Category: Science Fiction
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Common Governmental Employees and Contracts in the Empire of Humanity
While Viceroys (Primus-in-fact and above) are the most important government officials, there are others which wield some amount of governmental authority Investigators are actually the most common. Their job is to investigate and report facts in both criminal and civil cases. It is rare for them not to be operants, while most are full-spectrum Guardians.…
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Review: The Auctioneer by J. S. Frankel
Matthew Carter followed in his father’s footsteps to become an auctioneer on Earth. Not that he really wanted to, but because he didn’t have any other options. When his father died, he became an auctioneer to support himself, and is offered a job by an alien looking to hire an auctioneer. The author, plain and…
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Service Points and Civilian Government in The Empire of Humanity
Service points drive rank in the civilian government as well as ability to bid on government contracts. They are earned in three ways. Members of the Imperial military on active service earn three service points per year, regardless of rank. Certain members of the civil government also earn service points, albeit at lower rates than…
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Calmena, the Planet where Preparations For War takes place
Jeppesen Charts Entry: (Earth measurements option) Epsilon Indi A II (Calmena) WARNING: There is a war zone flight prohibition within 1 Imperial hour (1.836 billion kilometers) of planetary surface. Mass .96 Earth, mean radius 6108 kilometers, density 6020 kilograms per cubic meter Imperial: Mass (43).(53)(51) B13, radius (43).(06)(55) s-1 density (36).(15)(00) B2/s-5 Mean Distance to…
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Character Interview: Graciela di Scimtar (at the start of Working The Trenches)
I am Graciela Juarez di Scimtar. 2.Tell us where and when were you born. I was born on Earth, in Riverside, California, United States. It was at the time a Lost Colony, with no knowledge of the Empire I’m a Second Order Guardian. Usually I keep myself around 5 feet 6 inches tall, often called…
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Character Introduction: Asina di Bernard in Setting The Board
This was an author interview I did that asked me about a character in my WIP. She’s not the viewpoint character, but she’s one of the two main protagonists. My name is Asina di Bernard, or following the customs of my husband’s family, Asina Bernard. 2.Tell us where and when were you born. I was…
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Background: Rediscovery and the Reverse Rabbit Hole
The inciting event in the prolog of The Man From Empire brings an Imperial human (Osh Scimtar di Baryan, informally ScOsh) to Earth, where he discovers some failed rebels from a long time ago have taken up residence on Earth, intending to use it as a base or springboard for attacks on the Empire. He…
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Preparations for War – Series Overview
The premise of the series is that the Empire has discovered a planet orbiting Epsilon Indi held by the fractal demons, where they have been breeding enslaved humans for several thousand years, hoping to create human serfs who can compete with Imperial operants. It hasn’t been working out well for them – not only is…
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KOR AND THE WINGLESS STRANGER by Sanna Hines
Amazon link The book feels like a guided tour with isolated stops and no feel as to how they all relate to each other. Go here, ask for help. Go there, ask for help. Every once in a while, it’s broken by something or other, none of which incidents particularly engaged me. None of the…
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Commissioned Officers in the Empire of Humanity
These are the highest echelon of officers within the Imperial military. The biggest distinction is that they are specifically trained and expected to make decisions regarding the destruction of planets and major habitats, and whether it’s an intelligent or beneficial thing to be doing under the circumstances. Once again, staff ranks are not in the…