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The ''[[Union Series]]'', in a nutshell:
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And so begins the Union series, covering branches of Military Fiction, Sci-Fi, Political thriller, and sometimes horror.
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* [[All Planets Are Earthlike]]: Subverted, HARD. Most planets are not Earthlike, those that are are fought over in politically heated battles that often are settled via proxy wars. Those that are close are terraformed, but never turn out quite right, being colder than earth, warmer, more arid, more moisture, etc.
* [[Alternate History]]: The entire series is an example of [[Alternate History]]; while the Dark Ages not happening pushed technology forward, the partnership between the LN and the DRR helped pushed technology over the top.
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** Now comes in three arcs; when {{spoiler|genocide}} isn't enough, how about {{spoiler|not having a large enough population and eventually inbreeding to death}}
* [[Bad Boss]]: Colonial [[General Ripper|General Howard]] and [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|Union Field Commander Maxis]].
* [[Humans Are
* [[Kinetic Weapons Are Just Better]]: Played straight. All human weapons in use pack some kind of [[Magnetic Weapons|Magnetic Accelerator]] inside them. Direct energy weapons are still far too efficient to be used, and Terran energy weapons fire "packages" of plasma with a magnetic core to keep it stable.
* [[Mini-Mecha]]: Light Assault Units. Depending on the branch of Colonial military using them, they can be little more than souped up [[Powered Armor]] that run from eight to ten feet tall, to small scale walkers. All are designed to be a more cost effective (and more mobile) alternative to [[IF Vs]].
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