"The Starbuck Chronicles The Starbuck Chronicles are a series of historical fiction novels by British author Bernard Cornwell set during the American Civil War. They follow the exploits of Boston-born Confederate officer Nathaniel Starbuck. Four novels have been written, and the series is still unfinished due to Cornwell's commitment to other projects. However, he has stated on many occasions that he wishes to return to the character's story. The series presently includes the following novels: ""Rebel"" begins in Richmond, Virginia after the fall of Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina when Starbuck is trying to visit his friend Adam Faulconer. Starbuck"
"Nathaniel Starbuck Nathaniel Starbuck is a fictional character, Confederate soldier, and the protagonist of British author Bernard Cornwell's (b. 1944), """"Starbuck Chronicles"""" series of novels of historical fiction. Cornwell is also author of several other series of historical fiction such as the ""Richard Sharpe"" novels of the British campaigns in the Peninsular War in Spain during the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th Century. Starbuck is born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of radical abolitionist minister Reverend Dr. Elial Starbuck. He lives a relatively pious childhood, and is regularly beaten by his father, which leaves him unprepared for the outside"
"brigade. With several officers killed in the battle, and Faulconer an invalid due to his wounds, Major Bird takes over command of the regiment. Starbuck ends the book promoted to Captain of K company (the regiment's company of skirmishers) with Truslow as his sergeant. Nathaniel Starbuck Nathaniel Starbuck is a fictional character, Confederate soldier, and the protagonist of British author Bernard Cornwell's (b. 1944), """"Starbuck Chronicles"""" series of novels of historical fiction. Cornwell is also author of several other series of historical fiction such as the ""Richard Sharpe"" novels of the British campaigns in the Peninsular War in Spain during"
"Faulconer County Faulconer County is a fictional county in the state of Virginia, a setting in the Starbuck Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell set during the American Civil War. Faulconer County is the historical home of the Faulconer family, who in 1861 are headed by Washington Faulconer, his wife Miriam and their children Adam Faulconer and Anna, who is engaged to Ethan Ridley. The Faulconers are of English extraction and have their own coat of arms. The main settlements in the county are Faulconer Court House and Roskill. Faulconer Court House is the centre of the Faulconer's lives, it is here"
"that their estate of Seven Springs, also there is the court house which gives the town its name, the Faulconer County Bank, the local school at which Major Thaddeus ""Pecker"" Bird teaches along with his wife Priscilla. Faulconer County Faulconer County is a fictional county in the state of Virginia, a setting in the Starbuck Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell set during the American Civil War. Faulconer County is the historical home of the Faulconer family, who in 1861 are headed by Washington Faulconer, his wife Miriam and their children Adam Faulconer and Anna, who is engaged to Ethan Ridley. The"
"the Depression era in the Midwest, con man Bill Starbuck acts as a rainmaker, but is chased out of town after town. One day, he arrives in a drought-ridden rural town in Kansas and shows up at the door of spinsterish Lizzie Curry and the rest of the Curry clan. Lizzie keeps house for her father, H.C., and two brothers on the family cattle ranch. As their farm languishes under the devastating drought, Lizzie's family worries about her marriage prospects more than about their dying cattle. Prior to Starbuck's arrival, Lizzie was expecting Sheriff File, for whom she harbors a"
"""Brood War"" takes place in the ""StarCraft"" universe, set around the early 26th century. Terran exiles from Earth have colonized a distant area of the Milky Way galaxy called the Koprulu Sector, having established several governments. Eventually, a civil war breaks out and ends with the formation of the Terran Dominion. However, humanity soon becomes caught in a war between the Protoss and the Zerg, which culminates at the end of ""StarCraft"" with the death of the Zerg leader, the Overmind, on the Protoss homeworld of Aiur. Without the Overmind to command, the Zerg rampage mindlessly across Aiur, while the"
"America, and a war between an alliance of the US, the UK and Russia against the ""Chinese Hegemony"". Two extraterrestrial civilizations are also depicted. The ""Arachnids"" or ""Bugs"" are shown as communal beings originating from the planet of Klendathu. They have multiple castes; workers, soldiers, brains, and queens, similar to ants and termites. The soldiers are the only ones who fight, and are unable to surrender in battle. The ""Skinnies"" are depicted as less communal than the Arachnids but more so than human beings. The events of the novel take place during an interstellar war between the Terran Federation and"
"""The Struggle Within"" compared to the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 by the website WhatCulture!, and the Arab Spring in general. Star Trek: Typhon Pact Star Trek: Typhon Pact is a series of eight novels set in the universe of the American science fiction franchise ""Star Trek"". It features a series of crossovers between several different series of novels, including """", """" and """". The Typhon Pact itself has been compared to the Warsaw Pact as a Cold War situation begins in the Star Trek Universe, and one of the books in the series has been described as an allegory for"
"in ""Rebel"" (1993), the first volume of Bernard Cornwell's The Starbuck Chronicles series of historical novels. The battle is described from the viewpoint of a Union infantryman in Upton Sinclair's novella ""Manassas"", which also depicts the political turmoil leading up to the Civil War. The battle is also depicted in John Jakes's ""The Titans"", the fifth novel in The Kent Family Chronicles, a series that explores the fictional Confederate cavalry officer Gideon Kent. The battle is the subject of the Johnny Horton song, ""Battle of Bull Run"". ""Shaman"", second in the Cole family trilogy by Noah Gordon, includes an account"
"events occur between this and the start of the hostilities, when the Faulconer Legion marches off to the First Battle of Bull Run. It is here that Starbuck alienates himself from Faulconer. ""Copperhead"" follows Starbuck during the period of the Union invasion of the Confederacy by the Army of the Potomac under General McClellan. ""Battle Flag"" is set during the Second Battle of Bull Run. ""The Bloody Ground"" follows Starbuck as the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee invades the North, culminating in the Battle of Antietam. The Faulconer Legion is a fictional regiment of the Commonwealth of Virginia and"
"Star Wars: The Old Republic (comics) Star Wars: The Old Republic is an American comic book series set in the ""Star Wars"" universe. The series is published by Dark Horse Comics. The first two arcs of the series were originally posted online for reading at 's official site. They then were published by Dark Horse Comics in a comic book series. It is set in the Old Republic timeframe in the ""Star Wars"" universe. ""Threat of Peace"" is set in the year 3,653 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin). It is written by Rob Chestney, and penciled by Alex Sanchez"
"know what he wants from Starbuck. Leoben says he just wants her to understand her destiny, just as Anders himself is looking for his own moment of clarity. Anders pulls a gun but Leoben says if he dies, Starbuck's dream dies with him and explains there won't be a resurrection this time. Leoben informs him of the war among the Cylons, between those who embrace their nature and those who fear it. He proposes an alliance between his faction and the fleet. The hybrid can lead Starbuck to righteousness and together they can find the promised land. Anders scoffs at"
"Galactic Civil War The Galactic Civil War is a fictional interstellar war from the ""Star Wars"" galaxy. It serves as the setting for the original trilogy of films entitled ""A New Hope"", ""The Empire Strikes Back"", and ""Return of the Jedi"", the 2016 anthology film ""Rogue One"", as well as many novels, comics, and video games in the ""Star Wars"" expanded universe. Within the ""Star Wars"" narrative, the war was fought between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The foundations of the conflict are depicted during the events of the Clone Wars, a conflict depicted in"
"states in the same interview that ""..I was utterly delighted that it was to be Sean Bean.."" Cornwell also dedicated ""Sharpe's Battle"" to Sean Bean, and has admitted that he subtly changed the writing of the character to align with Bean's portrayal. Since 2003, he has written further ""missing adventures"" set during the ""classic"" Peninsular War era. The following is the correct 'historical' order, although they are all stand alone stories: A tetralogy set during the American Civil War. The title character, Nathaniel Starbuck, is a Northerner who has decided to fight for the South in a Virginian regiment, the"
"world. Starbuck goes to the Yale Seminary, in New Haven, Connecticut, as his father hopes he will follow him into the ministry. Here Starbuck meets several notable figures, including the well-known Oliver Wendell Holmes, (1809-1894), [physician, poet, professor, author] and his equally famous son Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., (1841-1935), (Union Army officer and future U.S. Supreme Court justice). He also meets his close friend Adam Faulconer, who is also studying at Yale seminary. After becoming enamored with an actress, Starbuck drops out of school to run away with her. Unfortunately, the actress scams both Starbuck and her boyfriend/director. With all"
"a romantic relationship. At one point Starbuck is injured in battle, captured, and wakes up in a Cylon ""farm"" as part of their experiments to create human/Cylon hybrids, but is originally led to believe she is in a hospital run by the resistance. A Cylon named Simon, posing as a doctor, experiments on her, claiming to be treating her for internal injuries, and keeps her in a drugged state. Without her knowledge, apparently one of her ovaries is surgically removed before she escapes; a fact discovered only much later. Starbuck escapes with the help of the resistance, killing Simon. Sharon"
"but it was always thwarted when those leaders were killed. Galactic Civil War The Galactic Civil War is a fictional interstellar war from the ""Star Wars"" galaxy. It serves as the setting for the original trilogy of films entitled ""A New Hope"", ""The Empire Strikes Back"", and ""Return of the Jedi"", the 2016 anthology film ""Rogue One"", as well as many novels, comics, and video games in the ""Star Wars"" expanded universe. Within the ""Star Wars"" narrative, the war was fought between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The foundations of the conflict are depicted during"
"the K-wing, the successor to the Y-Wing. Luke does not remember his true mother. The Black Fleet Crisis The Black Fleet Crisis is a trilogy set in the ""Star Wars"" expanded universe. The books take place 16 years after """". All three novels were authored by Michael P. Kube-McDowell and published by Bantam Books between March 1996 and November 1998. The Black Fleet Crisis begins in a time of peace for the New Republic, and the first time a chance occurs for the Rebel Alliance to turn their attention to more personal concerns. The outbreak of the Black Fleet Crisis"
"Worldwar: In the Balance Worldwar: In the Balance is an alternate history novel by American writer Harry Turtledove. It is the first novel of the Worldwar tetralogy, as well as the first installment in the extended Worldwar series that includes the Colonization trilogy and the novel ""Homeward Bound"". The plot begins in late 1941, while the Earth is torn apart by World War II. An alien fleet arrive to conquer the planet, forcing the warring nations to make uneasy alliances against the invaders. Meanwhile, the aliens, who refer to themselves as the Race, discover that their enemy is far fiercer"
"Worldwar: Striking the Balance Worldwar: Striking the Balance is an alternate history novel by American writer Harry Turtledove. It is the fourth and final novel of the Worldwar tetralogy, as well as the fourth installment in the extended Worldwar series that includes the Colonization trilogy and the novel Homeward Bound. In this book, while the Race considers total annihilation or continuing hostilities, the humans make a stand for the sovereignty of the planet. At the beginning of 1944, the Battle of Chicago has ended with the Race's forces decimated as a result of an American atomic bomb detonated in the"
"thought. The warlord wants Federation weapons to use against the rebels and is willing to kill whomever it takes to accomplish this goal. The novel also focuses on the unique relationship between Yar and Data and how the current situation correlates with Yar's brutal childhood. Survivors (Star Trek) Survivors is a science fiction novel set in the ""Star Trek"" expanded universe. The book is by Jean Lorrah, and takes place in the era. The Enterprise is called in to deal with Treva, a human colony on the fringes of known space. For a time, it was thought to be a"
"Bloodlines (Star Wars novel) Bloodlines is a 2006 ""Star Wars"" novel by Karen Traviss, the second book in the ""Legacy of the Force"" series. It takes place in the fictional ""Star Wars"" expanded universe, about 35 years after ""Return of the Jedi"". It was followed by Troy Denning's ""Tempest"". Civil war continues amidst the Galactic Alliance, as terrorism by Corellians on Coruscant forces the Alliance to create even more repressive laws. Many families find themselves divided, including the Solos and Skywalkers: Han Solo's Corellian roots put him at odds with his brother-in-law Luke Skywalker, who is dedicated to the Jedi."
"Bloodlines (Star Wars novel) Bloodlines is a 2006 ""Star Wars"" novel by Karen Traviss, the second book in the ""Legacy of the Force"" series. It takes place in the fictional ""Star Wars"" expanded universe, about 35 years after ""Return of the Jedi"". It was followed by Troy Denning's ""Tempest"". Civil war continues amidst the Galactic Alliance, as terrorism by Corellians on Coruscant forces the Alliance to create even more repressive laws. Many families find themselves divided, including the Solos and Skywalkers: Han Solo's Corellian roots put him at odds with his brother-in-law Luke Skywalker, who is dedicated to the Jedi."
"the Confederate Army, the central unit of the Starbuck Chronicles. Shortly after the beginning of the war, Washington Faulconer is determined to set up a regiment free of state government control because he was unimpressed by Robert E. Lee and his lack of support. He returns from Richmond to find recruitment in full swing for the Legion; at least 10 companies have been recruited, along with a squadron of cavalry and two crews of artillery. Faulconer is the regiment's first colonel; his senior officers are Major Pelham, a veteran of the Mexican–American War, and Major ""Pecker"" Bird, Faulconer's brother-in-law and"
"The Swarm War The Swarm War is a novel set in the ""Star Wars"" expanded universe. It is the third and final book in Troy Denning's ""Dark Nest"" Trilogy. The book is set 35 years after the events of """". The story begins with the Jedi group of Jaina and Jacen Solo, Lowbacca, Zekk, Tahiri Veila, and Tesar Sebatyne on the Killik world of Snevu, watching as the Chiss try to destroy the planet. While there, they discover a bomb that was made by the Chiss, which was meant to exterminate the Killik life on the planet, but the bomb"
"The Black Fleet Crisis The Black Fleet Crisis is a trilogy set in the ""Star Wars"" expanded universe. The books take place 16 years after """". All three novels were authored by Michael P. Kube-McDowell and published by Bantam Books between March 1996 and November 1998. The Black Fleet Crisis begins in a time of peace for the New Republic, and the first time a chance occurs for the Rebel Alliance to turn their attention to more personal concerns. The outbreak of the Black Fleet Crisis ends a period of relative peace in the galaxy. Yevethan forces (former Imperial slaves"
"series is set in an epic fantasy world at war, reminiscent of medieval-era Europe and the greater Mediterranean world. The books of the trilogy do not contain maps, as Abercrombie prefers not to use them. However, the three stand alone novels do contain their own local maps and a World map was finally produced in full on the cover of the ""Sharp Ends"" short story collection. The plot of the trilogy involves three major powers: There are two major theaters of war. The first takes place in the north between the Union and the Northmen, who invade the Union's northern"
"strangers, and influence two great armies to complete their quest, stalked all the while by an enemy sworn to see the negotiations collapse and the mission fail. The Approaching Storm The Approaching Storm is a science fiction novel set in the fictional ""Star Wars"" universe, in which Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are sent to the planet Ansion to settle a dispute as growing unrest threatens the Republic's stability prior to """". The Republic is decaying, even under the leadership of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who was elected to save the galaxy from collapsing under the forces of discontent. On the"
"of the subscription income in 2013. This story takes place in the ""Star Wars"" fictional universe shortly after the establishment of a tenuous peace between the re-emergent Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic, 300 years after the events of the """" games, and more than 3,600 years before the events in the ""Star Wars"" films. The Jedi are held responsible for the success of the Sith during the devastating 28-year-long Great Galactic War (which led to the Treaty of Coruscant prior to the ""cold war""), and thus choose to relocate from Coruscant to Tython, where the Jedi Order had initially"
"Dominion War The Dominion War is an extended plot concept developed in several story arcs of """", an American science-fiction television series produced by Paramount Pictures. In the fictional ""Star Trek"" universe, the Dominion War is a conflict between the forces of the Dominion, Cardassian Union and, later, the Breen Confederacy against the Alpha Quadrant alliance of the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire and, later, the Romulan Star Empire. The primary setting of much of the series is aboard the fictional Starfleet-controlled space station Deep Space Nine, located adjacent to the mouth of a stable wormhole near the"
"The Approaching Storm The Approaching Storm is a science fiction novel set in the fictional ""Star Wars"" universe, in which Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are sent to the planet Ansion to settle a dispute as growing unrest threatens the Republic's stability prior to """". The Republic is decaying, even under the leadership of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who was elected to save the galaxy from collapsing under the forces of discontent. On the tiny but strategic planet of Ansion, a powerful faction is on the verge of joining the growing Separatist movement. The urban dwellers wish to expand into the"
"The Bacta War The Bacta War (1997) is the fourth installment to the ""Star Wars"" """" series of novels. It is a science fiction novel written by Michael Stackpole. It is set at the beginning of the New Republic Era in the Star Wars universe and focuses on the beginning of the conflict known as the ""Bacta War"". While the Republic fleet mounts a major campaign against a deadly warlord, tyrant Ysanne Isard has taken control of Thyferra, intending to withhold its supply of medicinal bacta to destabilize and destroy the New Republic (especially in light of a deadly plague"