Walt Pauli
Description
The Alliance Chronicles (TM) draws from our history a possible projection of our future: an Earth divided along national and economic lines into four
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alliances. An overcrowded planet where it is realized that one more war will make it inhabitable for all humans results in the drive for colonizing space. And, just like the European powers of the 18th and 19th centuries, Earth-based powers struggle for power and domination on far-away lands rather than direct conflicts between themselves on Earth. After the short but devastating World War III ends in 2092, future conflicts between allied nations are outlawed after governments see first-hand the effect of a limited nuclear war. The peace treaty recognizes the establishment of several major alliances and their spheres of influence to prevent the possibility of further conflicts: Western Alliance (North America and Western Europe) Socialist Union (Eastern Europe, Russia and India) Asian Republic (Southeast Asia, China, and Micronesia) United Nations (non-aligned worlds across Central and South America, Africa, Middle East, Australia and Japan) In 2124, with the discovery of artificial wormholes permitting exploration and colonization outside of our solar system, the different blocs begin to create fleets of spaceships. Space is considered an open territory for all concerned, driven by the need for physical resources and an outlet for population control. Although the different fleets cooperate and work together, they often come into direct conflict as new lines are drawn in the sand. It is now 2310. The Asian Republic and Western Alliance have recently signed a "Mutual Cooperation" treaty with respect to their territories and future expansion in space. The Socialist Union fears that is now at a decided disadvantage and is actively looking for ways to break up this coalition of their enemies. The Alliance Chronicles follows the exploits of the Western Alliance spaceship Freedom as it patrols their territorie
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