World War II was the beginning of a golden age for America. And like most golden ages it was bought with blood. We stretched out our hands to the east and drove the Nazis back against the advancing Russians. We[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The War was a real seminal twenty-year moment for me. There’s the life I had before it started. That me died at Alpha Centauri. There’s the person I became at Alpha Centauri so I could fight. He died too. He[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Modern Core Worlds children grow up in worlds where virtual is as real as physical. They can learn lessons in virtual classrooms and exercise in virtual gyms full of other people while never leaving their home. They’ve built virtual cities[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Many people consider the Empire-class battleship the best export out of The Empire State since Old New York City and New York State went their separate ways. Primarily built off the coast of Old New York City in underwater factories,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
World War II was a true clash of civilizations not seen since the Islamic Conquest and the resulting Crusades. Japan and China fought a genocidal war in the east that would have no victor. And Germany executed millions of civilians[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gamma Trianguli. Free Tibet. Shambhala. The system has many names. The Chinese had some too but very people outside the Chinese use them anymore. Most of the Chinese industries are gone now of course. The locals didn’t want them and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The growing Core Worlds culture isn’t bad. It’s just…different. And for all that Jack says he loves new things he really doesn’t. He likes to play with new things and people, and then go back to a comfortable real life.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Crusades and the Reconquista of Spain put an end to the Islamic invasions of Europe and the desperate fight for cultural survival that they represented. The wars of the next few centuries revolved around the English-French squabble for European[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I like Gamma Trianguli now. The Free Tibetans have completely reinvented their world since The War ended and they welcome us like conquering heroes. Not that we ever fully conquered the system of course. But we don’t let that little[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s amazing to see how the twin assaults of The War and our own knowledge affected the cultures of Earth. To many people it did very little. The older citizens of Earth and her colonies took what we made available[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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