Just realized, since I’ve been working on this book-series for some time (circa the late ’80s at least), I have various mentions of an "Alliance", a "Commonwealth", and a "Confederation" being the terminology for the "good" government form; apologies for any confusion or difference from the backstory and setting document....
At some point I will really have to settle down to figure out exactly which I intend to be the terminology. Suffice it to say, I was thinking something along the lines of a Star Trek styled Federation, mixed with a more Star Wars-ish Republic, only without either Borg or Jedi. Eh, it’s probably mostly like the old Commonwealth from Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda television series, as it was before the fall ... with an elder race to guide all member races and worlds in a common direction.
Moved my original first comment into a "Backstory and Setting" sort-of chapter, as it may better give a preview of some of the story settings. (Actually may expand this later...)
If you were in any respect a fan of stories such as Mary McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan sagas spanning decades, mixed in with a few playful hijinks of Janet and Isaac Asimov’s Norby Chronicles series, and perhaps a peppering of tactics as in David Weber’s Honor Harrington series (without as many hard cutaways in the heat of battle), this may be of interest to you.
The series is based upon investigation of the main character’s heritage as well as of the story’s villain(s) modi operandi, and uses increasing tensions, revelations, and tension-breaking moments to some effect. I don’t write "vulgar" scenes, so no outright cursory language; I do have character romances developing, but it is all written tastefully, in a "fade to black" sort of storytelling.
Just realized, since I’ve been working on this book-series for some time (circa the late ’80s at least), I have various mentions of an "Alliance", a "Commonwealth", and a "Confederation" being the terminology for the "good" government form; apologies for any confusion or difference from the backstory and setting document....
At some point I will really have to settle down to figure out exactly which I intend to be the terminology. Suffice it to say, I was thinking something along the lines of a Star Trek styled Federation, mixed with a more Star Wars-ish Republic, only without either Borg or Jedi. Eh, it’s probably mostly like the old Commonwealth from Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda television series, as it was before the fall ... with an elder race to guide all member races and worlds in a common direction.
If you were in any respect a fan of stories such as Mary McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan sagas spanning decades, mixed in with a few playful hijinks of Janet and Isaac Asimov’s Norby Chronicles series, and perhaps a peppering of tactics as in David Weber’s Honor Harrington series (without as many hard cutaways in the heat of battle), this may be of interest to you.
The series is based upon investigation of the main character’s heritage as well as of the story’s villain(s) modi operandi, and uses increasing tensions, revelations, and tension-breaking moments to some effect. I don’t write "vulgar" scenes, so no outright cursory language; I do have character romances developing, but it is all written tastefully, in a "fade to black" sort of storytelling.