Trope-a-Day: Cool Starship

Alistair Young

Aug 19, 2012

Cool Starship: Basically, see Cool Chair, only slightly less prevalent due to starships being more expensive. And, in fairness, most starships are functional things.

But there are a lot of custom jobs floating around there. But of particular note, probably, are the Celerissima-class yachts, the smallest and least practical lighthuggers ever made for meat intelligences; the God of War, as mentioned under Deus Est Machina; and Sovereign of Stars, largest of the Imperial Primes, which is basically a medium-sized palace and its grounds fitted out with life support, engines, and other spacegoing appurtenances.

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