Calendars and Historical Dates Human Unity uses the Unity Calendar, conventionally abbreviated U. Its epoch, U00000, corresponds to 2358 CE, the year of the First Umoja Congress. Dates before the…[...]
Would really like the time and energy to get life paths done this month. Depends on life and everything. I did get some new art commissioned.[...]
I've just started a binge of The Expanse TV series and if I enjoy it, I'll hit the book series. There are things I really like about The Expanse. They…[...]
When I conceived Frontier it wasn't the way it is now. There was a little collaboration from others and everyone had their own idea what it would become. For one…[...]
The post "The Snakes of Rist" has been updated with some art. To give a feel for the Aliens. Pop there and have a look.[...]
Human Unity has build dozens of these craft; their primary purpose to map the wormholes and document everything they encounter. Because they may be out of touch with Earth for…[...]
if a black hole passed in front of a mirror, what would its reflection look like? pic.twitter.com/Ets4JRNwp9— Matt Henderson (@matthen2) May 22, 2020 This is the sort of result that…[...]
CETI We present a cosmic perspective on the search for life and examine the likely number of Communicating Extra-Terrestrial Intelligent civilizations (CETI) in our Galaxy by utilizing the latest astrophysical…[...]
I've begun working on Frontier again, firstly through a collaboration with a young Kenyan artist to produce some concept pieces for the book. It's really helping to crystallise some of…[...]
For the last few months, on top of travelling and attending a bazillion courses, I've been writing. I've written five short scripts in the world of THE 23RD LETTER. I've…[...]
[caption id="attachment_815" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Gliese 581 (origins references appreciated)"][/caption] Of course, this is not the first time we have seen Gliese 581 (HO Librae). In 2214, we'll send a Seedship.[...]
Kibwe had returned home a changed man. Kibwe had always wanted to be a pilot. From an early age he made airfoils from balsa and drove his parents to distraction…[...]
Ian Sales writes on his blog: And sometimes those imaginations run a little too free. A lot of science fiction is set in outer space, or on worlds which orbit…[...]
AMARA would always marvel at the human capacity for self-deception; the ability to believe something even though the facts were plentiful for the contrary, even though nothing but faith supported…[...]
[I am taking part in a weekly writing task with some friends. The first seed for this assignment was the opening line from Dune by Frank Herbert: "A beginning is…[...]
The common weapon within the Conquest Society is the 'dumb' slugthrower. A Chemical Propellent Projectile Weapon (extremely recognisable as a 'gun') uses a chemical explosion to create gases which propel…[...]
While Human Unity uses weapons which would enthral the 21st Century warlord, from shipboard weapons to intelligent bullets, the greatest and most terrible weapon is the Master Expert, artificial intelligences…[...]
In an earlier post, I discussed two examples of Citizenship, reproduced here for your convenience: Chera Nyumba was born in a small village in Africa, in an area formerly known…[...]
More of a precis to get the feel across. There are a few themes that I am exploring here. And I'm not being preachy about it. Western Europe is devastated…[...]
Summary: The basic setting assumes that players are highly skilled, highly motivated members of the Explorer division of Human Unity, a 'federation'-alike government. Their job is to make contact, explore…[...]