The Edge of Midnight

By Edge of Midnight

A Narrative of the Federation-Klingon Cold War (2256-2293). A Star Trek Fan Project documenting 40 years of Galactic political and social history. Spanning nearly 40 years of Interstellar History, The... more

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February 27, 2025 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.

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Opening/Closing Music "Chasing Daylight" by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. ⁠⁠www.scottbuckley.com.au
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February 01, 2025 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.
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Opening/Closing Music "Chasing Daylight" by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. ⁠⁠www.scottbuckley.com.au

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January 07, 2025 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?

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Opening/Closing Music "Chasing Daylight" by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. ⁠⁠www.scottbuckley.com.au
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38min
December 16, 2024 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.

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Opening/Closing Music "Chasing Daylight" by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. ⁠⁠www.scottbuckley.com.au
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December 07, 2024 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.
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Opening/Closing Music "Chasing Daylight" by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. ⁠www.scottbuckley.com.au
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December 01, 2024 Chapter 15: Five Minutes to Midnight, Part 1
"I think I've had all the fill of Armageddon for one lifetime." - Sairose Fitzpatrick.
Over Acamar, a total war is imminent. Everyone - Klingon, Starfleet and Politican - is willing to risk everything to ensure victory. Only one person will actually take the risk, however, and push the quadrant that much closer to disaster.
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Opening/Closing Music "Chasing Daylight" by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. ⁠www.scottbuckley.com.au
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March 17, 2024 Chapter 14: Acamarian Abyss
Storm clouds gather over the planet of Acamar as Starfleet races to prevent the establishment of a Klingon foothold in their back yard.
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Opening/Closing Music "Chasing Daylight" by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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1h 22min
February 24, 2024 Chapter 13: Back in the KSSR
“Flew from Beta Rigel VI TOAC
Didn't get to bed last night,
All the way my bat'leth was on my knee,
Man, I've had a dreadful flight

I'm back in the KSSR,
You don't know how lucky you are, boys:
Back in the KSSR!” – Romanticistic Rock band “The Quin-tles”, 2262
The Klingons strike back in the trade war; meanwhile, the passage of power in the Federation sets the stage for a confrontation over the embattled planet of Acamar.
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Opening/Closing Music "Chasing Daylight" by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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1h 24min
February 17, 2024 Chapter 12: Freedom of the Stars
“An embargo if necessary, but not necessarily an embargo.” –Peter Broadhurst
Outmatched by the Klingon fleet, the Federation flexes its economic muscles across the quadrant.

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Opening/Closing Music "Chasing Daylight" by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
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55min
February 07, 2024 Chapter 11: Arthimetic on the Frontier
“A scrimmage in a Border Station --
A canter down some dark defile --
Two thousand pounds of education
Drops to a ten-rupee jezail --
The Crammer's boast, the Squadron's pride,
Shot like a rabbit in a ride!”
- Rudyard Kipling, Arithmetic on the Frontier
As the 2260s begin, both the Federation and the Klingon Empire prepare for the next stage of the Cold War.

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