In the far future of an alternate universe, the 19th Century New Imperialism never ended. Empires have fallen, emerged, and evolved, reaching across hundreds of worlds. It was a grandiose era of rapid growth and discovery, until the First ...See moreIn the far future of an alternate universe, the 19th Century New Imperialism never ended. Empires have fallen, emerged, and evolved, reaching across hundreds of worlds. It was a grandiose era of rapid growth and discovery, until the First Contact. The rest of the known galaxy has been taken over by a rogue alien artificial intelligence. Human Space is, as far as we know, the last corner yet to be conquered. A frantic, desperate plan was devised, a final gamble to win it all, and an old tape documentary of it is all that has made it into our universe.
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