Elizabeth came out of the network many years after the British Commonwealth came back to her feet. She never answered any questions about the student who saved her life, but willingly explained her motivations and plans during the Second Great[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for February, 2014
After the Arab Revolt, British control in the remains of Palestine was no longer contested. But Palestine was not calm, and the fighting between Arabs and Jews continued. The Jewish Agency’s Haganah and various Arab organizations fought a low-level war[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We missed Alshain in our first rush into space. It is one of those comedy of errors where everybody thought somebody else had planted a colony there, and nobody thought to go there. The Pre-Contact rocket ships were too expensive[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bridget and Victoria are the most famous of the many faces that Elizabeth wore in the British Isles, their names synonymous with the long struggle to pull civilization back from the brink of collapse. To this day, they are some[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I know many have you have been watching the Olympics lately. I’ve always loved them. Sometimes wished I could do them. But we aren’t allowed in gentlemanly games like that. Still, it is amazing to see what people can do[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Britain gave most of their Post-Great War Palestine Mandate to an Arab prince who named it Jordan. They sought to divide the rest of Palestine between the Jewish and Arab populations, but the Arab Revolt interrupted them. Hundreds of Jews[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Antares is one of the Chinese Hong Kongs, open ports where anybody is welcome. You know, as long as you don’t make yourself too annoying to the local security services. Imports and exports are encouraged, business runs at a fevered[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Throughout the Islamic Jihad, Elizabeth never fought as herself. She sent modified versions of her code to do battle, with different personalities and different names. She was the heart and soul of every AI in the British Isles who fought[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Jews had been trickling into the backwater Ottoman province named Palestine by the Romans for centuries, building new settlements and industries. The British officially supported their return, even financing it before the Great War began. After Britain obtained direct[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Antares is the gateway to the Antares Sector. The Chinese have a different name for it of course, but they recognize our name as well. It’s a massive supergiant star, bright and hot. That makes it really fast to get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…