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Why go to Space? Narrative Reasons for Humanity Settling in the Solar System
In a previous article, about the settlement of the Asteroid Belt, I briefly mentioned that why humanity moves to the Belt will be a big question. An asteroid is a very inhospitable place to live. In fact, all of the presently un-terraformed planets, moons and worlds are. People might enjoy visiting them, but I can’t…
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Humanity in the Asteroid Belt: An Awesome Sci-Fi Setting
It’s been a while since I’ve written any sci-fi stuff, so let’s talk about the Asteroid Belt! I love the idea of a fully inhabited Solar System. It’s an awesome narrative setting: a sci-fi frontier with, relatively, grounded technology and limitations. There’s less of a fantastical blurring between magic and science, which you get with…
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The Moons of Jupiter are Awesome and Their Narrative Potential Immense
I once heard it said, I think on a forum, that the Jovian System (Jupiter and its moons) is an empire waiting to exist. That has stuck in my mind. Its narrative potential, as well, is almost endless. There is so much world-building that you could do, and so many cool Sci-Fi themes you could…
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Terraform the Solar System!
Because it would be cool! Also, it has narrative potential. I like Space. In both the galactic and personal sense (this is about the former). Who wouldn’t love the idea of exploring and settling alien worlds? It’s the next obvious step in humanity’s journey and would open up a near-infinite pool of resources. But space…
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