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Galactic Empire (Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy)
A galactic empire is a common trope used in science fantasy and science fiction. Galactic Empire or Galactic Empires may also refer to: Fictional entities *Galactic Empire (Isaac Asimov), in Isaac Asimov's books *Galactic Empire (LOGH), in ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'' * Galactic Empire ''(Star Wars)'' Literature * ''Galactic Empire'' series, three novels by Isaac Asimov *Galactic Empires (anthology), six novellas edited by Gardner Dozois, 2008 Games * ''Galactic Empire'' (1980 video game), for the TRS-80 * ''Galactic Empire'' (1990 video game), for the Amiga and MS-DOS *''Galactic Empire'' for The Major BBS bulletin board *Galactic Empires, a collectible card game See also * *List of fictional galactic communities *Galactic Alliance (other) * Galactic Federation (other) *Galactic republic (other) The Galactic Republic, often referred to as simply the Republic, is a fictional galactic empire, galactic polity depicted in the Star Wars expand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactic Empire
Galactic empires are a common trope used in science fantasy and science fiction, particularly in works known as 'space operas'. Many authors have either used a galaxy-spanning empire as background or written about the growth and/or decline of such an empire. The capital of a galactic empire is frequently a core world, such as a planet relatively close to a galaxy's supermassive black hole, which has advanced considerably in science and technology compared to current human civilization. Characterizations can vary wildly from malevolent forces attacking sympathetic victims to apathetic bureaucracies to more reasonable entities focused on social progress and anywhere in between. Notable examples The best known such organization to the general public today is the Galactic Empire from ''Star Wars'', which was formed in turn from the Galactic Republic. A military dictatorship based upon fear and terror, said Empire is an explicitly villainous force with linguistic and visual trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactic Empire (Isaac Asimov)
The Galactic Empire is an interstellar empire featured in Isaac Asimov's ''Robot'', ''Galactic Empire'', and ''Foundation'' series. The Empire is spread across the Milky Way galaxy and consists of almost 25 million planets settled exclusively by humans. For over 12 millennia the seat of imperial authority was located on the ecumenopolis of Trantor, whose population exceeded 40 billion, until it was sacked in the year 12,328. The official symbol of the empire is the Spaceship-and-Sun. Cleon II was the last Emperor to hold significant authority. The fall of the empire, modelled on the fall of the Roman Empire, is the subject of many of Asimov's novels. Background Asimov created the fictional Galactic Empire in the early 1940s based upon the Roman Empire, as a proposal to John W. Campbell, after reading Edward Gibbon's ''The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'' when he was working at the Philadelphia Navy Yard with Robert Heinlein. The concept evolved through short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactic Empire (LOGH)
, sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka. In humanity's distant future, two interstellar states – the monarchic Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance – are embroiled in a never-ending war. The story focuses on the exploits of rivals Reinhard von Lohengramm and Yang Wen-li, as they rise to power and fame in the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance, respectively. An anime adaptation of the novels, produced by Kitty Films, ran from 1988 to 1997. There is also a manga based on the novels, with art by Katsumi Michihara. In addition, there are several video game adaptations, with the most recent release in 2008 being a real-time strategy game. The series did not receive an official English release until 2015, when North American anime and manga distributor Viz Media announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactic Empire (Star Wars)
The Galactic Empire is a fictional autocracy featured in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. It was first introduced in the 1977 film ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'' and appears in its two sequels: ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983). It is the main antagonistic faction of the Star Wars original trilogy, original trilogy. An oppressive, autocratic regime with a complicated bureaucracy, the Galactic Empire seeks to ensure singular rule and social control over every planet and civilization within the Star Wars galaxy, galaxy. At its peak, the Galactic Empire sprawls over much of the known ''Star Wars'' galaxy, which consists of millions of star systems and billions more fringe colonies, shipyards, fortress worlds, and outer territories. The Empire's origins are depicted in the prequel film ''Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005), where it replaces the Galactic Republic at the end of the Clone Wars (Star Wars), Clone Wars orchestrated by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactic Empire Series
The ''Galactic Empire'' series (also called the ''Empire'' novels or trilogy) is a science fiction sequence of three of Isaac Asimov's earliest novels, and extended by one short story. They are connected by their early place in his published works and chronological placement within his overarching ''Foundation'' universe, set around the rise of Asimov's Galactic Empire, between the ''Robot'' and ''Foundation'' series to which they were linked in Asimov's later novels. Works in the series In order of internal chronology the ''Empire'' series consists of: # '' The Stars, Like Dust'' (1951), novel # ''The Currents of Space'' (1952), novel # ''Pebble in the Sky'' (1950), his first novel # "Blind Alley" (1945), a short story also set between the ''Robot'' and ''Foundation'' series (However, Asimov stated in 1988 in the "Author's Note" to ''Prelude to Foundation'' that book #6 was "The Currents of Space" (1952), and that this was "the first of my Empire novels," and that book #7 was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactic Empires (anthology)
''Galactic Empires'' is a science fiction anthology edited by American writer Gardner Dozois, published in 2008. It should not be confused with the two Brian Aldiss anthologies ''Galactic Empires'' Volumes One and Two published in 1976. Contents The book includes 6 novellas, all commissioned for this book and published here for the first time. This is the second anthology of original SF novellas edited by Dozois for the Science Fiction Book Club, the first being ''One Million A.D.'', published in 2005. Two of the six authors also appear in both anthologies: Robert Reed and Alastair Reynolds. The stories are as follows. *Peter F. Hamilton: "The Demon Trap" *Neal Asher: "Owner Space" *Robert Reed Robert Reed (born John Robert Rietz Jr.; October 19, 1932 – May 12, 1992) was an American actor. He played Kenneth Preston on the legal drama '' The Defenders'' from 1961 to 1965 alongside E. G. Marshall, and is best known for his role as the ...: "The Man With the Golden Balloo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactic Empire (1980 Video Game)
''Galactic Empire'' is a strategy video game written by Doug Carlston for the TRS-80 and released 1980. It is the first game in the ''Galactic Saga'' and became first game published by Broderbund which was, in fact, created for the purpose of publishing the game. ''Galactic Empire'' was ported to the Apple II and the Atari 8-bit family and followed by three sequels. The game was also published by Adventure International. Description Doug Carlston was an attorney who wrote ''Galactic Empire'' on his TRS-80. Adventure International was the original publisher; after his brother Gary began successfully selling the game to computer stores, they founded Broderbund. Many of the locations have names taken from African languages, such as Afrikaans or Swahili, based on Doug Carlston's years in Africa. The game navigation uses a list of planets with names beginning with a unique letter of the alphabet for easy access. The 'R' key is reserved for 'Return', and 'Q' for 'Quit.' The player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactic Empire (1990 Video Game)
''Galactic Empire'' is a 1990 space flight simulator computer game by Tomahawk where the player is conquering the universe, roaming from planet A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant. The best available theory of planet formation is the nebular hypothesis, which posits that an interstellar cloud collapses out of a nebula to create a you ... to planet. It has a sequel: ''A.G.E.''. External links * 1990 video games Coktel Vision games Amiga games DOS games Video games developed in France {{flightsim-videogame-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Major BBS
The Major BBS (sometimes MajorBBS or MBBS) was bulletin board software (a bulletin board system server) developed between 1986 and 1999 by Galacticomm. In 1995 it was renamed Worldgroup Server and bundled with a user client interface program named Worldgroup Manager for Microsoft Windows. Originally DOS-based, two of the versions were also available as a Unix-based edition, and the last versions were also available for Windows NT-based servers. History The Major BBS was developed by Tim Stryker and launched in 1986 by Stryker's company, Galacticomm, Inc., as a demonstration of the abilities of the Galacticomm Software Breakthrough Library (or GSBL). The GSBL was a powerful set of assembler routines written for IBM and compatible PCs that allowed up to 32 simultaneous serial port or dialup connections to a single software instance without the need for an external multitasker. The "breakthrough" was that the library polled the serial ports, rather than allowing them to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactic Empires
Galactic empires are a common trope used in science fantasy and science fiction, particularly in works known as 'space operas'. Many authors have either used a galaxy-spanning empire as background or written about the growth and/or decline of such an empire. The capital of a galactic empire is frequently a core world, such as a planet relatively close to a galaxy's supermassive black hole, which has advanced considerably in science and technology compared to current human civilization. Characterizations can vary wildly from malevolent forces attacking sympathetic victims to apathetic bureaucracies to more reasonable entities focused on social progress and anywhere in between. Notable examples The best known such organization to the general public today is the Galactic Empire from ''Star Wars'', which was formed in turn from the Galactic Republic. A military dictatorship based upon fear and terror, said Empire is an explicitly villainous force with linguistic and visual trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fictional Galactic Communities
This is a list of fictional galactic communities who are space-faring, in contact with one or more space-faring civilizations or are part of a larger government, coalition, republic, organization or alliance of two or more separate space-faring civilizations. They may be large galactic polities, or smaller ones. Television Stargate * Alliance of the Four Great Races (''SG-1'') * Ancient Domain (''SG-1'') * Ori Domain (''SG-1'') * United Langara (''SG-1'') * United Tegalus (''SG-1'') * Central Authority of the Reetou (''SG-1'') * United Nations of Earth (''SG-1'') * Aschen Confederation (''SG-1'') * Free Jaffa Nation (''SG-1'') *Goa'uld Empire (''SG-1'') * Goa'uld Remnants (''SG-1'') * Lucian Alliance (''SG-1'') * United Alliance of System Lords (''SG-1'') * Eurondan regime (''SG-1'') * Tok'ra Intellenegce (''SG-1'') * Quintar Alignment (''SG-1'') * Tollan Curia (''SG-1'') * Himmel Reich (''SG-1'') * Volian Union (''SG-1'') *Wraith Domain (''Atlantis'') *Genii Confederation (''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactic Alliance (other)
A Galactic Alliance is a galactic polity spanning part or all of a galaxy. It may refer to: * ''Galactic Federation of Free Alliances'' (aka ''Galactic Alliance''), a Star Wars Expanded Universe LEGENDS-timeline polity, that follows after the destruction of the New Republic * ''Pan Galactic Alliance'', a galactic polity found in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (2003 TV series) * ''Galactic Alliance'', the commanding polity of ''Star Command'', in the Pixar property ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' * ''Galactic Alliance'', a fictional alien polity found in the Disney franchise ''Lilo & Stitch'' (franchise) * ''Galactic Alliance'', a humankind polity found in the anime series ''Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet'' * ''Galactic Alliance'', a multi-galaxy polity found in and setting of the SF RPG ''Battlelords of the 23rd Century'' * ''Galactic Space Alliance'', a galactic polity found in '' Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy'' See also * List of fictional galactic communities * ''Galac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
