What is Galactic Empire science fiction?

Galactic empires are a common trope used in science fantasy and science fiction, particularly in works known as ‘space operas’. Many authors have either used a galaxy-spanning empire as background or written about the growth and/or decline of such an empire.

Are Space Empires possible?

A space empire is indeed realistic, buy only under very specific conditions, under a technology system that allows or requires it. For example, our planet earth is extremely self sufficient. A Space Empire that tried to incorporate our planet into itself would have great difficulty.

How did Cleon become emperor?

He succeeded to the Imperial throne in 12,010 GE at the age of twenty-two following the death of his father, Stanel VI, who was fortunate enough to escape the roughly one-in-two chances of assassination faced by the last century of Galactic Emperors.

How did the empire start in Star Wars?

Origins. The Galactic Empire is born out of the collapsing Galactic Republic. However, its seeds are planted during the Clone Wars, the epic war between the Republic and the separatist Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS) depicted in Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

What happened to Malfador machinations?

On April 5, 2006, Malfador Machinations was acquired by Strategy First. Malfador’s last game was Space Captain, which was released to the Google Play store in 2014.

How are the Galactic Empire series connected?

The Galactic Empire series (also called the Empire novels or trilogy) is a science fiction sequence of three of Isaac Asimov ‘s earliest novels, and extended by one short story. They are connected by their early place in his published works and chronological placement within his overarching Foundation Universe,…

Why are there no robots in the Galactic Empire series?

Asimov later integrated them into his all-engulfing Foundation series. Some contortion was required to explain how the robots of the Robot series are almost completely absent from the Galactic Empire novels. In reality, this is because Asimov wrote the original Robot and Foundation short stories as separate series.

How many times have the Galactic Empire books been published?

The books have been reprinted a number of times as a trilogy (as well as many times separately): in 1986 by Ballantine Books as “Galactic Empire Novel [s]”, in 1992 by Spectra as “The Empire Novels” and in 2010 along with The End of Eternity by Orb Books, in both print and Kindle editions.

Is Asimov’s galactic empire worth reading?

Asimov based many of the details of his empire on the Romans, giving the Galactic Empire a recognizable and familiar shape, but filling that shape with beautiful flourishes and sci fi brilliance. It’s still one of the most interesting future empires ever committed to the page.