The Epsilon universe, while centered largely on events of the mid to late 23rd century, actually has a history that begins in the mid-21st century. Most of this 200 year span of history is defined by a series of wars that takes place, at first between humanity and an invading alien force, then between two branches of humanity, then again against the invading force.
The major projects in this universe is the epic tale of Epsilon series itself. It’s the story of SpecOp officers Aaron Taylor and Caren Flannery of the Epsilon Alliance, Lucas Ross and Sam Cooper and other members of the Resistance in the Borderworlds. The original piece, Epsilon, was intended to be one very large book and has been drafted and redrafted since 1998 (a long time, I know). A companion piece was Resistance, which was the story of Lucas Ross and Korea Cooper, associates of Taylor and Flannery, which for a long time existed as notes and fragments.
The current plans for the series include Shattered (narrated by Caren “Renegade” Flannery), Redeemer (narrated by Lucas Ross), and an untitled fourth book narrated by Korea Cooper.
Other pieces in the universe concentrate on earlier wars that took place in the universe, whereas Epsilon is concerned with the events of the final two wars, the Unification War and the Third Preytax War. This includes the novelette Falling Stars (Secession Wars), Darkest Night (Second Preytax War), and some scattered ideas and notes that may take shape as an online project related to JJ Collins’s History of the Preytax War.
Timeline of Epsilon universe projects/events
2157 – The bombing of Gattica Province wipes out most of the population of the region. The Secession Wars begin.
2162 – The events of Falling Stars take place.
2260 – The events of Epsilon: Broken Stars take place.
2261 – The events of Epsilon: Shattered begin.
Some posts about this universe
- http://www.embklitzke.com/?p=15 (Enter the A’duuin!)
- http://www.embklitzke.com/?p=553 (Writing update July 17 – contains musings on Epsilon book 1)
- http://www.embklitzke.com/?p=556 (UoC/Epsilon update July 19 – musings on Epsilon book 1 and information on the short story Falling Stars, set in the UoC universe)
- http://www.embklitzke.com/?p=561 (Projects update for 22 July 2011 –Awakenings and UoC/Epsilon book 1 — contains musings on Epsilon book 1 as well as a Dramatis Persona in progress)
- http://www.embklitzke.com/?p=569 (Projects update)
- http://www.embklitzke.com/?p=573 (Musing on how to release Epsilon, including cover mock-ups for Broken Stars.)
- http://www.embklitzke.com/?p=580 (Contains excerpt from Epsilon: Broken Stars)
- http://www.embklitzke.com/?p=585 (Project update)
- http://www.embklitzke.com/?p=604 (Projects update)
- http://www.embklitzke.com/?p=717 (Fragments of Background) – CONTAINS SPOILERS