"H. Beam Piper - Empire" - читать интересную книгу автора (Piper H Beam)

Aditya is discovered.

тАФ854 The System States War, starts when the System States Alliance tries to break away from
Federation control.

Ten thousand refugees from Abigor flee with the remnants of the System States Navy to found a new
civilization. They colonize Excalibur, the first Sword-World.

Merlin, the great Federation battle computer is located on Poictesme.

тАФ1399 The Interstellar Wars, a series of revolts and wars that lead to the collapse of the Terran
Federation.

Aditya is occupied by Morglay.

Skathi is deserted by the Space Vikings.

Six Space Viking ships from Haulteclere raid Aton; four of their ships are destroyed and two others limp
home. After this failure the Space Vikings no longer raid civilized worlds.

During a war between Aton and Baldur, the Planetary Nationalist Party on Aton takes power and forms a
dictatorship.

The Nemesis spaceship is built and Lucas Trask leaves Gram for Tanith in the Old Federation.

The Battle of Audhumla

Omfray of Glaspyth, with a fleet of eight Space Viking ships, lands on Gram.

The Battle of Marduk.

King Steven IV becomes the first Galactic Emperor.

The Sword-Worlds are added to the Empire.

Emperor Paul II begins building the Imperial palace on Odin.

Rodrik VI completes the consolidation of the First Galactic Empire.


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 Empire


Paul XXII tries to move the Empire out of its complacent rut.

INTRODUCTION John F. Carr

EX-BEATLE JOHN LENNON IS SHOT TO DEATH IN NEW YORK reads