Size of human space in GZG universe
From: "Evan Powles" <epowles@p...>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 16:38:11 +1000
Subject: Size of human space in GZG universe
I went through the books at one stage with the thought that there might
be
enough real star names to allow a map to be put together. There aren't.
I
could only find four: Centauri (presumably the Alpha Centauri system),
Barnard (presumably Barnard's Star), Epsilon Indi(New Israel) and Chi
Draconis.
Centauri and Barnard are both close to home, core systems.
New Israel is 11 light years from us, and was settled in 2096 (which
seems a
bit late for a garden world so near). I would assume that this world is
one
of the core systems.
Chi Draconis is 25 light years away, and was first fought over by the
NAC
and ESU in 2132. The timeline in Full Thrust vaguely implies that this
was a
dispute over colonisation so this may roughly indicate the limits of
human
colonisation at that time. This world is fought over several times, so
it
could show the NAC/ESU border.
Evan Powles
epowles@peninsula.starway.net.au