![]() ![]() Extremely entertaining and it is the product of the "Humans, Fuck Yeah" (/r/HFY on reddit) where the brighter sides of invasions are looked at instead of the doom and gloom. Spend weeks reading through those short stories, the first one is a bit different flavor than the rest so give 3 or 4 chapters a try before deciding to quit if you're an avid reader. Focus is mainly on the "Space Marines" which spawn early in the book and continue to expand and develop with in depth characters in most every story. The other is the Epic story on The Deathworlders Or the "Jenkins Universe" that has over a hundred chapters written about it with Humans being the toughest and most capable people and violent, just not scientifically advanced at first contact, aliens turn out to be small and weak with weapons that don't do more than slap a human. In contrast, humanity somehow missed developing gravity technology and advanced further technologically.Īs Togram and another Roxolani captive realize the impact of the narrow but critical Roxolani technology for another, generally more advanced society, the story closes with the two asking themselves, "What have we done?" However, adopting the technology allowing for interstellar travel (and wars of conquest on a galactic scale) stifles further technological development. This enabled them to engage in wars of conquest on a galactic scale. When they are interrogated, the truth becomes evident: the method of manipulating gravity is absurdly simple, and species like the Roxolani are thus able to use faster than light travel with relatively primitive technological sophistication. The battle is short, and most of the invaders are killed. Humans retaliate with automatic weapons and missiles. But as they begin their assault, things take a turn for the absurd-the Roxolani attack with matchlock weapons and black powder explosives. Humanity is awed by the invaders, as the maneuverability granted by that technology suggests the rest of their civilization is equally impressive. The Roxolani anticipate a simple and rewarding campaign, as they can detect no use of gravity manipulation, the cornerstone of their civilization. ![]() During a routine journey of conquest, they happen upon Earth. The story is told through limited third person point of view, with most of the story concerning a single Roxolani captain, Togram. Whatever they are carrying might wipe us out. They might show up and get gunned down out of the sky.Īnother thing to consider would be germs and bacteria. They might have advanced space travel technology but not be here to fight. Maybe they dont have time to sit out in space and look at us to see what they can discover. Maybe there is no super advanced atmosphere analysis technology. They launch and it's a non stop flight to that planet with fingers crossed. There is a possibility(imo) that if they just picked a ball in their sky and said we are going there(as said above) there might be no stopping. Going along with this point, the vast majority of theories seem to be on the side of them knowing everything about us before they show up. If they park up there all cloaked up and watch us for a time then they might learn that they dont like it down here or they might learn exactly what they need to know. ![]() The second is how long/how in depth they observe and learn about us. They could be intent on taking over, just inspecting our planet, hoping to find life, taking our resources, the list goes on. ![]()
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