous phase of political violence. Read more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/⁠⁠⁠] Download THE BUSINESS OF RISK from ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/the-business-of-risk.html⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/the-business-of-risk.html⁠⁠⁠] Follow The Edge of Midnight Project at ⁠⁠⁠https⁠://bsky.app/profile/eomproject.bsky.social⁠ [://bsky.app/profile/eomproject.bsky.social] Opening/Closing Music "Chasing Daylight" by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. ⁠⁠www.scottbuckley.com.au [www.scottbuckley.com.au]

Chapter 15: Five Minutes to Midnight, Part 2

"Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right - not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, both in the Beta quadrant, and, we hope, around the galaxy."  – Ken Wescott. A new, unsure President must gamble everything to prevent total war with the Klingon Empire. Read more at ⁠⁠⁠https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/⁠⁠⁠ [https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/⁠⁠⁠] Download THE BUSINESS OF RISK from ⁠⁠⁠https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/the-business-of-risk.html⁠⁠⁠ [https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/the-business-of-risk.html⁠⁠⁠] Follow The Edge of Midnight Project at ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/eomproject.bsky.social [://bsky.app/profile/eomproject.bsky.social] Opening/Closing Music "Chasing Daylight" by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. ⁠www.scottbuckley.com.au [www.scottbuckley.com.au]