Before we entered space, the evolutionists taught that life on other worlds would have different genetic codes then we did. The animals and plants would be incompatible with Terran life. But on Novaya Rodina, like every other world we’ve colonized,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The British governors shut down the local Colonial governments. They silenced newspapers and took over private homes for British soldiers to live in. They arrested Colonists and shipped them to England for trial. They banned the importation of weapons and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been to Persia a few times. It’s one of those really old places. Well, all places are really old, but Persia’s been held by a serious civilization for thousands of years. Means their cities are some of the oldest[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Novaya Rodina was only the second major world we colonized without a moon, after Venus. Both worlds have small asteroids orbiting their star in company with them, but these are nowhere near large enough to be considered moons. Because of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I am the mind of Normandy. She is an old ship, part of the first generation of gravtech carriers the Republic of California built after Contact. They retired her long ago, after more capable designs eclipsed her capabilities. I got[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It is interesting that we would have been happy to remain British forever. Some of us were outcasts, the dregs of English society, pilgrims who came looking for freedom from religious oppression. Others of us were businessmen, come to make[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Indians are…what’s the ten-dollar word for it again? Polytheist. They believe in a lot of gods. A god for every idea and pastime and job and more. Kinda like the Catholic Saints actually now that I think of it. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The thicker air of Novaya Rodina has caused many changes as well. Visitors have to wear ear, mouth, and nose protection to keep the pressure from doing damage. The native Novayans on the other hand can breathe that thicker air[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To the authorities in England, the First Great Awakening was an attack against King and Country, a rebellion in thought if not in deed. They tried to silence the traveling preachers, to force them to give up on their foolish[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Indian worlds are unique. They’re part of the British Commonwealth, but not part of the Western Alliance. Makes for real interesting politics. They’ve remained neutral in matters between the Big Three alliances for instance, maintaining their official pacifism. Gandhi[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…