Chaz Koonan vanished immediately after he was released from service. No one knows where he went, only that he is happy. He keeps in touch with his former team-mates at irregular intervals, but never discloses his location. He shared only that he returned to shuttle piloting and that Vanessa moved into journalism, both under assumed identities.
Natalia Grace regained the use of her left eye a month after the war concluded, the eye healing a little better than had been expected, though she required the use of a corrective lens to see properly out of it. Her right eye never recovered, however. She took to wearing a patch over it, making her (in her words) the villain to her former secret agent persona.
I became Mrs Kelly Taylor-Todd on May 21st 2625, marrying Enrique Todd in Italy. We moved to Ireland, to be close to Dodds, Estelle and Natalia, buying a small family home. We now have two twin girls, named Susan and Gemma after the aunts they never had the chance to meet.
Simon Dodds returned to Ireland and to his family’s business after the mop-up completed, starting a small subsidiary of his own to produce and supply cider to the local restaurants, bars and pubs. He took over the main running of the Dodds Orchard after his father retired due to acute arthritis. He became engaged to Natalia Grace directly after leaving the CSN, the two marrying after a relatively short three month engagement. They have three children, two girls and one boy. I’ve never seen anyone smile so much.
Glossary
(a complete list can be found at www.battleforthesolarsystem.com)
PEOPLE
Adams, Michael – Member of CSN Ifrit’s security team
Bailey, Jennifer – Captain within the UNF
Barber, Clare – Member of the CSS
Brookes, Jake – Fiancée of Susan Taylor
Castro, Poppy – Research assistant; unlawfully killed by Simon Dodds
Cole, Ian – Head of security aboard CSN Ifrit
de Winter, Estelle – CSN starfighter pilot, wing leader of the White Knights
de Winter, Jed – Estelle’s brother
de Winter, Marc – Estelle’s father
de Winter, Marie – Estelle’s mother
Dean, Patrick – Deceased member of the Yellow Dogs
Dean, Patrick – Member of the Yellow Dogs
Dodds, Gregory – Simon Dodds’ father
Dodds, Sally – Simon Dodds’ mother
Dodds, Simon – CSN starfighter pilot; member of the White Knights
Dodds, Socks – Dodds family’s pet cat
Fry, Salvador – Chancellor of the IWC
Grace, Natalia – ISS operative
Hail, Christian – Captain of CSN Ifrit
Hawke, Anthony – Former CSN commodore
Herrman, Eric – Prime minister of Alba
Jenkins, Amanda – Vice Admiral of the CSN
Johnson, Pete – Member of CSN Ifrit’s security team
Koonan, Chaz – CSN starfighter pilot; member of the White Knights
Koonan, Luke – Chaz Koonan’s second son
Koonan, Matthew – Chaz Koonan’s first born son
Koonan, Vanessa – Chaz Koonan’s wife
Liu, Ali – Head navigator of CSN Griffin
Lovejoy, Vincent – Captain of UNF Cratos
Lynch, Joyle – Admiral of Fleet of the UNF
Mandeep, Sima – UNF commodore and captain of UNF Grendel’s Mother
Marsh, Matthew – CSN Griffin’s chief engineer
Meyers, Aiden – CSN captain and captain of CSN Leviathan
Pandoran – The Enemy; the Senate’s Mistake
Parks, Elliott – CSN commodore and captain of CSN Griffin
Parsons, Adrian – Governor of Torelli
Pitt, Stefan – Archaeologist; unlawfully killed by Simon Dodds
Potter, James – Brigadier in Mythos Territorial Guard
Rissard, Julian – INF commodore
Stafford, John – Major within Mythos Territorial Guard
Stockwell, Neal – Delegate from Oracle IX
Storm, Tracy – Rear admiral within the CSN
Taylor, Aaron – CEO of Gloucester Enterprises; father of Kelly Taylor
Taylor, Barbara – Wife of Aaron Taylor
Taylor, Gemma – Younger sister of Kelly Taylor
Taylor, Kelly – CSN starfighter pilot; heiress to Gloucester Enterprises
Taylor, Susan – Twin sister of Gemma Taylor
Thompson, Edie – Member of Mythos Territorial Guard
Todd, Enrique – CSN starfighter pilot; member of the White Knights
Turner, David – Former CSN Admiral of the Fleet
Weathers, Christopher – Karen Weathers’ son and member of the CMI
Weathers, Karen – CSN Griffin’s communications Officer
Williams, Sam – Head of Merekat’s search and rescue team
Wyatt, Omar – Security chief aboard CSN Griffin
Zackaria, Jason – Fleet admiral of INF
PLACES
Alba – A very prosperous and well respected star system of Independent space
Alexandria Orbital – Space station in the Granada system
Alpha Centauri – Helios star system, closest to Sol
Arlos – A small planet in the frontier of Imperial space
Arlos Starport – A starport above Arlos
Coyote – A southern star system of Independent space
Elizabeth Plains – A large, uninhabited expense of land in central Sherland
Granada – A star system central within Confederation space
Hitchins College – Alba’s largest and most well respected university
Hunter’s Square – A large, public square in New Malaga
Iliad – An Independent world, bordering Imperial space
Kethlan (Planet) – The primary planet of the Mitikas Empire. Also known as The Seat of the Emperor
Kethlan (System) – The ruling star system of the Mitikas Empire
Mythos – A sun-soaked paradise planet
New Malaga – City on the east coast of Sherland, on Mythos
Oracle IX – An Independent world
Phylent – A frontier Imperial star system
Shai-Jin – A city in the Confederacy, inspired by Far Eastern culture. Popular with tourists
Sherland – A large, southern continent of Mythos
Sol – The star at the centre of the Solar System. Also the given abbreviation of the system itself
Spirit – A planet in the Temper star system
Tanis Sea – Sea off the east coast of Sherland
Temper – Confederation star system, close to the Confederation-Independent border
Tigibel – A cold, winter planet, popular with snow sports enthusiasts
Torelli – The primary planet of the Alba system
ORGANISATIONS
CMI – Confederate Mobile Infantry
Copper Beetles – A flight group within the CSN
CSN – Confederation Stellar Navy
CSS – Confederation Secret Service; Confederate intelligence organisation
Gloucester Enterprises – A highly successful galactic trading company
Helios League – An early union of star systems that went on to become the Confederation
INF – Imperial Navy Forces
ISS – Independent Secret Service; Unified intelligence agency of the Independent worlds
IWC – Independent World Council, a voice for Independent worlds for handling foreign policies
Mythos Territorial Guard – Mythos’ local armed response force
Red Devils – Former flight group within the CSN
Senate – Former advisory group to Mitikas’ emperor. Primary instigator of the Imperial civil war
UNF – United Navy Forces; a conglomerate of volunteered naval forces from Independent worlds
White Knights – Flight group within the CSN
Yellow Dogs – Former flight group within the CSN
STARSHIPS / FIGHTERS
Amarok – UNF starfighter
carrier
ATAF – An exceptionally powerful one-pilot starfighter; only five in existence
Augustus – Outdated, retired CSN carrier
Bastone – An INF frigate
Calypso’s Fancy – Private vessel used by the Taylor family
Capital Ship – Named, important warships; vessels of significant armour and firepower
Cardinal – CSN research ship
Chimera – Next generation INF starfighter carrier
Cratos – UNF dreadnought
Crow’s Foot – An INF frigate
Dragon – Confederation battleship; hijacked early 2617
Elpis’ Gift – Lost Gloucester Enterprises freighter
Erik the Red – Confederation frigate
Evening Star – Imperial frigate
Firefly – Independent world starfighter
Generation Ship – Enormous starship used to ferry passengers across vast distances, over very long periods of time
Grendel’s Mother – UNF starfighter carrier
Griffin – Confederation starfighter carrier
Hammerhead – Confederation bomber
Ifrit – Confederation starfighter carrier
Ironside – Confederation frigate
Julius – Outdated, retired CSN carrier
Kraken – Imperial starfighter carrier
Lander – Troop/Armour carrier, capable of atmospheric entry
Leech – Imperial boarding vessel
Leviathan – Confederation starfighter carrier
Longbow – Imperial frigate
Mantis – INF starfighter
Merekat – CSN Search and Rescue vessel
Phoenix – Confederation carrier-battleship hybrid vessel
Ragnar – Confederation frigate
Ray – Confederation starfighter
Rook – Confederation starfighter
Scarab – Imperial bomber
Scarab – INF bomber
Sled – A two-seat Confederation evacuation vessel
Sphinx – Imperial starfighter
TAF – Tactical Assault Fighter; mass-produced Confederation starfighter
Talos – UNF starfighter carrier
Trajan – Outdated, retired CSN carrier
William [the Conqueror] – Confederation frigate
OTHER
Accelerator, Plasma – A highly powered and destructive plasma-beam weapon, mostly found on capital ships
APC – Armoured Personnel Carrier
Benzodiazepine – A psychoactive drug
Black Widow – An operation designed to destroy the entire Pandoran fleet over two major phases
Cielo – A news agency
Coastguard – Security personnel aboard Confederate orbital stations
Cobra – Classification of starfighter carriers, further subdivided into categories based on armaments, size and other capabilities
Gift from the Gods, A – A book written by Kelly Taylor, detailing the Pandoran War
Grace Report, The – A report into the Imperial civil war, created from the intelligence gathered by numerous investigation teams
Great Panic, The – The mass evacuation of inhabited star systems, beginning 2618, in response to the advancement of the Pandoran army
Hibernator – A device used for placing a subject into deep sleep, via the process of suspended animation
Jump/Jumping – A form of faster-than-light travel, which uses cross-dimensional movement to traverse vast distances very quickly
Jumpgate – A device that permits faster than light travel between two points. Typically used by vessels that do not possess jump engines
Kyllini – A PDA-like device that features a variety of multimedia functions
Mag grenade – A weapon designed to disrupt the operation of electronic equipment
Menelaus Commission Report, The – A detailed report into the failure of Operation Menelaus
Mission, The – The overall goal of the Pandoran army
MRE – Meal Ready to Eat; a self-contained military field ration
Nanite – A microscopic robot
Nanomachine – A microscopic robot
Nanovirus – A non-organic, man-made virus
NIS – Naval Investigative Services; an internal law enforcement service operating within the navy
Operation Clean Sweep – CSN counter-insurgency operation initiated in late 2616
Operation Menelaus – Failed mid-2617 mission to re-take CSN Dragon from Imperial forces
Operation Sudarberg – Joint Confederate-Independent operation in response to the Pandoran threat
Osprey – A Confederation airborne troop carrier
Oxometer – A device for ‘measuring bullcrap by the yard’; a theoretical lie detector
Pareazepam – A synthetic drug, used to treat short-term stress and anxiety; a muscle relaxant
PPR – Phased Plasma Rifle; a standard-issue energy weapon
Sabretooth – A four-seat light strike vehicle
Skybike – An airborne one-seat vehicle, with the appearance akin to a motorcycle
Spider – A large, multi-legged Imperial tank-like assault vehicle
Tachyon – A particle that mostly defies accepted laws of time and physics; used in the high-speed transit of messages through space
TSB – Tachyon Star Bomb; a weapon designed to cause a star to supernova and spread the energy over vast distances extremely quickly
Whitmore-Price – A publishing house
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