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I agree that once the Interstellar Wars started that RimWard movement ceased.
In fact I believe that in the original CT SolRim supp there was mention that the Near Bootes cluster was NOT settled till after the demise of the Rule of Man & hence has never been part of any Imperium. Then there's the mention elsewhere that the Autonomous Region incl worlds that had never joined the 3I. Also, Terra, as part of the 'Old Earth Union' never lost star travel so I can see rimward movement straight thru the Long Night.
I also can't imagine that the close proximity of solomani worlds to Kusyu wouldn't be of a very high concern to the aslan. High enough, I believe, to lead to major efforts in that direction whenever possible
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On Wed, 4/20/16, Kenneth Barns <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [TML] Tech levels during different times
To: xxxxxx@simplelists.com
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 1:34 AM
I had the
impression that there was little Solomani colonisation
rimward of the Near Bootes Cluster all through the
Interstellar Wars, Rule of Man, and Long Night periods.
Serious colonisation of Canopus, Aldebaran, Neworld (and
beyond) didn't happen until after the establishment of
the Autonomous Region ... or even until after the Rim War.
(Parallels can be drawn with the Soviet Union's
attempts to strengthen their fallback position by building
industrial centres in Siberia.)
Terran settlements in Magyar though
are _very_ early, and plenty of "bolthole
colonies" were established during the Interstellar
Wars. The Aslan didn't "develop" jump drive
until 300 years later, by which time the Solomani had
colonised within a subsector or so of Kusyu. So path of
least resistance is going to be anywhere other than
trailing.
But yes,
your point is taken. Authorial fiat for the purposes of
narrative excitement is a much better explanation of
low-probability events like the fall of Glisten, the Mexican
annexation of the US Southwest in 2300 AD, and the fact that
a previously independent TV celebrity and a previously
independent socialist are two serious contenders for US
major party presidential nominations!
--Cheers!
Ken
On 20 April 2016 at 16:41,
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As far as I know the Solomani have continued expanding to
Rimward straight thru the Long Night up to the present.
I figure there must be some worlds out there that would be
easy pickings.
Also, the Aslan did grab Glisten didn't they? Hi-Pop,
HiTL.
And the Aslan had little love for the SolConfed.
Surely there must've been constant conflict 'tween
the aslan & solomani along their border.
I do agree about the areas to 'trailing' but, in the
end, I think it was just part of DGP's brief to
"shake things up".
Injecting a large number of aslan into the 'Marches
achieved that for sure!
And so they gained a nice, neat, & tidy sector with a
whole lot more potential for excitement than before.
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