The Alternate Reality of The Cluster Series
The Cluster series has a "quantum-Platonic" topology that allows, among other things, faster-than-light travel. ... more
... Perturbations Of The Reality Field
The Cluster
Heaven?
The Empire is an older civilization deep inside the Cluster. ... more
The Ships
... the Royal Galleon
... the Hunter-Gatherer
... Joe's Escape
The Mansions
... Yuri's mansion
... Katie's house
... Sen. Huang's house
Joe's garage
... tens of thousands of stars, about 1/4 ly apart, radius of Cluster is 5 ly
... older civilizations/stars are closer to the center ... more time to adapt, they are already survivors, alliances, federations, greater knowledge of the Cluster ... they have more advanced sub-light ships ... they can plunder the new stars as if they were primitive islands ... but still no FTL.
... new stars are on the periphery ... on their own, easy prey, fear
Once thoughts move away from the Borderland they can combine and merge and grow. They no longer belong to an individual.
... A Trojan Horse Inside A Paper Moon
The Farm ...
The Governor’s Residence ... the penthouse of a New York skyscraper bordering Central Park ... moves upstate to Government House
Pluto ... ceded to the Wanderers by Senator Huang ... tents
The Mall ...
The Noahs ...