Starship Grandeur Fan Fiction

[Captain Roop]

The Grandeur Project has a writer's guild where members of their crew have been writing stories about their adventures on their ship for a while now. Just like with many writers, the process is sometimes long and hard. They have begun several books, but only part of those have made it through from beginning to end.

At this point, because of the near destruction of the original USS Grandeur and then on to the Starbase where the new ship is being built, the writing staff has decided to make two complete series titles. They felt that it was an easy way to differentiate what is the old ship and crew with what is the new ship and crew.



Legends-Titles
This is the series that deals with the original stories, with crew that have come and gone in the past. It comprises of the first seven years of Grandeur history and ends with the crew and ship limping back to Federation space. These books are:

Book 01- Of A Distant Light
Book 02- Heart of the Stars
Book 03- The Captain’s Chair
Book 04- The Tangled Web
Book 05- The Sword in the Mirror
Book 06- The Spider and The Fly

Legends of Grandeur Series Presents:
Heart of The Stars"
By: Larry Roop & J. Lane Deaver
The Dominion War, the long fighting, and only a few good days do you get to feel some relief that it will soon come to an end. Such was one of these days, as the USS Grandeur was meeting her sister ship, the USS Avalon, to exchange the Crystal-Star Globe. The cargo was a rare Vulcan artifact that was given to the Avalon for heroic bravery, saving three important Vulcan dignitaries from a Borg attack several months prior. With the Avalon badly damaged, Grandeur was called to hold the artifact until Avalon was fully repaired.
In route to her location, only minutes away, Grandeur receives a distress call from the Avalon. They arrive in time to save some of her crew, but most of them, along with Avalon herself, were lost. Who or what was behind the USS Avalon’s destruction? Did the Dominion have anything to do with it or was it the result of simple malfunctions or overlooked repairs.
Captain Roop and his gallant crew are determined to find out answers. What they soon come across is more then they ever dreamed. Now friends’ lives, old and new, are at stake... and time is their only key to survival.

[Captain Roop]

This you might say is a one time book that is a stand alone book that falls between the Legends Series and the Starship Grandeur Series


A one-shot 100 pg. compilation of short stores that is being published in late 2013. This first published Grandeur-based book centers on the time between the last book of the Legends of Grandeur Series and the first book from the Starship Grandeur Series, where the crew is waiting on Starbase-131 for the new improved Grandeur-A to be complete. The entire list of short stories does not appear in ABBTM, only those written and published in newsletter form for either the IFT Newsletter, Voyages, or Grandeur's Newsletter, The Sword of Avalon. None the less, here's a complete list of short stories submitted to the staff intended for this in-between time-frame;

Hope Springs Eternal
Run For The Door
When Peril Cries Out
Rumors & Glimpses
Hello, Nice Knowing You
The Grand Scheme Part 1
The Grand Scheme Part 2
The Grand Scheme Part 3



Federation Super Starship USS Grandeur NFC-90125-A stands nearly healed of her devastating wounds. She rests for a short term at Starbase 131, slowly but surely being retro-fitted for her usual intense active duty. Each passing day presents itself with new and sometimes startling revelations.

This bound series of documents contains crew logs and short stories depicting day by day happenings of the Grandeur crew, past, and future, while waiting new assignment on a remote starbase on the edge of the galaxy. Follow along as they forge new relations, break old ties, and prepare for new beginnings...all while overcoming adventurous, unusual, and unpredictable events in the way that true fans savor most. We will bridge over the waters of remembrance of times gone by to the bright and aspiring future that lies ahead.

As you read through each log or story, you will identify with each person, each situation, getting a sense of purpose and reason for why they do all they can to fulfill the promise of tomorrow. If you have followed the adventures of USS Grandeur and her crew before, then you will surely want to experience each of these important moments that form... "A bridge Between Two Morrows."

[Captain Roop]

The newer material with the present crew and the present version of Grandeur that is being retrofitted at Starbase-131 (Pluto Station). These books are:

Book 01- A Time For Change
Book 02- Drawing The Sword From The Stone
Book 03- The Trenadora Conspiracy
Book 04- Gabriel’s Trumpet



Starship Grandeur Series Presents:
"A TIME FOR CHANGE!"
By: Larry Roop & J. Lane Deaver -

A Time For A Change

Pluto Station, dubbed Starbase 131 during the Dominion War, was an isolated, obscure outpost on the edge of the quadrant. Today that roll has dramatically changed; it now plays home to the rebuilding of the Federation super-Starship USS Grandeur. The original Avalon class scout ship was barely able to limp back home from her last victory, damaged nearly beyond repair. Now she gets a whole new "extreme makeover".
But before the ship gets to take her maiden voyage, a ruthless plan of conspiracy is discovered. In one man's opinion, it was high time that Starbase 131 did not exist and he would stop at nothing to make that happen!
“A Time For Change" deals with the triumphs of overcoming what was once broken... only to be made whole again. It's about the forging of new relationships and having the perseverance to shine at the very heart of darkness. With the help of the Fleet Admiral, can Captain Roop and his crew stop what could be the end of, not only the Starbase, but for Starship Grandeur as well!

Drawing the Sword from the Stone

Finally underway from Starbase 131, the crew of
USS Grandeur is relieved to be back in open space.
Their new mission, while glad to have one, may
uncover more than they could believe existed.

Were there connections to the attempted bombing
of the starbase they left behind?

If so, do those connections go much further and
deeper then they have ever suspected?

Starship Grandeur undertakes an assignment that
they were designed to handle; operating alone.

Mission Objective: Go to the heart of the source-
Retrieve vital and sensitive information, and...
Bring it back alive!

The Trenadora Conspiracy

 While on Search & Rescue operations for a missing vessel,
the Federation Starship USS Grandeur encounters an anomaly
that takes them light years from known space.

There an astounding mystery begins to unfold. Three starships
from the Federation's past, all unmanned but operating under
full power, orbit an uncharted planet. Investigating further,
they discover that the crewmen of the derelict starships have
all survived.

Plunging full-throttle into this new intriguing mystery, they inadvertently reopen Pandora's Box; a potential conspiracy that the Federation didn't have the capacity to deal with the
first time around. But now, the crew of USS Grandeur must handle The Trenadora Conspiracy... alone!

[Captain Roop]

As many of you know Grandeur's underline theme for the ship is the Renaissance/medieval period of time. We all loved the days of Legends lore of King Arthur the knights and so on. The ship's Class is the Avalon Class, Avalon is the name of the Isle where King Arthur was laid to rest, and Grandeur was the name of King Arthur's horse. We have the somewhat famous Grandeur Sword (the sword of the faithful to the end) that is used in our Seal, logo and many other places as well as the original that is in my sword aquarium in my Ready Room. The Star-Globe Lounge has more of a medieval tavern look and feel to it and other symbols and signs lay claim to that period of time as well.

While we have more then enough novels to work on at this present time, my mind does think ahead to other ideals that will make a good story, and one ideal that had been kicked around was a story set in that period of time. If the TOS crew can get away with the Germany SS and Mobster day episodes, I think we can pull off a story that befits us pretty well. I present you with the following synopsis to this story. Nothing is etched in stone yet, but if anybody else like's this era in time, I would love to hear what you might be thinking.

A Kingdom Far and Away

Heading back from a routine survey mission Senior
Commander Darren Sexton with his crew on the
USS Blackfoot pick up a distress call from a nearby
planet. When they do not return back to Grandeur
after an extended period of time the Captain goes
searching for the ship and it's crew.

Narrowing down their route home, Grandeur soon finds
the ship empty in space above the unknown planet.
Using precautionary measures an away team is sent
down to investigate only to discover what appears to
be a complete 7 to 10th century countryside with villages
and a castle.

Secretly the crew is spotted and approached, however
their uniforms are replaced with clothes befitting the time
period they are in. Upon a short conversation it appears
their memories are not intact and they have no knowledge of
who they really are. Can the mystery be solved to this planet's
time period, the Blackfoot crew's memory lost, and will they
be able to return to Grandeur fully aware of who they use to be.