List of planets in The Saga of Seven Suns

The following is a list of planets in The Saga of Seven Suns, a series of science fiction novels written by Kevin J. Anderson, and its sequel trilogy The Saga of Shadows.

In the series, humanity has colonized many worlds in the Spiral Arm, and is divided into three branches: the Earth-based Terran Hanseatic League (Hansa) and its subordinate planets, the independent world Theroc with its telepathic green priests, and the Roamers, interplanetary traders who prefer starships and hidden bases to a conventional planet-based civilization. The only other known intelligent species in the galaxy are the Ildirans, an ancient civilization at its peak, and the long-extinct Klikiss, whose planets remain empty but for their unusual ruins.[1]

Human

Terran Hanseatic League

In the future, the human race has colonized multiple planets in the Spiral Arm, most of which are governed by the powerful Terran Hanseatic League (Hansa).[1]

Theron

In the series, the most prominent human world aside from Earth is Theroc, a planet covered in semi-sentient worldtrees that is quietly independent from the Hansa. Theroc's "green priests" are able to commune with the trees and communicate telepathically across space when touching a treeling, making them indispensable for instantaneous communication across the galaxy.[1]

Roamer

In the series, the Roamers are clans of industrious humans living a clandestine existence in the fringes of space, managing a profitable economy centered on the sale of the valuable stardrive fuel ekti and other commodities.[1]

Ildiran Empire

In the series, the Ildiran Empire has existed for over ten thousand years, living peacefully due to a communal mental interconnectedness called the thism. Each Ildiran has what is called a soulthread, and these soulthreads are woven together by their leader, the Mage-Imperator. Ildirans have a very specialized society, with specific castes that are adept at performing particular tasks. The castes are physically different from one another, and have different suffixes at the end of their names. Ildirans are the first extraterrestrials that humanity encounters upon exploring space beyond Earth, and the Ildirans share their stardrive technology with humans.

Klikiss

As the series begins, the Klikiss race is thought to be extinct, and their abandoned worlds are xenoarchaeological curiosities. After Klikiss transportal technology is discovered on Rheindic Co, many more Klikiss planets are discovered and colonized by humans.

Other

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Fiction Book Review: HIDDEN EMPIRE: The Saga of Seven Suns Book 1". Publishers Weekly. July 1, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Anderson, Kevin J. (2014). The Dark Between the Stars. ISBN 978-0765332998. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
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