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Honorifics:
Yol = male
Ya = female
Yo = hermaphrodite
Ye = budding creatures
Information:
AI – Artificial intelligence
Aconstik net – an electronic network used to destroy orbiting equipment
Afed = Federation currency A
Burner phone – a phone which is destroyed after each call so that it cannot be traced.
CEO – Chief Executive Officer, usually of a company
CPO – Chief Petty Officer
CPU – Central processing unit
Dimplert – game similar to snooker and pool
Doctor Strangelove – dark, spoof film about mutual assured destruction
Drindle – low alcohol spirit
Eskorav – FEU rapid-reaction Ship
Esponging – teaching by direct mind control
EUV – Extreme ultraviolet
Federation year = 0.96 x Earth year
FEU – Federation Enforcement Unit
Frame – galaxy-wide digital storage network
Galactic Standard – universal language used within the Federation. Worlds can keep their own languages, but Galactic Standard must be taught to every individual
Grangewood – Free America HQ, Ponte Vedra near Jacksonville
Hidome – FEU ship
Intranet – secure, restricted Internet
Medibot – a specialist robot trained in anatomy and surgery etc. to handle any medical emergency or just the maintaining of beings’ health.
Medorin – giant Federation freighter
NGO – non-government organisations
Oridin – capital city of Arlucian, the Federation’s capital planet
Orion spur archives are on Delarkon
QE – Quantum Entanglement
RBB is the author
Resolute desk – a gift from Queen Victoria, it is made from the timbers of HMS Resolute and has been used by many presidents of the United States including Jack Edward Spence and John Silvester Slimbridge.
Ronoi – Ambassador Moroforon’s ship
Secradarve – sphere which accesses the Frame
Sib – the first thinking Sibernek robot
Shossball – throwing and catching game
Sibernek – large international chip manufacturer
Stamp bomb – an FEU bomb which directs its force downwards over a substantial area
SWAT – Special Weapons and Tactics force
Thorbon – inert gas which suppresses biological activity
UN – United Nations
Federation Characters:
Breganin, Yol Rummy Blin from Daragnen – the author
Bringol – a medibot
Churmbin, Ya Prold – councillor responsible for Earth. Her assistants are Yol Grath and Ye Disteen – they all died in the New York explosion.
Derodin, Yol – navigator on the Eskorav
Destrall, Yol Stirik – captain of the Medorin
Dimorathron, Ye Strighiton – president of the Federation
Distern, Yol Lorel – Federation ambassador to the USA
Esrov, Ya Henedy – Clueb who assists Ambassador Stograther
Gerady, Clueb who assists the president of the Federation
Gerandor, Yol Prestegon – head of finances for the Federation part of the Earth
Indafark, Yol Debert – replacement for Ya Prold Churmbin as councillor responsible for Earth’s region
Isfinmaredal, Ya Torendal – head of health for the Federation part of the Earth
Lindron, Ya Lyl – diplomatic assistant died in the New York explosion
Merofort, Yol Slindo from Purrs – powder blue apes – Eloo & Viro, his wives. His children are Daro [Viro’s] and Rindo [Eloo’s]. Slindo is secretary and assistant to Ambassador Moroforon died in the New York explosion
Mistorn, Ya Heldy from Clueb – small black flying cherub-like individual with photographic memory. Heldy is assistant to Ambassador Moroforon died in the New York explosion
Moroforon, Ya Garincha Dela from Racutaan – tall, slender with lateral jaws. Husband Gerish and sister Telorcha. Died in the New York explosion
Ruud, Yol Ja – diplomatic assistant died in the New York explosion
Serin, Yol Ghal – Federation inspector died in the New York explosion
Sperafin, Ya Istil – captain of the Eskorav
Staz, Captain Yol Braden – captain of the Ronoi
Stograther, Yol Terend – replaced Hareen Trestogeen as ambassador to Earth – from Dihethror – they wear implants to speak as they don’t normally use sound on their own world
Trestogeen, Dolodreen – Yol Hareen’s niece
Trestogeen, Ambassador Yol Hareen – later ambassador – home Pestoch
Trestogeen, Ya Sloreen – one of Yol Hareen’s many sisters
Unsela, Ya Zo – from Terotone – a species with some mind reading and control abilities. Large eight-fingered hands. Body phases in and out of existence.
Vestormoron, Ya Iridold – appointed to assist the USA with its border control
Wukkundi, Commander Ya Dustul – Federation Enforcement Unit
Yeronez, CPO Ya Kro – Ronoi’s chief petty officer
Human Characters:
Ahmadi, Salman – Iranian president died in the New York explosion
Alexander, Donald – four-star general Air Force chief replacing General Burko
Andwell, Piers – head of the Secret Service
Armstrong, John – Free America militiaman
Ash, Madelaine – guest at General Braun’s granddaughter’s birthday party
Avraham, Daniel – president of Israel
Barton, Paul – head of research at Sibernek
Bedan, Jorg – chip designer at Sibernek – one of the ‘gang of three’
Beech, Dick – retired four-star army general who leads the Free America militia
Bond, Mike & Helen – President Spence’s sister & brother-in-law
Braun, Walter – four-star general – Army Chief – USA
Brown, Matthew – President Slimbridge’s economics advisor
Burko, Buck – four-star general – Air Force Chief – USA
Channarong, Anurak – Thailand prime minister died in the New York explosion
Cheng, Lu – Deputy to Che Yang, the president of China
Cheung Da – Chinese president died in the New York explosion
Church, Maureen – UK prime minister who followed Ken Hood
Collins, Jim – assistant to Congressman Charles Mayne
Coran, Jed – chip designer at Sibernek – one of the ‘gang of three’
Deirdre – President Slimbridge’s secretary
Deloitte, Mark – Online retail guru
Delve, Winston – four-star army general
Derry, Gil – director of the FBI died in the New York explosion
Eden, Charles – White House media consultant, mixed race – white and Asian , forty, balding and short. Died in the New York explosion
Eriksen, Lars – deputy to the secretary general of the UN
Eze, Miriam – Nigerian president died in the New York explosion
Gambon, Drew – major in the Free America militia
Gorman, Malcolm – British defence minister
Grange, Melanie – New Zealand prime minister died in the New York explosion
Greave, Wilson – distribution magnate
Gregg, Brad – Free America militiaman
Hall, Colin – white, sixties, silver hair, once ambassador to the Court of St James
Harrison, Albert – manager for the World Food Programme
Henderson, Mike – colonel in the Free America militia
Hood, Ken – British prime minister died in the New York explosion
Horvat, Lara – secretary general of the UN succeeding Perfect Okafor.
Howell, Mrs Nancy – President Spence’s secretary
Hwang Kang-woo – president of South Korea
Ivanov, Dimitri – Russian president died in the New York explosion
Janssen, Stefan – Netherlands prime minister died in the New York explosion
Kass, Burt – assistant to Charles Mayne
Kim, Lung-min – president of North Korea
Lemsford, Barbara – secretary to Charles Mayne
Lymington – mayor of Baltimore
MacNamara, David – stooge used by the White House to give a poor presentation of the benefits of the Federation during the USA referendum debate
Madison, person of unknown gender who writes speeches for President Slimbridge
Mahmood, Ahmed – Egyptian president died in the New York explosion
Mann, Alan – admiral – Navy chief – USA
Martinez, Helena – president of Mexico
Mayne, Charles – Democratic congressman
Mayne, Carol – Charles Mayne’s wife
McBride, Harry – Democratic presidential candidate died in the New York explosion
Mendoza, David – director of the FBI
Meunier, Jeanne – French president died in the New York explosion
Mistoba, Juan – Bolivian president died in the New York explosion
Nixon, Robert – Bob – White House chief of staff for President Spence
Okafor, Perfect – secretary general of UN died in the New York explosion
Olov, Marat – new president of Russia
Pattison, Arnold – governor of California
Perkins – one-star army general.
Ramseur, Phillippe – new president of France
Rogers, Dr Melanie – Laboratory manager at Sibernek
Ross, Dr Gillian – AI specialist at Sibernek
Said, Mustafa – president of Iraq died in the New York explosion
Shay, Tanya – well-known USA political journalist
Sillic, Mara – Croatian president died in the New York explosion
Slimbridge, John Silvester – US vice president – became president after the death of President Spence in the New York explosion
Spence, Jack – US president died in the New York explosion
Solberg, Dick – Swedish prime minister died in the New York explosion
Stoddart, Caroline – British delegate to the UN
Stone, Peter – Head of the biggest search engine company
Swinford, Carol – chip designer at Sibernek – one of the ‘gang of three’
Talbot, Brian – CEO of Sibernek
Thorpe, Rose – Free America supporter and funder
Tolberg, Anna – Swedish prime minister
Toscano, Maria – Italian president died in the New York explosion
Watson, Ian – commander of the ISS after the USA’s isolation
West, Harry – gun shop owner
West, son of Harry – Free America militiaman
Wilson, Paula – Perfect Okafor’s biographer/secretary
Wooller, Captain – officer in the Free America militia
Worth, Melinda – head of Social Security in USA
Yamata, Ishi – Japanese prime minister died in the New York explosion
Yang, Che – new president of China
Federation Planets:
Federation comprises 247,213 planets.
Capital planet Arlucian – seat of government – capital city Oridin
Blurel is a planetary system in which a gas giant has moons with vast quantities of emeralds lying on the beaches
Dabrune – strange world with pastel violet oceans and warm coloured vegetation. Dabrunians have tentacles and feelers. It is a transition world close to the galactic centre.
Daragnen – author’s planet.
Delarkon – 18 light years from Earth – home to Earth’s delegate at the Central Council, Ya Prold Churmbin
Ecisfiip – world with a swirling green atmosphere
Fotpiz – a world which majors on entertainment
Garrstend – world which had trouble joining the Federation two hundred years before the time of this book.
Hmethux – has twice Earth’s gravity and exoskeletons are needed to move about
Kasettod – a prehistoric world, protected, but which can be safely visited
Operiom – planet which had a plague which took many years to eradicate
Opwispitt – 3rd planet in the Estrangel system and manufactures most of the Federation’s microchips.
Pestoch – almost 95% water – Ambassador Hareen Trestogeen’s home world
Rostaren empire was encompassed by the Federation about ten years prior to Earth’s first contact. It was almost a thousand worlds and caused a minor recession in the rest of the Federation.
Terotone – a planet whose intelligent species has some mind reading and control abilities
Veroscando – a world which has large quantities of heavy metals like gold and platinum