meta
So, itâs been pretty quiet around here this month. Part of that is post-book recovery, of course, but another part is that in celebration of Book III, Iâve been working on a fairly comprehensive revamp of the technical end of this site and its associated operations to make
eldraeic language
traäzik ulalath: literally âstony ignoranceâ, (or for the convenience of Tellurian readers, âstone stupidâ, even though the backing metaphor is entirely different), the very special kind of stupidity self-inflicted by and on the extremely loyal, be it to contract, person, cause, or necessity, characterized by making extreme deeds and ludicrous
Laeth Pact
KALLAER (SAPROS DEMESNE) â As the Laeth Pact entered its third year of economic recession, the reign of Hieros Navat atir-Laeth ul-Sark was brought to an end today. After failing to successfully address the Pactâs ongoing economic problems, the Elder Chieftains of the Pact directed that the Hieros be dedicated
Conclave of Galactic Polities
To understand the Conclave of Galactic Polities, it is perhaps most important to understand the various alignments within it, of which there are six major alignments (although these together make up less than two-thirds of Conclave members) and a large number of minor alignments which may or may not associate
book
Darkness Within, the third book of Tales of the Associated Worlds, is now officially released, in both paperback and Kindle e-book formats. It can be obtained here: Primarily set after the Core War, this book returns to the style of âVignettes of the Star Empireâ, with more nanofiction from the
book
The Kindle version of Darkness Within is now available for pre-order on Amazon, with delivery expected on December 13th, priced at $6.99. (The paperback, for those of you who prefer physical books, is slightly held up in processing, but should also be available shortly.)
book
Also, for those of you who donât yet own copies of the earlier books in the series, special countdown deals on the Kindle editions of both Vignettes of the Star Empire and The Core War and Other Stories are now running on Amazon.
book
After a troubled period in its development, I am delighted to be able to announce that the third book in the Tales of the Associated Worlds series, Darkness Within and Other Stories, will be released on December 12th this year in Kindle e-book and paperback. Pre-orders will be open soon.
asteroid mining
In pre-space speculative fiction the image of the belt miner recapitulated the image of the prospectors of old. Grizzled belters in small ships, big enough to hold them, a small partnership, or perhaps a family, who would set out, hunt down a âmotherlodeâ rock, hack the ore out of it
volition
So, stepping out of the âverse for a moment, why does paracausality exist? Thematically speaking, the existence of paracausality says something very important about the nature of the universe. It means that itâs impossible to deny the existence of free will. (Or, rather, you can, but itâs about
Precursors
Precursor artifact Spirel-1,147: âThe Rolkifierâ Recovered from a vault in the Spirel Precursor site (located on Spiridon (Dexlilal Convergence)), the Rolkifier is a 3âł x 3âł x 5âł teardrop-shaped artifact constructed from an unidentified green-bronze substance. Attempts to examine the interior reveal it to be solid and apparently homogeneous
eldraeic language
xatĂrĂĄr el rĂłtanĂ: (âdo the needfulâ) 1. (common) A request to do that which is necessary or required in a given context, with the respectful implication that the other party is trusted to understand the needful and operate autonomously. 2. (rare) A request to do that which is understood without