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Some background information on my sci-fi YA series Terminus…

There are generally no large scale land battles. A single ship in orbit could bombard any ground forces into oblivion once any defensive shields have been depleted. The GA possesses an advantage in hand-to-hand combat thanks to their Royals. Mundane humans or Baraki stand little chance. The Ronains’ native strength can match a Royal and they do have technological advances to even the playing field, but even they must rely on greater...

Some background information on my sci-fi YA series Terminus…

No teleporting and no physical shields.

The spaceships of all the known races use missiles, directed energy weapons, energy shields, and faster than light travel. The directed energy beams are only used in close quarters since hitting a moving target with a linear shot is implausible at greater distances. Missiles are the primary long range weapon. Energy shields are not a physical barrier but will “push” against fast moving obje...

Some background information for my sci-fi YA series Terminus…

The great Imperial War occurred three centuries before Terminus begins. It led to the creation of the Great Alliance and the super-human Royals. When the war was over, the political map of the Shoreless Sea had forever changed. The Great Alliance comprised what remained of the Somontran Republic in the middle, with half of the Commonwealth to the west and the Sovereignty to the east. They had defeated the Empire and the Prophets, b...

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Some background information for my sci-fi YA series Terminus…

            Terminus begins in the 260th year of the Great Alliance. 840 on the New Guard calendar. 11,431 on the Somontran Republic calendar. 2,751 Common Era on the Earth calendar. 725 years into our own future, Earth is an unimportant speck in the greater political calculus of nations and is still mired in its own bitter civil war.

Three centuries earlier, the Shoreless Sea (this area of the galaxy) existed in a fragile peace...

Some background information for my sci-fi YA series Terminus…

The Great Alliance is a democratic republic representing 65 worlds. Its leaders are elected, though the highest office of Majestrix retains some traditions from the old monarchy. The Majestrix wears a diadem as a symbol of office and must be a woman. If her daughter is of age and a graduate of the Diplomatic Academy, she is titled the Heir to the Majestrix and will stand in if her mother is incapacitated or killed until an emergenc...

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Some background information about my sci-fi YA series Terminus…

There are four major political parties within the Great Alliance.

The largest is the Conservative Party. They are ideologically aligned with most Somontrans, the founding race of the GA, as well as the more affluent worlds in Core and Blue Sectors. Conservatives believe in a strong federal government, military funding, and quietly closing the technological gap with the Ronains without being antagonistic in the interim. This Pa...

Some background information about my sci-fi YA series Terminus…

Most sentient races in the Shoreless Sea have the same humanoid appearance. Their worlds were seeded in prehistoric times by the Primary, the first race to evolve in this part of the galaxy. They created man in their own image before passing away themselves. Almost every race within the Great Alliance looks the same. The Somontrans are the oldest and most advanced race within the GA. A subset of their species are “Royals” born wi...

CHAPTER TWO

          The lancer frigate shuddered again as another mine detonated in close proximity.

          “I hope everyone’s deactivated their pain receptors,” Danni shouted over the dim of the alarms. Royals had the ability to turn off their bodies’ ability to feel pain, but it took several moments of practiced concentration.

          Priya stumbled to her feet as she raced to the emergency closet on the bridge. Her pulse pounded in her ears over the ship’s alarm. She’d been re...