Table of contents

• General introduction
• Brief history
• Timeline
• Inspirational books, stories, and films
• Acknowledgements

• Tech levels
• Nanotechnology
• Genetic engineering
• Anatomical synthesis
• Medicine & surgery
• Bionics & modifications
• Clothing & cosmetics
• Armour & protective kit
• Weapons
• Sensors, scanners, & security
• Vehicles & transport
  • Spaceports, spaceships, & space combat
• Construction, homes, & furnishings
  • Cities & factories in space
• Communications
• Computers, programs, & AI
• Robots
• Psychological technology
• Sociological technology

• Habitable planets & moons
• General history of colonisation
• Human populations
• Forms of government
• Economy & industrial organisation
• Settlement structures
• Social customs
• Laws & law enforcement
• Failed utopias
  • e.g. Nahal
• Bizarre utopias
  • e.g. Lorien
• Savages & barbarians
  • e.g. Paradise II
• Serfs & landlords
  • e.g. Paradise VI
• Industrialising colonies
  • e.g. St Catherine
• Postindustrial colonies
  • e.g. Piccolo
• The Suite
  • Blunderbore
  • Hell
  • Huang Ti
  • New Sunrise
  • Todos Santos
• New colonies
  • e.g. Parker
• Pirates & outies
• Intelligent aliens
• Common problems in the colonies
• Relations between the colonies and the Empire
• The Demi-Monde

• History & purpose of the Empire
• The Treaty of Luna
• Structure of the Empire
  • Table of organisation
  • The Imperial Senate
  • The Supreme Court
  • The Board of Directors
  • The "Imperial Family"
  • The Imperial Office
    • The Imperial Secret Service
    • Pretorian guards
  • The Imperial Navy
    • The Fleet
    • Survey
    • Naval Intelligence
    • Naval dockyards
    • The Imperial Marines
  • The Colonial Office
    • The Department of Parliamentary Liaison
    • The Political Department
    • The Assistance Services
  • The Justice Department
    • The Commissioner for Justice
    • Imperial courts and judges
    • Imperial criminal law
    • Imperial marshals
    • Corrections
    • Imperial Bill of Rights
  • The Home Office
  • The Eichberger Foundation
    • Orbital mining & manufacturing
    • Eichberger Starship Construction
    • Imperial Spaceways
    • Universal Imports
    • New Worlds Realty
    • The Universal Bank
    • The Universal Technical Consulting Service
  • Imperial Sector HQs
  • Economy of the Empire
    • The currency: Imperial crowns
  • Imperial servants
    • Recruitment & training
    • Terms & conditions
    • Rank & promotion
    • Imperial Service uniforms
    • Awards & decorations
    • Retirement & pensions
  • Customs of the Imperial Service
    • Reverence for Old Earth
    • Formality & stoicism
    • Honour
    • Dress & grooming
    • Accommodations
    • Dating & cohabitation
    • Family
    • Names
    • Creches & schools
    • Sports & pastimes
    • Art & decor
    • Drama & literature
    • Holidays & comemmorations
  • Imperial Direct Jurisdiction
    • Orbital habitats
    • Enclaves & residences
    • Home Office services & the general fee
    • Local government by residents' committees
    • Life in IDJ
    • Permanent residents of IDJ
    • Free-lancers
• Other interstellar organisations
  • The Bureau for Economic Development
  • Democracy Unlimited
  • GreenWar
  • The Historical Institute
  • The Humanity League
  • The Inter-Colonial Journalists' Association
  • The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Autochthones
  • The Sons of Patrick Henry
  • Interstellar megacorporations, e.g.
    • Angelinos Administrative Services
    • Corcoran Militech
    • Quipo Independent News Service
• Glossary

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