Botchok Rules Book of Orion Wisdom is Live on AO3

Botchok Rules - Book of Orion Wisdom is finally posted on AO3 - with cover and some chapter artwork!

The project started as mostly a short book of funny sayings I thought Orions would say about space pirate life. Then it grew into a kind of cultural resource that I hoped might help other fanfiction writers with their Orion world building. It's still short - only about 6,000 words, but now it includes a timeline, a glossary, and a huge resource list (with link) for finding more info about Orions -- a bit about pirates generally because . . . pirates!

Here's a look at the contents:

You don't have to be logged in to read the work, but you do have to log in to leave comments - and comments are moderated. Please give it a look and let me know what you think! Do you like stories about Orions and space pirates? Did you have any favorite sayings? Did I miss any resources that I need to go back and link? Drop me a line!

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