Folks,
This is a follow-up and poll for a series I wrote, called It Is A Significant Assignment.
I have spent a lot of time on the series of stories, and my writing skill has improved, since it has only been 30 years since I wrote something like this.
What I need to know is whether there is enough interest in the series to continue it! I don't want to waste bandwidth and storage on the site for something people won't read, nor do I want to waste my time writing a series nobody reads. I have many stories already to go for the series, I will put them up if there is interest.
For those of you who are interested, please note that this series is not all action scenes, part of the tale is meant to include some thoughts about real life on a Starship was. Starfleet is a military organization, and not every day is a battle, or massive new discovery, or thrilling adventure. I tried in these stories to be detailed, and interesting about all sides of Starfleet life. Frankly, I think I did a decent job developing a view of the TOS that has some coherence to it, and adds something to the universe it is based in.
If you have not read the series here are the three stories so far:
It is a Significant Assignment: http://trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=107800
It is a Significant Assignment, Part II: More Cleaning to Do: http://trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=108432
It is a Significant Assignment: Never Again. http://trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=109954
And here is a list of Characters:
Dramatist Personae
al-Astrul, Sommell: Commander, Federation Cutter USS Flynn
Bloxx (and Wives): Vagabond Denobulans who own a Tailor shop on Starbase 62
Butcher, Blaine: Lieutenant, Tactical Division, USS Valiant
Chin, Lao: Chief Warrant Officer, 2nd Class, Chief Pursuer, Starbase 62
ch-Rhind, Anon: Ensign of Operations Division, USS Enterprise
Costa, Marcus: Chief Warrant Officer, USS Washington, Later, Starfleet Command Master CPO, and ‘Chief of the Boat’, USS Valiant
DeStaffino, Lawrence: Crewman, duty station on Hanger Deck USS Enterprise
Donomore, Shareev: Admiral, long-time Commandant of Starfleet Academy, Earth, after long and successful deep space career
Dorn, Michael Z: Lieutenant, Tactical Division 2nd Officer, USS Valiant
El-Barodi, Abdul: Chief Petty Offficer, Communications Specialist, USS Valiant
Elion, Ron-al (Red): Lt. Commander. USS Valiant, Chief Science Officer and 3rd Officer of the ship.
Feder Sam: Senate Majority Leader, planet Ravenna IV in the Ravenna system. He died in planetary bombardment of Ravenna IV by Orion raiding party.
Frantz, Jenny: Commander, Adjutant to Commodore Iveco, Starbase 62.
Gerrard, Lisa: Ensign, Engineering computer specialist, assigned to Starfleet Sienna Two facility for Computer Specialties, Former posting, Engineering Specialist USS Valiant
Hyder, Joline: Senator of Planet Ravenna IV in the Ravenna system. Senator killed in planetary bombardment of Ravenna IV by Orion Raiding Party.
Iveco, Constantine G: Commodore, Commander Starbase 62 and Sector 39K on Federation/Klingon Border, Previous Assignment included command of USS Lexington
Jacobson, Jake: Crewman 1st Class, Senior Deck Leader, Hanger Deck USS Enterprise
Johansson, Martin: Ensign, 3rd shift Navigator, USS Valiant
Johnson, Joshua (Catch): Chief Petty Officer, Chief Transporter Officer, USS Valiant
Jones, Sally: Chief Nurse, USS Valiant, holds rank of Chief Warrant Officer.
Kimmel H.E.: Commander Operations Officer, Starbase 6. Courts-marital and convicted for Dereliction of Duty, sentenced to 2 year prison term on Earth in Starfleet minimum security-prison.
King, John Abraham (Mack): Lieutenant, assigned to USS Valiant as Tactical Officer, after previous post as Helm Officer, USS Enterprise. Sole survivor of planet Ravenna IV. First non-Sersuitian to win military award from that planet, and the 15,936th recipient of the Starfleet Medal of Honor since Starfleet’s founding after the First Rommulan War.
King, Harry: Father of Mack King, Died in resistance to Orion Raiding Party after planetary bombardment of Ravenna IV. Starfleet after-action report states: “Mr. King was responsible for killing at least 35 Orion soldiers in the final resistance after the bombardment of the planet. If he could have held out for several more hours, it was likely his party would have survived the attack.”
King, Sandra: Mother of Mack King, Died in planetary bombardment of Ravenna IV by Orion Raiding Party.
Kirk, James T: Captain, USS Enterprise.
Kyle, John: Lieutenant, Assistant Chief Engineer and Transporter Chief Operator, USS Enterprise.
LaFrance, Monique: Commander, Chief Station Engineer, Starbase 62.
Lange, Randolph: Yeoman, USS Valiant. Carries rank officially of Petty Officer.
Le Master, Allan: Petty Officer, Hanger Deck Controller, assigned to Operations Division, USS Enterprise.
Lobanico, Ellde: Captain, First Officer of Starbase 62,Chief of Staff to Commodore Iveco.
Lothmar, Q.: Captain in Sersuitian Presidential Guard. Lead officer in 2nd Squad. Federation Standard practice for Sersuitian names is only to use an initial: Full first names are too complex for most Federation species to pronounce.
Louis, Alain: Captain, USS Valiant. Last post was Captain, USS Powhowatan
Madaly, Sally: Involved in relationship with Mack King. Died in planetary bombardment of Ravenna IV by Orion Raiding Party
Mamoru, Katsuo: Commander, First Officer and Tactical Officer USS Valiant.
Mauer, Herman: Chief of the Boat and Master Chief Petty Officer, USS Enterprise
McCoy, Leonard H. M.D.: Commander, Chief Medical Officer, USS Enterprise.
Moatlon. Contan: Ensign, assigned to Tactical Division, USS Valiant
Molica, Jerry: Ensign, 3rd Shift Communications Officer, USS Valiant.
Montcalm. Bernard: Lieutenant, assistant Chief Engineer, USS Valiant .
Mowat. Ellis: Lieutenant, Helm Officer, USS Valiant
Ostihal, Howard: Petty Officer 1st class, Engineering Department, USS Valiant
Poolo, Joloca: Crewman 1st class, assigned to Operations Division, USS Enterprise.
Reed, Marita: Lieutenant, J.G., Computer Specialist, Engineer Department, USS Eneterprise.
Reynolds, Eugene: Captain, attached to Stafleet Command, serving in Operations and Planning Department as assistant chief G-3.
Robart, Joplin: Ensign, Assistant Science Officer, USS Valiant
Rocca, Constantino: Ensign, 3rd shift helmsman, USS Valiant
Romanov, Yuri: Crewman 2nd Class, Engineering Department, USS Valiant.
Rommar, A.: General in Sersuitian Armed Forces, Currently Chief of the General Staff.
Rookhem, Booter: Lieutenant, 1st shift Navigator, USS Valiant.
Schmidt, Lou: Federation Ambassador, currently serving as ambassador to Klingon Border Section Office, Federation External Relations Secretariat
Scott, Montgomery: Commander, Chief Engineering Officer, USS Enterprise
Smith, Yahore: Crewman 2nd Class, Engineering Department, USS Valiant
Southerby, Rick: Crewman 2nd Class, Engineering Department, USS Valiant
Sowell, Thomas: Lieutenant Commander, Assistant Chief of Operations, Starbase 62.
Spock: Commander, First Officer and Chief Science Officer, USS Enterprise
Tyler, Kermit: Lieutenant, G2 (intelligence) staff officer, Starbase 6. After conviction on Dereliction of Duty charges, was stripped of rank and discharged from Starfleet service.
Valore, Reedle: Crewman 2nd class, Engineering Department USS Valiant
Vermeille. Bort, M.D.: Commander, Chief Medical officer, USS Valiant
Washington, Isaiah (Pitch): Crewman 1st class, Senior Transport Technician, USS Valiant
Wells, Robert: Educator/Principal of Mendel Memorial Finishing School on Ravenna IV. Retired Starfleet Marine, died with Harry King in resistance to Orion Raiding Party on Ravenna IV, according to Starfleet Command after-action reports.
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Finally, please take a moment to leave some comments about the series, and if you have already so, thank you!
This is a follow-up and poll for a series I wrote, called It Is A Significant Assignment.
I have spent a lot of time on the series of stories, and my writing skill has improved, since it has only been 30 years since I wrote something like this.
What I need to know is whether there is enough interest in the series to continue it! I don't want to waste bandwidth and storage on the site for something people won't read, nor do I want to waste my time writing a series nobody reads. I have many stories already to go for the series, I will put them up if there is interest.
For those of you who are interested, please note that this series is not all action scenes, part of the tale is meant to include some thoughts about real life on a Starship was. Starfleet is a military organization, and not every day is a battle, or massive new discovery, or thrilling adventure. I tried in these stories to be detailed, and interesting about all sides of Starfleet life. Frankly, I think I did a decent job developing a view of the TOS that has some coherence to it, and adds something to the universe it is based in.
If you have not read the series here are the three stories so far:
It is a Significant Assignment: http://trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=107800
It is a Significant Assignment, Part II: More Cleaning to Do: http://trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=108432
It is a Significant Assignment: Never Again. http://trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=109954
And here is a list of Characters:
Dramatist Personae
al-Astrul, Sommell: Commander, Federation Cutter USS Flynn
Bloxx (and Wives): Vagabond Denobulans who own a Tailor shop on Starbase 62
Butcher, Blaine: Lieutenant, Tactical Division, USS Valiant
Chin, Lao: Chief Warrant Officer, 2nd Class, Chief Pursuer, Starbase 62
ch-Rhind, Anon: Ensign of Operations Division, USS Enterprise
Costa, Marcus: Chief Warrant Officer, USS Washington, Later, Starfleet Command Master CPO, and ‘Chief of the Boat’, USS Valiant
DeStaffino, Lawrence: Crewman, duty station on Hanger Deck USS Enterprise
Donomore, Shareev: Admiral, long-time Commandant of Starfleet Academy, Earth, after long and successful deep space career
Dorn, Michael Z: Lieutenant, Tactical Division 2nd Officer, USS Valiant
El-Barodi, Abdul: Chief Petty Offficer, Communications Specialist, USS Valiant
Elion, Ron-al (Red): Lt. Commander. USS Valiant, Chief Science Officer and 3rd Officer of the ship.
Feder Sam: Senate Majority Leader, planet Ravenna IV in the Ravenna system. He died in planetary bombardment of Ravenna IV by Orion raiding party.
Frantz, Jenny: Commander, Adjutant to Commodore Iveco, Starbase 62.
Gerrard, Lisa: Ensign, Engineering computer specialist, assigned to Starfleet Sienna Two facility for Computer Specialties, Former posting, Engineering Specialist USS Valiant
Hyder, Joline: Senator of Planet Ravenna IV in the Ravenna system. Senator killed in planetary bombardment of Ravenna IV by Orion Raiding Party.
Iveco, Constantine G: Commodore, Commander Starbase 62 and Sector 39K on Federation/Klingon Border, Previous Assignment included command of USS Lexington
Jacobson, Jake: Crewman 1st Class, Senior Deck Leader, Hanger Deck USS Enterprise
Johansson, Martin: Ensign, 3rd shift Navigator, USS Valiant
Johnson, Joshua (Catch): Chief Petty Officer, Chief Transporter Officer, USS Valiant
Jones, Sally: Chief Nurse, USS Valiant, holds rank of Chief Warrant Officer.
Kimmel H.E.: Commander Operations Officer, Starbase 6. Courts-marital and convicted for Dereliction of Duty, sentenced to 2 year prison term on Earth in Starfleet minimum security-prison.
King, John Abraham (Mack): Lieutenant, assigned to USS Valiant as Tactical Officer, after previous post as Helm Officer, USS Enterprise. Sole survivor of planet Ravenna IV. First non-Sersuitian to win military award from that planet, and the 15,936th recipient of the Starfleet Medal of Honor since Starfleet’s founding after the First Rommulan War.
King, Harry: Father of Mack King, Died in resistance to Orion Raiding Party after planetary bombardment of Ravenna IV. Starfleet after-action report states: “Mr. King was responsible for killing at least 35 Orion soldiers in the final resistance after the bombardment of the planet. If he could have held out for several more hours, it was likely his party would have survived the attack.”
King, Sandra: Mother of Mack King, Died in planetary bombardment of Ravenna IV by Orion Raiding Party.
Kirk, James T: Captain, USS Enterprise.
Kyle, John: Lieutenant, Assistant Chief Engineer and Transporter Chief Operator, USS Enterprise.
LaFrance, Monique: Commander, Chief Station Engineer, Starbase 62.
Lange, Randolph: Yeoman, USS Valiant. Carries rank officially of Petty Officer.
Le Master, Allan: Petty Officer, Hanger Deck Controller, assigned to Operations Division, USS Enterprise.
Lobanico, Ellde: Captain, First Officer of Starbase 62,Chief of Staff to Commodore Iveco.
Lothmar, Q.: Captain in Sersuitian Presidential Guard. Lead officer in 2nd Squad. Federation Standard practice for Sersuitian names is only to use an initial: Full first names are too complex for most Federation species to pronounce.
Louis, Alain: Captain, USS Valiant. Last post was Captain, USS Powhowatan
Madaly, Sally: Involved in relationship with Mack King. Died in planetary bombardment of Ravenna IV by Orion Raiding Party
Mamoru, Katsuo: Commander, First Officer and Tactical Officer USS Valiant.
Mauer, Herman: Chief of the Boat and Master Chief Petty Officer, USS Enterprise
McCoy, Leonard H. M.D.: Commander, Chief Medical Officer, USS Enterprise.
Moatlon. Contan: Ensign, assigned to Tactical Division, USS Valiant
Molica, Jerry: Ensign, 3rd Shift Communications Officer, USS Valiant.
Montcalm. Bernard: Lieutenant, assistant Chief Engineer, USS Valiant .
Mowat. Ellis: Lieutenant, Helm Officer, USS Valiant
Ostihal, Howard: Petty Officer 1st class, Engineering Department, USS Valiant
Poolo, Joloca: Crewman 1st class, assigned to Operations Division, USS Enterprise.
Reed, Marita: Lieutenant, J.G., Computer Specialist, Engineer Department, USS Eneterprise.
Reynolds, Eugene: Captain, attached to Stafleet Command, serving in Operations and Planning Department as assistant chief G-3.
Robart, Joplin: Ensign, Assistant Science Officer, USS Valiant
Rocca, Constantino: Ensign, 3rd shift helmsman, USS Valiant
Romanov, Yuri: Crewman 2nd Class, Engineering Department, USS Valiant.
Rommar, A.: General in Sersuitian Armed Forces, Currently Chief of the General Staff.
Rookhem, Booter: Lieutenant, 1st shift Navigator, USS Valiant.
Schmidt, Lou: Federation Ambassador, currently serving as ambassador to Klingon Border Section Office, Federation External Relations Secretariat
Scott, Montgomery: Commander, Chief Engineering Officer, USS Enterprise
Smith, Yahore: Crewman 2nd Class, Engineering Department, USS Valiant
Southerby, Rick: Crewman 2nd Class, Engineering Department, USS Valiant
Sowell, Thomas: Lieutenant Commander, Assistant Chief of Operations, Starbase 62.
Spock: Commander, First Officer and Chief Science Officer, USS Enterprise
Tyler, Kermit: Lieutenant, G2 (intelligence) staff officer, Starbase 6. After conviction on Dereliction of Duty charges, was stripped of rank and discharged from Starfleet service.
Valore, Reedle: Crewman 2nd class, Engineering Department USS Valiant
Vermeille. Bort, M.D.: Commander, Chief Medical officer, USS Valiant
Washington, Isaiah (Pitch): Crewman 1st class, Senior Transport Technician, USS Valiant
Wells, Robert: Educator/Principal of Mendel Memorial Finishing School on Ravenna IV. Retired Starfleet Marine, died with Harry King in resistance to Orion Raiding Party on Ravenna IV, according to Starfleet Command after-action reports.
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Finally, please take a moment to leave some comments about the series, and if you have already so, thank you!
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