Jack of Harts

The Shang are not the primary antagonists of the Jack of Harts universe in my own mind. They are powerful enemies, make no mistake. And they do want to drive Earth out of the stars. But they are not an insane villain seeking to do bad things for the jollies of it. They believe that we are too dangerous to be allowed a foothold of power. They sought to tame us to their ways, to make us less dangerous, and gave us a century to properly bow before them. They only attacked us when we refused to bow to them. Now I understand that makes them sound like an antagonist, and I agree that they are. And they absolutely are the antagonists of The War. But they are not the PRIMARY antagonists of the Jack of Harts universe.