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The Humanx Commonwealth is a fictional interstellar ethical/political entity featured in the science fiction novels of Alan Dean Foster.Phylogenesis: Book One of The Founding of the Commonwealth
''Alan Dean Foster'' The Commonwealth takes its name from its two major
Alan Dean Foster's official website
Fictional governments Novel series
''Alan Dean Foster'' The Commonwealth takes its name from its two major
sapient
Sapient means to be able to reflect on memories, and or possessing wisdom and may refer to:
* Brian Sapient, co-founder of atheist activist group Rational Response Squad
* SAPIENT, a scholarship programme
* Publicis Sapient, a digital consulting f ...
species, who jointly inhabit Commonwealth planets and administer both the political and religious/ethical aspects. They are the mammal
Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...
ian Humans of the planet Earth and the insectoid Thranx which dwell upon Hivehom. The Commonwealth is described as a progressive, well-intentioned liberal democracy spanning many star systems, and is somewhat similar to the United Federation of Planets from ''Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
''. The Humanx Commonwealth is notable for its portrayal of a human–alien relationship that is not just mutually beneficial but symbiotic, allowing an amalgamation of the two species.
Commonwealth Stories
* ''Midworld
''Midworld'' (1975) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. It is set in his primary science fiction universe, the Humanx Commonwealth.
Plot
Midworld is a planet entirely covered by a rain forest three-quarters of a ki ...
'' (1975)
* '' Cachalot'' (1980)
* ''Nor Crystal Tears
''Nor Crystal Tears'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster, first published on 12 August 1982. Foster's ninth book set in the Humanx Commonwealth, it is a first-contact story about the meeting of the insectoid Thranx ...
'' (1982)
* ''Voyage to the City of the Dead
''Voyage to the City of the Dead'' (1984) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster.
Plot
Scientists Eitienne and Lyra Redowl come to the planet Horseye to study the entire length of the immense Skar River and its spectac ...
'' (1984)
* ''Sentenced to Prism
''Sentenced to Prism'' (1985) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster, a stand-alone entry in his Humanx Commonwealth series of books. Like many of his books, Foster creates an extraordinary world that he tries to make u ...
'' (1985)
* ''The Howling Stones
''The Howling Stones'' (1997
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp pas ...
'' (1997)
* ''Drowning World
''Drowning World'' (2003) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster.
Plot summary
On the distant planet Fluva, torrential rains that leave it barely habitable also make it a treasure trove of rare botanical specimens. When ...
'' (2003)
* ''Quofum
''Quofum'' (2008) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster.
Plot
Sent by the Humanx Commonwealth Science Council, a team of explorers manage to find the planet Quofum—which only occasionally appears on long range scans. ...
'' (2008)
Stories featuring Flinx (a.k.a. Philip Lynx)
* ''The Tar-Aiym Krang
''The Tar-Aiym Krang'' (1972) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. It is Foster’s first published novel and started both his Humanx Commonwealth universe and his two most popular recurring characters, Pip and Philip ...
'' (1972)
* ''Bloodhype
''Bloodhype'' (1973) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is eleventh chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series, though it was written second; the main characters only appear in the last third of the book. I ...
'' (1973)
* ''Orphan Star
''Orphan Star'' (1977) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is Foster's eighteenth published book, his fifth original novel, and is chronologically the third entry in the Pip and Flinx series. ''Bloodhype
...
'' (1977)
* ''The End of the Matter
''The End of the Matter'' (1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in ...
'' (1977)
* ''Snake Eyes'' (short story) (1978)
* ''For Love of Mother-Not
''For Love of Mother-Not'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster, first published in 1983. The book is chronologically the first in the '' Pip and Flinx'' series, though it was written fourth, as a prequel to help fles ...
'' (1983)
* ''Flinx in Flux
''Flinx in Flux'' (1988) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is fifth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.
Flinx finds a woman unconscious on a riverbank deep in the jungles of Alaspin where he has ...
'' (1988)
* '' Mid-Flinx'' (1995)
* '' Reunion'' (2001)
* ''Side Show'' (short story) (2002)
* ''Flinx's Folly
''Flinx's Folly'' (2003) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is the eighth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.
Plot summary
While on Goldin IV looking for new experiences, Flinx accidentally rende ...
'' (2003)
* ''Sliding Scales
''Sliding Scales'' (2004) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is the ninth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.
Plot summary
In ''Sliding Scales'' Flinx is confounded by how to proceed with his lif ...
'' (2004)
* ''Running from the Deity
''Running from the Deity'' (2005) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is the tenth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.
Plot summary
Continuing his pursuit of the alien weapon's platform, the Krang ...
'' (2005)
* ''Trouble Magnet
''Trouble Magnet'' (2006) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is the twelfth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.
Although he is supposed to be searching for the planet-sized Krang weapons platform i ...
'' (2006)
* ''Patrimony
Patrimony may refer to:
Law
* Patrimony, or property, the total of all personal and real entitlements, including movable and immovable property, belonging to a real person or a juristic person
* Patrimony, or inheritance, a right or estate inh ...
'' (2007)
* ''Growth'' (Short Story) (2008)
* ''Flinx Transcendent
''Flinx Transcendent'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster
Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone n ...
'' (2008)
* ''Strange Music'' (2017)
Icerigger trilogy
* ''Icerigger
''Icerigger'' is a 1974 science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. Like many of Foster's science-fiction novels, ''Icerigger'' takes place within his Humanx Commonwealth fictional universe
A fictional universe, or fictional w ...
'' (1974)
* ''Mission to Moulokin
'' Mission to Moulokin '' (1979) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. It is the second entry in Foster's ''Icerigger Trilogy'' and is a part of his ever-growing series of books taking place within his Humanx Commonwe ...
'' (1979)
* ''The Deluge Drivers
''The Deluge Drivers'' (1987) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. It is the final entry in Foster's ''Icerigger Trilogy'' of books taking place in the Humanx Commonwealth book series. The two earlier books in the ...
'' (1987)
Founding of the Commonwealth
* '' Phylogenesis'' (1999) * '' Dirge'' (2000) * ''Diuturnity's Dawn
''Diuturnity's Dawn'' (2002) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The full title is sometimes shown as ''Diuturnity's Dawn: Book Three of The Founding of the Commonwealth''.
Plot summary
In the third and concluding nov ...
'' (2002)
Timeline
* ''Nor Crystal Tears
''Nor Crystal Tears'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster, first published on 12 August 1982. Foster's ninth book set in the Humanx Commonwealth, it is a first-contact story about the meeting of the insectoid Thranx ...
'' (-89 AA) prequel
* '' Phylogenesis'' (-60 AA) Founding of the Commonwealth 1
* '' Dirge'' (-35 AA) Founding of the Commonwealth 2
* ''Diuturnity's Dawn
''Diuturnity's Dawn'' (2002) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The full title is sometimes shown as ''Diuturnity's Dawn: Book Three of The Founding of the Commonwealth''.
Plot summary
In the third and concluding nov ...
'' (0 AA) Founding of the Commonwealth 3
* ''Voyage to the City of the Dead
''Voyage to the City of the Dead'' (1984) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster.
Plot
Scientists Eitienne and Lyra Redowl come to the planet Horseye to study the entire length of the immense Skar River and its spectac ...
'' (106 AA)
* ''The Emoman'' (?? AA but before Icerigger) Short story
* ''Midworld
''Midworld'' (1975) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. It is set in his primary science fiction universe, the Humanx Commonwealth.
Plot
Midworld is a planet entirely covered by a rain forest three-quarters of a ki ...
'' (445 AA)
* ''Icerigger
''Icerigger'' is a 1974 science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. Like many of Foster's science-fiction novels, ''Icerigger'' takes place within his Humanx Commonwealth fictional universe
A fictional universe, or fictional w ...
'' (548 AA) Icerigger 1
* ''For Love of Mother-Not
''For Love of Mother-Not'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster, first published in 1983. The book is chronologically the first in the '' Pip and Flinx'' series, though it was written fourth, as a prequel to help fles ...
'' (548 AA) Pip and Flinx 1
* ''The Tar-Aiym Krang
''The Tar-Aiym Krang'' (1972) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. It is Foster’s first published novel and started both his Humanx Commonwealth universe and his two most popular recurring characters, Pip and Philip ...
'' (549 AA) Pip and Flinx 2
* ''Mission to Moulokin
'' Mission to Moulokin '' (1979) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. It is the second entry in Foster's ''Icerigger Trilogy'' and is a part of his ever-growing series of books taking place within his Humanx Commonwe ...
'' (549 AA) Icerigger 2
* ''Orphan Star
''Orphan Star'' (1977) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is Foster's eighteenth published book, his fifth original novel, and is chronologically the third entry in the Pip and Flinx series. ''Bloodhype
...
'' (550 AA) Pip and Flinx 3
* ''The Deluge Drivers
''The Deluge Drivers'' (1987) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. It is the final entry in Foster's ''Icerigger Trilogy'' of books taking place in the Humanx Commonwealth book series. The two earlier books in the ...
'' (550 AA) Icerigger 3
* ''Chilling'' (550 AA) Icerigger short story
* ''The End of the Matter
''The End of the Matter'' (1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in ...
'' (551 AA) Pip and Flinx 4
* ''Snake Eyes'' (551 AA) Pip and Flinx short story
* ''Flinx in Flux
''Flinx in Flux'' (1988) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is fifth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.
Flinx finds a woman unconscious on a riverbank deep in the jungles of Alaspin where he has ...
'' (551 AA) Pip and Flinx 5
* '' Mid-Flinx'' (552 AA) Pip and Flinx 6
* '' Reunion'' (553 AA) Pip and Flinx 7
* ''Sideshow'' (554 AA) Pip and Flinx short story
* ''Drowning World
''Drowning World'' (2003) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster.
Plot summary
On the distant planet Fluva, torrential rains that leave it barely habitable also make it a treasure trove of rare botanical specimens. When ...
'' (554 AA)
* ''Quofum
''Quofum'' (2008) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster.
Plot
Sent by the Humanx Commonwealth Science Council, a team of explorers manage to find the planet Quofum—which only occasionally appears on long range scans. ...
'' (555 AA)
* ''Flinx's Folly
''Flinx's Folly'' (2003) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is the eighth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.
Plot summary
While on Goldin IV looking for new experiences, Flinx accidentally rende ...
'' (557 AA) Pip and Flinx 8
* ''Sliding Scales
''Sliding Scales'' (2004) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is the ninth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.
Plot summary
In ''Sliding Scales'' Flinx is confounded by how to proceed with his lif ...
'' (557 AA) Pip and Flinx 9
* ''Growth'' (558? AA) Pip and Flinx short story
* ''Running from the Deity
''Running from the Deity'' (2005) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is the tenth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.
Plot summary
Continuing his pursuit of the alien weapon's platform, the Krang ...
'' (558 AA) Pip and Flinx 10
* ''Bloodhype
''Bloodhype'' (1973) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is eleventh chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series, though it was written second; the main characters only appear in the last third of the book. I ...
'' (558 AA) Pip and Flinx 11
* ''Trouble Magnet
''Trouble Magnet'' (2006) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is the twelfth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.
Although he is supposed to be searching for the planet-sized Krang weapons platform i ...
'' (558 AA) Pip and Flinx 12
* ''The Howling Stones
''The Howling Stones'' (1997
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp pas ...
'' (558 AA)
* ''Patrimony
Patrimony may refer to:
Law
* Patrimony, or property, the total of all personal and real entitlements, including movable and immovable property, belonging to a real person or a juristic person
* Patrimony, or inheritance, a right or estate inh ...
'' (559 AA) Pip and Flinx 13
* ''Sentenced to Prism
''Sentenced to Prism'' (1985) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster, a stand-alone entry in his Humanx Commonwealth series of books. Like many of his books, Foster creates an extraordinary world that he tries to make u ...
'' (571 AA)
* '' Cachalot'' (572 AA)
* ''Flinx Transcendent
''Flinx Transcendent'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster
Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone n ...
'' (? but after ''Patrimony'') Pip and Flinx 14
* ''Strange Music'' (? but after ''Flinx Transcendent'') Pip and Flinx 15
Adaptations
In 1987Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson Games (SJGames) is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and (until 2019) the gaming magazine ''Pyramid''.
History
Founded in 1980, six years after the cr ...
published the ''GURPS Humanx
''GURPS Humanx'' is a sourcebook for '' GURPS''.
Contents
''GURPS Humanx'' is a '' GURPS'' supplement of science-fiction role-playing rules set in an interstellar commonwealth of humans and the Thranx, allied insectoid aliens. The book covers c ...
'' sourcebook for their '' GURPS'' roleplaying game.
Scheduled for 2023, Battlefield Press International will be releasing a new game for popular RPG systems.
See also
References
External links
*Alan Dean Foster's official website
Fictional governments Novel series