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paulgazis.com Contents First Latest About Extras Forum Bookstore RSS Feed   RSS Feed The Flying Cloud, R-505 Airships, adventure, gallant gentlemen, and sultry island maidens It is a world much like our own, except that the Great War ended in 1916. As the Powers recoiled, exhausted, from the tragedies of Verdun and the Sommes, Woodrow Wilson was able to negotiate an Armistice that returned Europe to its pre-War borders. (For this accomplishment, he was honored with the Nobel Prize, though this was later tarnished by the failure of his long-sought League of Nations.) With the forcing ground of military need removed, aircraft development took a different path from the one it followed in our world, and effort that might have been wasted on developing glamorous but impractical aeroplanes was spent perfecting the far more capable airships. As the 1920's drew to a close, the world was peaceful and prosperous, linked by fleets of mighty lighter-than-air vessels from many nations. The Flying Cloud is published once a week, on or around Monday, because 'week' is 'keew' spelled backwards and Keew was an important diety of the clans of New Grunswitch. Be sure to check the mouse-overs. Season One Episode 1: Lords of the Air, More or Less Episode 2: Landfall, in Several Senses of the Term Episode 3: No Island Maidens Episode 4: Borne on Wings of Steel, but Without all of that Tedious Steel Episode 5: Still no Island Maidens Episode 6: Cassowary Jenkins Episode 7: An Island Maiden, at Last! Episode 8: The Mysterious Airship Episode 9: A Cutting-Out Expedition Episode 10: The Prize Episode 11: Sky is Empty Episode 12: Cairns Royal Air Station Episode 13: Admiralty Court Episode 14: Reasonably Gallant Gentlemen Episode 15: His Majesty’s Airship, The Flying Cloud Episode 16: Speed Trials Episode 17: Coastal Patrol Episode 18: Landing Party Episode 19: The Viking Girl Episode 20: Heavy Weather Ahead Episode 21: The Squall Episode 22: Darwin, Australia Episode 23: Delayed in Darwin Episode 24: Poor Reception Episode 25: Big Bands of the Elder Gods Episode 26: Hijackers Episode 27: Not Another Island Maiden Episode 28: Dubious Deeds in Darwin Episode 29: What Does It All Mean? Episode 30: The Darwin Debate Episode 31: Into the Back of Beyond Episode 32: Lagers of the Deep Episode 33: Sheilas Gone Wild Episode 34: Pearl Smugglers? Episode 35: Murder on the Darwin Express Episode 36: From Russia, with Fish Episode 37: The Mysterious Box Episode 38: The Secret of Speed Episode 39: The Chase Episode 40: Glass Pirates of the Timor Sea Episode 41: Kupang Episode 42: Long Dispela Warafran Episode 43: Catfight at the Oa Ki Coral Island Episode 44: A Meeting with Michaelson Episode 45: Bright Harbor Lights Episode 46: Return to Sarah's Island Episode 47: Dark Harbor Nights Episode 48: Before I Kill You, Captain Everett... Episode 49: Almost Exactly Like Ragnarok, Only Different Episode 50: No Job is Finished Until The Paperwork is Done Episode 51: The Flying Cloud Christmas Special Season Two Episode 52: This Officer is Noted For His Ingenuity... Episode 53: We Hope You Enjoyed Flying With Us Episode 54: The Darwin Award Episode 55: Signals Intelligence Episode 56: Routine Flight Operations Episode 57: People Just Leave These Things Lying Around Episode 58: The Savage Darwinian Struggle For Survival Episode 59: The Results of His Inquiries Episode 60: Distractions Episode 61: In His Majesty's Public Service, Part I Episode 62: In His Majesty's Public Service, Part II Episode 63: Then These Airmen Came Barging In Episode 64: Another Secret Laboratory? Episode 65: Perhaps We'd Better Start Keeping Notes Episode 66: Wild Sheilas of the Outback Episode 67: Mostly Welcome Reunions Episode 68: There's Wisdom In Some of Those Old Saws Episode 69: Too Late... Again Episode 70: Remembrance Days Episode 71: The Dancer Episode 72: Back to Hostile Territory Episode 73: Tragic Opera Episode 74: A Terrible Blow Episode 75: It's Time For Some Answers Episode 76: Ballast Mistresses of the Empire Episode 77: A Flight to the East Episode 78: Meanwhile, Back at the Secret German Base Episode 79: Hut One! Hut Two! Hike! Episode 80: Noumea Episode 81: The Man From Rhode Island Episode 82: Rabaul Episode 83: I'm Afraid the Honeymoon is Over Episode 84: Rabaul Rousers Episode 85: Trukin' Episode 86: The Flying Cloud Opera Episode 87: Live and Let Fly, Part I Episode 88: Live and Let Fly, Part II Episode 89: The Island Trade Episode 90: Swimwear Episode 91: A Tale of the South Pacific Episode 92: Resupply Episode 93: Revelations on Kwajalein Episode 94: The Perils of Island Vacations Episode 95: Ujelang Episode 96: Varieties of Seamanship Episode 97: The Instrument Episode 98: Could It Be? Episode 99: Ujelang Delende Est Episode 100: The Second Flying Cloud Christmas Special Season Three Episode 101: A Face From The Past Episode 102: Missing Pieces Episode 103: The Mystery Of Her Design Episode 104: Who Was Agnes? Episode 105: The Round Hill Rally Episode 106: The Case of the Missing Lieutenant Episode 107: Next Move Episode 108: Memories of a Rather Bad Day Episode 109: All Right, Where'd it Go? Episode 110: A Destination of Questionable Value Episode 111: Cannibals and Missionaries, or Vice Versa Episode 112: Welcome to the Club Episode 113: A Fine Day For An Outing Episode 114: The Espiritu Santo Air Races Episode 115: Meanwhile, Back In Civilization Episode 116: But Can They Make The Trains Run On Time? Episode 117: The Wisdom of the Solomons Episode 118: Baffled on Guadalcanal Episode 119: A Florida Vacation Episode 120: Rumors From the Tokyo Express Episode 121: A Long-Overdue Confrontation Episode 122: Darwin Oh-Five-Oh-Oh Episode 123: More Gentlemen Than You Can Shake a Stick At Episode 124: Darwin, Damsels, and Deduction Episode 125: Knights of the North Territory Episode 126: Papers? Episode 127: Things to Contemplate Episode 128: A Pause to Reflect Episode 129: Mister MacKiernan's Wild Ride Episode 130: The Tongan Way Episode 131: Good Times in Nuku'alofa Episode 132: Clouds Got In My Way Episode 133: Survive the Comparatively Savage Sea Episode 134: An Audience With The Queen Episode 135: An Unexpected Move... Episode 136: ...And An Unexpected Reunion Episode 137: Someone's Been Busy Episode 138: Unsportsmanlike Behavior Episode 139: Steamplunk Episode 140: This Trick Always Works, Sometimes Episode 141: Hello, My Sultry Episode 142: Are They Still Following Us? Episode 143: Points to Ponder in Pago Pago Episode 144: Victory At Sea, In a Somewhat Indirect Fashion Episode 145: Rabaul Without a Pause Episode 146: That's What Happens When You Screw Around Episode 147: Not Quite the Answer We'd Hoped For Episode 148: Sometimes Life Throws You a Curve Episode 149: Picking Up The Peace Episode 150: The Third Flying Cloud Christmas Special Season Four Episode 151: The Race Is Not Always To The Swift Episode 152: Things To Do On A Rainy Day Episode 153: Those Daring Young... Uh... Men Episode 154: Another Fine Day on the Atherton Tableland Episode 155: Your Mission, Should I Decide You Accept It Episode 156: Into the Well-Mannered Blue Yonder Episode 157: Catching Up Is Hard To Do Episode 158: Somewhat Moresby Trouble Than We Anticipated Episode 159: There's Never An Archaeologist Around When You Need One Episode 160: Pursuit of the Leisure Classes Episode 161: An Initial Plan of Action Episode 162: Are We Having Funafuti Yet? Episode 163: It Was A Mistake Anyone Could Make Episode 164: Il Ruggiero Allegro Episode 165: What Are A Few Syllables Among Friends? Episode 166: Adventures in Viticulture Episode 167: A Bit of Market Research Episode 168: Variations on a Theme Episode 169: Narrowing the Possibilities Episode 170: Lean Times in Leava Episode 171: Three Imperfect Reflections Episode 172: You Mean There's More Than One? Episode 173: Please, Sir, Can I Have Samoa? Episode 174: The Importance of Names Episode 175: Disquieting News Episode 176: Watching, the Detective Episode 177: One Of O...