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[[More Reading|Traveller]], and the [[OTU|universe]] it inspired, came from many sources.
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[[Traveller:More Reading|Traveller]], and the [[OTU|universe]] it inspired, came from many sources. This is a list of books, authors, movies, and other media that inspired ''[[Traveller]]'' and the [[Third Imperium]].  
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* This [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] article is a list of book, authors, movies and other media that both inspired and was the inspiration for ''[[Traveller]]'' and the [[Third Imperium]].  
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* Please also see: [http://www.irosf.com/q/zine/article/10119 Deciphering the Text Foundations of Traveller] by Michael Andre-Driussi is a discussion of the sources that inspired Traveller.
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* Please also see: EXTERNAL LINK: [http://www.irosf.com/q/zine/article/10119 Deciphering the Text Foundations of Traveller] by Michael Andre-Driussi is a discussion of the sources that inspired Traveller.
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== Primary Inspiration Sources ==
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[[Agent of the Imperium]] is written by the author of Traveller, Marc Miller. The rest of these entries served as the primary influence on the original Traveller authors. Many of these works are deservedly called ''Science Fiction Classics''.
  
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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=== Books ===
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The various sources are sorted into three groupings at this time:
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; [[Marc Miller]]
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# Primary Inspiration Sources: Widely believed to have inspired Trav [[author]]s from the 1970's to 1980's. ([[CT]], [[MT]], [[etc.]])
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* [[Agent of the Imperium]]
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# Secondary Inspiration Sources: Widely believed to have inspired Trav [[author]]s from the 1990's to 2000's. ([[TNE]], [[T4]], [[T20]], [[GT]], [[etc.]])
 
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# Tertiary Inspiration Sources: Widely believed to have inspired Trav [[author]]s from the 2010's to the present. ([[MGT]], [[T5]], [[New Traveller]], [[etc.]])
 
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''NOTES:'' Some sources come after their designated period and that's ok. Many of the classic Trav [[author]]s continue to write for Traveller, and continue to inspire and be inspired by later sources. [[MWM]], for instance, came out with his first novel [[Agent of the Imperium]] only recently, at the end of the third decade of Traveller.
 
  
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=== Primary Inspiration Sources ===
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This book is not just a good read, but also a primary source in learning a bit about the Imperium.
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These books and movies were the Science Fiction that served as the primary influence on the original Traveller authors. They are all older SF, many from the 50s and 60s.  Many of these works are deservedly called ''Science Fiction Classics''.
 
  
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==== Books ====
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/andersonpoul Poul Anderson]
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; Poul Anderson:
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/3732/Saga-of-Dominic-Flandry Saga of Dominic Flandry]
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*Flandry series
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/18664 Ensign Flandry]  
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**Ensign Flandry <small>ISBN 1-596-87030-3</small>,  
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/18493 A Circus of Hells]
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**A Circus of Hells, 
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/178848 The Rebel Worlds]
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**The Rebel Worlds, 
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/1635279 Agent of the Terran Empire]
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**The Day of Their Return, 
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/18691 Flandry of Terra]
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**Agent of the Terran Empire <small>ISBN 0-743-47952-1</small>, 
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/197313 A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows]
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**Flandry of Terra <small>ISBN 0-743-49311-7</small>,
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/197373 A Stone in Heaven]
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**A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows <small>ISBN 0-812-52225-7</small>,
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/269672 The Game of Empire]
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**A Stone in Heaven, 
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/10906/Polesotechnic-League Polesotechnic League]
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**The Game of Empire, The Long Night),
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/56270 War of the wing men]
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* Polesotechnic League  
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/56251 Trader to the Stars]
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**Trader to the Stars,
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/56255 Trouble Twisters]
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**The Trouble Twisters <small>ISBN 0-425-05822-0</small>,
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/182795 Satan's World]
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**Satan's World <small>ISBN 0-425-05851-4</small>,
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/148785 The Earth book of Stormgate]
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**Mirkheim <small>ISBN 0-425-05863-8</small>)
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/132226 Mirkheim]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/338801 The People of the Wind]
  
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; Isaac Asimov:
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/asimovisaac Isaac Asimov]
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* Foundation Trilogy
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/74/Foundation Foundation]
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**Prelude to Foundation <small>ISBN 0-553-27839-8</small>; 
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/3116747 Foundation]
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**Forward the Foundation <small>ISBN 0-553-40488-1</small>;
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/2992484 Foundation and Empire]
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**Foundation <small>ISBN 0-553-29335-4</small>;
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/3396 Second Foundation]
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**Foundation and Empire <small>ISBN 0-553-29337-0</small>; 
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/17640 Foundation's Edge]
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**Second Foundation <small>ISBN 0-553-29336-2</small>;
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/17639 Foundation and Earth]
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**Foundation's Edge <small>ISBN 0-553-29338-9</small>;
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/17665 Prelude to Foundation] 
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**Foundation and Earth <small>ISBN 0-553-58757-9</small>
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/24587 Forward the Foundation]
  
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; Edgar Rice Burroughs:
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/burroughsedgarrice Edgar Rice Burroughs]
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* John Carter of Mars series  
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/1401/Barsoom Barsoom / John Carter of Mars series]
  
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; Joe Haldeman:
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/haldemanjoe Joe Haldeman]
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* The Forever War series
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/592/Forever-War The Forever War]
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**The Forever War <small>ISBN 0-312-29890-0</small>;
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/7899 The Forever War]
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**Forever Peace <small>ISBN 0-441-00406-7</small>;
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/18703 Forever Free]
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**Forever Free <small>ISBN 0-441-00787-2</small>)
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/45880 Forever Peace]
  
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; Robert Heinlein:
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/heinleinroberta Robert Heinlein]
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* Starship Troopers <small>ISBN 0-450-02576-4</small>,
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/7802 Starship Troopers]
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* Moon is a Harsh Mistress <small>ISBN 0-312-86355-1</small>
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/7930 Moon is a Harsh Mistress]
  
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; Frank Herbert:
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/herbertfrank Frank Herbert]
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* Dune series  
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/24/Dune Dune series]
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**Dune <small>ISBN 0-441-01359-7</small>; 
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/4041453 Dune]
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**Dune Messiah <small>ISBN 0-441-17269-5</small>; 
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/8183 Dune Messiah]
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**Children of Dune <small>ISBN 0-399-11697-4</small>; 
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/8181 Children of Dune]
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**God Emperor of Dune <small>ISBN 0-575-02976-5</small>; 
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/17644 God Emperor of Dune]
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**Heretics of Dune <small>ISBN 0-399-12898-0</small>;
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/17649 Heretics of Dune]
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**Chapterhouse: Dune <small>ISBN 0-399-13027-6</small>)
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/17627 Chapterhouse: Dune]
  
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; Keith Laumer:
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/laumerkeith Keith Laumer]
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* Bolo series  
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/3664/Bolos Bolos series]
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**Bolo;
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/114453 Honor of the Regiment]
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**Bolo: Annals of the Dinochrome Brigade <small>ISBN 0-399-11794-6</small>; 
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/370960 The Unconquerable]
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**Rogue Bolo <small>ISBN 0-671-65545-0</small>; 
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/371011 Rogue Bolo]
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**The Stars Must Wait <small>ISBN 0-671-69859-1</small>;
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/210726 Bolo: Annals of the Dinochrome Brigade]
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**The Compleat Bolo <small>ISBN 0-671-69879-6</small>),
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/13656/Retief Retief series]
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* Retief series
 
 
**Retief: Envoy to New Worlds;   
 
**Retief: Envoy to New Worlds;   
 
**Retief: Galactic Diplomat;  
 
**Retief: Galactic Diplomat;  
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**Retief and the Rascals
 
**Retief and the Rascals
  
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; [[Marc Miller]]
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/nortonandre Andre Norton]
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* [[Agent of the Imperium]]
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/5990/Solar-Queen Solar Queen series]  
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/152703 Sargasso of Space]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/60128 Plague Ship]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/4566750 Voodoo Planet]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/152688 Postmarked the Stars]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/178693 Redline the Stars]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/365496 Derelict for Trade]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/365472 A Mind for Trade]
  
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; Andre Norton:
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/panshinalexei Alexei Panshin]
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* Solar Queen series (Sargasso of Space <small>ISBN 0-441-74981-X</small>; Plague Ship <small>ISBN 1-920-26528-7</small>; Voodoo Planet <small>ISBN 1-604-50239-8</small>; Postmarked the Stars <small>ISBN 0-441-67555-7</small>;  Redline the Stars <small>ISBN 0-812-51986-8</small>; Derelict for Trade<small>ISBN 0-812-55272-5</small>; A Mind for Trade <small>ISBN 0-812-55273-3</small>)
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/27829/Anthony-Villiers Anthony Villiers series]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/56095 Star Well]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/293667 The Thurb Revolution]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/199314 Masque World]
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/49006 Rite of Passage]
  
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; Alexis Panshin
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/piperhbeam H. Beam Piper]:
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* Anthony Villiers series
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/11731/Terro-Human-Future-History Terro-Human Federation Series]
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**Star Well
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/138200 The Cosmic Computer]
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**The Thurb Revolution
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/198476 Federation]
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**Masque World
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/4065103 Four day Planet]
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* Rite of Passage
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/137539 Fuzzies and Other People]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/158321 Little Fuzzy]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/158180 Fuzzie Sapiens]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/138032 Space Viking]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/202131 Uller Uprising]
  
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; H. Beam Piper:  
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/smithedwarde-1 E.E. "Doc" Smith]:
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* Federation Series (Uller Uprising <small>ISBN 0-441-84292-5</small>; Four-Day Planet <small>ISBN 0-441-24891-8</small>; The Cosmic Computer <small>ISBN 0-441-11759-7</small>; Space Viking <small>ISBN 0-441-77784-8</small>),
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/4890/Lensman-Publication-order Lensman series]
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* The Complete Fuzzy <small>ISBN 0-441-00581-0</small>
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/39732 Galactic Patrol]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/39744 Gray Lensman]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/18938 Second Stage Lensman]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/18577 Children of the Lens]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/40382 Triplanetary]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/39712 First Lensman]
  
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; E. C. Tubb: 
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/tubbec E. C. Tubb]
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* Dumarest of Terra series - A 33 book collection of pure pulp  
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/10685/Dumarest Dumarest of Terra series] - A 33 book collection of pure pulp  
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** (1: The Winds of Gath <small>ISBN 978-0441893027</small>;  
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** 1: The Winds of Gath <small>ISBN 978-0441893027</small>;  
 
** 2: Derai;  
 
** 2: Derai;  
 
** 3: Toyman;  
 
** 3: Toyman;  
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** 31: The Temple of Truth <small>ISBN 978-0886770594</small>;  
 
** 31: The Temple of Truth <small>ISBN 978-0886770594</small>;  
 
** 32: The Return <small>ISBN 978-0936071831</small>;  
 
** 32: The Return <small>ISBN 978-0936071831</small>;  
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** 33: Child of Earth <small>ISBN 978-1607255765</small>)
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** 33: Child of Earth <small>ISBN 978-1607255765</small>
  
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; Jack Vance:
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/vancejack Jack Vance]:
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*The Kirth Gersen Series
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/5032/The-Demon-Princes The Demon Princes series] - The Kirth Gersen Series
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**Star King
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/85595 Star King]
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**Palace of Love
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/85594 The Killing Machine]
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**The Killing Machine
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/121135 Palace of Love]
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**The Face
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/85593 The Face]
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**The Book of Dreams
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/121010 The Book of Dreams]
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*Emphyrio
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/5530/Tschai-Planet-of-Adventure Tschai -Planet of Adventure]
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*The Dragon Masters
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/128004 City of the Chasch]
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*The Alastor Series
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/120921 Servants of the Wankh]
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**Trullion: Alastor 2262
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/200863 The Dirdir]
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**Marune: Alastor 933
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/515786 The Pnume]
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**Wyst: Alastor 1716
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/10766/Alastor The Alastor Series]
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*The Many World of Magnus Ridolph
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/134221 Trullion: Alastor 2262]
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*Ports of Call
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/331912 Marune: Alastor 933]
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*Lurulu
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/202341 Wyst: Alastor 1716]
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*Maske: Tharey
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/22124/Ports-of-Call Ports of Call duology]
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*The Five Gold Bands
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/215944 Ports of Call]
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*Planet of Adventure ''(tetralogy - "Tschai" novels)'':
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/120747 Lurulu]
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::''The Chasch''
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* Individual works
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::''The Wannek''
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/20715 Emphyrio]
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::''The Dirdir''
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/2604001 The Dragon Masters]
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::''The Pnume''
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/138335 The Many World of Magnus Ridolph]
  
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; Jules Verne:  
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/vernejules Jules Verne]
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* From the Earth to the Moon,
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/1831/Gun-Club-trilogy Gun Club trilogy]
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* In the Year 2889,
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/1376512 From the Earth to the Moon]
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* Around the World in Eighty Days
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/8285275 Round the Moon]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/3905736 Purchase of the North Pole]
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/14534259 In the Year 2889]
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/31129 Around the World in Eighty Days]
  
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; H. G. Wells:
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/wellshg H. G. Wells]
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* War of the Worlds,
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/11494 War of the Worlds]
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* The Island of Dr. Moreau,
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/3968 The Island of Dr. Moreau]
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* The First Men in the Moon
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/1770164 The First Men in the Moon]
  
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===== Non-Sci-Fi Books =====
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==== Non-Sci-Fi Books ====
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; C.S. Forrester:
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/forestercs C.S. Forrester]
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* Hornblower series (The Happy Return, A Ship of the Line, Flying Colours, The Commodore, Lord Hornblower, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower,  Hornblower and the Atropos, Hornblower in the West Indies, Hornblower and the Hotspur, Hornblower and the Crisis)
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/1017/Horatio-Hornblower Hornblower series]
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**  (The Happy Return, A Ship of the Line, Flying Colours, The Commodore, Lord Hornblower, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower,  Hornblower, and the Atropos, Hornblower in the West Indies, Hornblower and the Hotspur, Hornblower and the Crisis)
  
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; Edward Gibbon:
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/gibbonedward Edward Gibbon]
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* The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/7432/The-History-of-the-Decline-and-Fall-of-the-Roman-Empire-%5BFolio-Society%5D The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire]
  
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; Herman Melville:
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/melvilleherman Herman Melville]
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* Moby Dick
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/15540 Moby Dick]
  
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; Patrick O'Brian:
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; [https://www.librarything.com/author/obrianpatrick Patrick O'Brian]
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* Aubrey/Maturin series (Master and Commander, Post Captain, H. M. S. Surprise, The Mauritius Command, Desolation Island, Fortune of War, The Surgeon's Mate,  The Ionian Mission, Treason's Harbour, The Far Side of the World, The Reverse of the Medal, The Letter of Marque, The Thirteen Gun Salute, The Nutmeg of Consolation, The Truelove, The Wine-Dark Sea, The Commodore, The Yellow Admiral, The Hundred Days, Blue at the Mizzen)
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* [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/502/Aubrey-Maturin Aubrey/Maturin series]
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**  (Master and Commander, Post Captain, H. M. S. Surprise, The Mauritius Command, Desolation Island, Fortune of War, The Surgeon's Mate,  The Ionian Mission, Treason's Harbour, The Far Side of the World, The Reverse of the Medal, The Letter of Marque, The Thirteen Gun Salute, The Nutmeg of Consolation, The Truelove, The Wine-Dark Sea, The Commodore, The Yellow Admiral, The Hundred Days, Blue at the Mizzen)
  
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==== Movies ====
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=== Movies ===
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: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622 2001: A Space Odyssey]
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: [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622 2001: A Space Odyssey]
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: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066769 The Andromeda Strain]
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: [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066769 The Andromeda Strain]
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: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223 The Forbidden Planet]
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: [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223 The Forbidden Planet]
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: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/ Star Wars: A New Hope] - The Original Star Wars movie came out in May 1977, and ''Traveller'' arrived in July 1977.  
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: [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027623 Flash Gordon] - 1936 Movie
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: [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759 Star Wars: A New Hope] - The Original Star Wars movie came out in May 1977, and ''Traveller'' arrived in July 1977.  
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756 Silent Running]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756 Silent Running]
  
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==== Television ====
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=== Television ===
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: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt002762 Flash Gordon]
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: [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140738/ Flash Gordon]
  
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=== Secondary Inspiration Sources ===  
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== Secondary Inspiration Sources ==
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These collections are later items recommended by the ''Traveller'' community. While they were not around when ''Traveller'' was originally written, they do reflect the themes and ideas of both Traveller and the Third Imperium.
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These are other items recommended by the ''Traveller'' community. While some were not around when ''Traveller'' was originally written, they reflect the themes and ideas of both ''Traveller'' and the Third Imperium.
  
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==== Books ====
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=== Books ===
 
; Ian M. Banks:  
 
; Ian M. Banks:  
 
* Culture series (Consider Phlebas <small>ISBN 0-333-44138-9</small>; The Player of Games <small>ISBN 0-333-47110-5</small>; Use of Weapons <small>ISBN 0-356-19160-5</small>; Excession <small>ISBN 1-85723-394-8</small>; Inversions <small>ISBN 1-85723-763-3</small>; Look to Windward <small>ISBN 1-85723-981-4</small>; Matter <small>ISBN 978-1-841-494173</small>), Against A Dark Background <small>ISBN 1-85723-179-1</small>)
 
* Culture series (Consider Phlebas <small>ISBN 0-333-44138-9</small>; The Player of Games <small>ISBN 0-333-47110-5</small>; Use of Weapons <small>ISBN 0-356-19160-5</small>; Excession <small>ISBN 1-85723-394-8</small>; Inversions <small>ISBN 1-85723-763-3</small>; Look to Windward <small>ISBN 1-85723-981-4</small>; Matter <small>ISBN 978-1-841-494173</small>), Against A Dark Background <small>ISBN 1-85723-179-1</small>)
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; Joe Clifford Faust :  
 
; Joe Clifford Faust :  
 
* Angel's Luck trilogy (Desperate Measures <small>ISBN  0345350200</small>; Precious Cargo <small>ISBN 978-0345360885</small>; The Essence of Evil <small>ISBN  0-345-36089-3</small>)
 
* Angel's Luck trilogy (Desperate Measures <small>ISBN  0345350200</small>; Precious Cargo <small>ISBN 978-0345360885</small>; The Essence of Evil <small>ISBN  0-345-36089-3</small>)
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; Peter Grant:
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* The Maxwell Saga
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/13851325 Take The Star Road]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/14077744 Ride The Rising Tide]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/14751504 Adapt And Overcome]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/15799215 Stand Against The Storm]
  
 
; Harry Harrison:  
 
; Harry Harrison:  
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* The Stainless steel rat series:  
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* The Stainless Steel Rat series:  
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* Bill the galactic hero series.  
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* Bill the Galactic Hero series
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* Deathworld Trilogy:
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/198201 Deathworld 1]
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** [https://www.librarything.com/work/198202 Deathworld 2]
 +
** [https://www.librarything.com/work/198203 Deathworld 3]
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 +
; Walter H. Hunt
 +
* Dark Wing series
 +
** The Dark Wing
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** The Dark Path
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** The Dark Ascent
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** The Dark Crusade
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 +
; Jonathan Moeller
 +
: [https://www.goodreads.com/series/223295-the-silent-order The Silent Order] series (9 books)
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; Andrew Moriarty
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/20175442 Trans Galactic Insurance]
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/22530763 Orbital Claims Adjuster]
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/24757584 Third Moon Chemicals]
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/26600884 A Corporate Coup]
  
 
; Richard Morgan:  
 
; Richard Morgan:  
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; Larry Niven
 
; Larry Niven
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* Tales of Known Space (World of Ptavvs, A Gift from Earth, Neutron Star, Protector The Long ARM of Gil Hamilton, The Patchwork Girl,Crashlander: The Collected Tales of Beowulf Shaeffer)
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* Tales of Known Space (World of Ptavvs, A Gift from Earth, Neutron Star, Protector The Long ARM of Gil Hamilton, The Patchwork Girl, Crashlander: The Collected Tales of Beowulf Shaeffer)
 
* Ringworld (Ringworld, The Ringworld Engineers, The Ringworld Throne, Ringworld's Children)
 
* Ringworld (Ringworld, The Ringworld Engineers, The Ringworld Throne, Ringworld's Children)
 
* Man-Kzin Wars anthologies
 
* Man-Kzin Wars anthologies
 
* The Draco Tavern
 
* The Draco Tavern
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; Steve Perry
 +
: [https://www.goodreads.com/series/40536-matador The Matador] series (9 books)
  
 
; Jerry Pournelle  
 
; Jerry Pournelle  
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* Falkenberg series (Prince of Mercenaries, Falkenberg's Legion, Go Tell the Spartans, Prince of Sparta)
 
* Falkenberg series (Prince of Mercenaries, Falkenberg's Legion, Go Tell the Spartans, Prince of Sparta)
 
* Janissaries series (Janissaries, Janissaries: Clan and Crown, Janissaries III: Storms of Victory)
 
* Janissaries series (Janissaries, Janissaries: Clan and Crown, Janissaries III: Storms of Victory)
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; Mike Watson
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/26664393/book/201676291 Dundee Orbital: Tales of the Tri-Cluster Confederation]
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/26664401/book/201676342 Émigré: A Novel of the Tri-Cluster Confederation]
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* [https://www.librarything.com/work/26664402/book/201676357 The Beacon at Barrington Light]
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; David Weber:  
 
; David Weber:  
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**The Killing of Worlds
 
**The Killing of Worlds
  
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=== Movies ===
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748 Alien]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748 Alien]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt009060 Aliens]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt009060 Aliens]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082869 Outland]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082869 Outland]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379786 Serenity]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379786 Serenity]
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: [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12838766 Space Sweepers]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201 Starship Troopers]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201 Starship Troopers]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2488496 Star Wars: The Force Awakens]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2488496 Star Wars: The Force Awakens]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182 Dune]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182 Dune]
  
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=== Television ===
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105946 Babylon 5]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105946 Babylon 5]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076984 Battlestar Galactica] Original series
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076984 Battlestar Galactica] Original series
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362 Battlestar Galactica] Updated series
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362 Battlestar Galactica] Updated series
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: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076987 Blake's 7]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108758 Earth 2]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108758 Earth 2]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461 Firefly]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461 Firefly]
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: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230854 The Expanse] - see also James S. A. Corey in Books
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230854 The Expanse] - see also James S. A. Corey in Books
  
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=== Tertiary Inspiration Sources ===
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== Tertiary Inspiration Sources ==
 
These are books and other media which are not as closely tied to the [[Original Traveller Universe]] as the primary sources, but were certainly sources of cross-fertilization, and are frequently mentioned as sources of inspiration. Some of these are implicitly (or explicitly) inspired by Traveller.  
 
These are books and other media which are not as closely tied to the [[Original Traveller Universe]] as the primary sources, but were certainly sources of cross-fertilization, and are frequently mentioned as sources of inspiration. Some of these are implicitly (or explicitly) inspired by Traveller.  
  
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==== Books====
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=== Books ===
 
; Greg Bear
 
; Greg Bear
 
* Blood Music
 
* Blood Music
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; Jack McDevitt
 
; Jack McDevitt
 
* Alex Benedict stories (A Talent for War, Polaris, Seeker)
 
* Alex Benedict stories (A Talent for War, Polaris, Seeker)
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; Jamie McFarlane
 +
: Privateer Tales Series ( 17 books, https://www.goodreads.com/series/132036-privateer-tales )
 
; Jack McKinney
 
; Jack McKinney
 
: Robotech Series (21 books)
 
: Robotech Series (21 books)
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; Charles Sheffield
 
; Charles Sheffield
 
* The McAndrew Chronicles
 
* The McAndrew Chronicles
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; Michael Stackpole : Warrior Trilogy (Warrior: En Garde, Warrior: Riposte Warrior: Coupé) - Battletech  
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; Michael Stackpole: Warrior Trilogy (Warrior: En Garde, Warrior: Riposte Warrior: Coupé) - Battletech  
 
; Joan D. Vinge
 
; Joan D. Vinge
 
* The Snow Queen, World's End, Summer Queen
 
* The Snow Queen, World's End, Summer Queen
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* The Crown Jewels, House of Shards, Rock of Ages
 
* The Crown Jewels, House of Shards, Rock of Ages
  
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===== Non-Sci-Fi Books =====
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==== Non-Sci-Fi Books ====
 
; Niccolo Machiavelli
 
; Niccolo Machiavelli
 
* The Prince
 
* The Prince
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The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama <small>ISBN 9780307388940</small>
 
The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama <small>ISBN 9780307388940</small>
  
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==== Sci-fi RPG Sources ====
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=== Sci-fi RPG Sources ===
 
: 2300 AD RPG by GDW
 
: 2300 AD RPG by GDW
 
: Alternity: Star*Drive RPG
 
: Alternity: Star*Drive RPG
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: Universe: The Role-Playing Game of the Future RPG by Simulation Publications, Inc. (SPI)
 
: Universe: The Role-Playing Game of the Future RPG by Simulation Publications, Inc. (SPI)
  
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==== Video Games ====
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=== Video Games ===
 
: X-com 1 & 2
 
: X-com 1 & 2
 
: Starcraft
 
: Starcraft
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: Privateer 2
 
: Privateer 2
  
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==== Movies ====
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=== Movies ===
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt021621 The 6th day]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt021621 The 6th day]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112384 Apollo 13]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112384 Apollo 13]
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: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088172/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Starman]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088172/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Starman]
  
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==== Television Series ====
+
=== Television Series ===
 
: [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076987 Blake's 7]
 
: [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076987 Blake's 7]
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387776 Banner of the Stars] (Anime)
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387776 Banner of the Stars] (Anime)
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: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063962 UFO] (best TV theme music EVER)
 
: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063962 UFO] (best TV theme music EVER)
  
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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== History ==
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[[Traveller]] came out of a core group of university students in Illinois in the USA on [[Terra]]. The core group of original creators and fans were nearly all big science fiction readers, fans, enthusiasts, and wargamers. They went on to found [[GDW]], the company that published the core game and launched the Traveller [[RPG]]. The company went through it share of drama, eventually closing doors, after the market was unkind to it. However, it created an entire genre of sci-fi, cemented the sci-fi [[RPG]] as a gaming standard, and created or inspired numerous gaming greats: board game designers, fiction writers, and many other purveyors of imagination whom are sill loved by the greater geek community. This articles attempts to collect some of the many different inspirations that helped to inspire those purveyors of imagination who continue to inspire all of us.{{Unpublished cite|author= Maksim-Smelchak }}
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[[Traveller]] came out of a core group of university students in Illinois in the USA on [[Terra]]. The core group of original creators and fans were nearly all big science fiction readers, fans, enthusiasts, and wargamers. They went on to found [[GDW]], the company that published the core game and launched the Traveller [[RPG]]. The company went through its share of drama, eventually closing doors after the market was unkind to it. However, it created an entire genre of sci-fi, cemented the sci-fi [[RPG]] as a gaming standard, and created or inspired numerous gaming greats: board game designers, fiction writers, and many other purveyors of imagination who are still loved by the greater geek community. This article attempts to collect some of the many different inspirations that helped to inspire those purveyors of imagination who continue to inspire all of us.{{Unpublished cite|author= Maksim-Smelchak }}
  
 
=== Meta-history & Background ===
 
=== Meta-history & Background ===
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''Etymology:'' The word ''[[Traveller Gene|Traveler]]'' and its British [[English]] orthographic variation ''Traveller'' refer to individuals who ''travel''. In practice this refers to tourists, nomads, gypsies, exiled or expatriate peoples, and the like. In the ''Traveller RPG universe'', it refers to [[sophont]]s who ''travel the stars'', a special group of beings with an adventurous spirit. They are imagined to possess the [[Traveller Gene]].{{Unpublished cite|author= Maksim-Smelchak }}
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''Etymology:'' The word ''[[Traveller Gene|Traveler]]'' and its British [[English]] orthographic variation ''Traveller'' refer to individuals who ''travel''. In practice, this refers to tourists, nomads, gypsies, exiled or expatriate peoples, and the like. In the ''Traveller RPG universe'', it refers to [[sophont]]s who ''travel the stars'', a special group of beings with an adventurous spirit. They are imagined to possess the [[Traveller Gene]].{{Unpublished cite|author= Maksim-Smelchak }}
  
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At the beginning there was only some very basic background material as to the [[OTU|Traveller universe]]. It appeared that like most other RPG games of the time that individual game masters would develop their own universe to adventure in. It was originally intended to be a flexible, multi-purpose, general ruleset. As more adventures and supplements were developed the rich character of the standard Traveller universe began to evolve.{{Unpublished cite|author= Maksim-Smelchak }}
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In the beginning, there was only some very basic background material as to the [[OTU|Traveller universe]]. It appeared that like most other RPG games of the time that individual game masters would develop their own universe to adventure in. It was originally intended to be a flexible, multi-purpose, general ruleset. As more adventures and supplements were developed the rich character of the standard Traveller universe began to evolve.{{Unpublished cite|author= Maksim-Smelchak }}
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* Most of the Classic Traveller books are available in compendium volumes from [http://www.farfuture.net www.farfuture.net] - Marc Miller's Far Future company, who are the current [[copyright]] and trademark holder of all forms of the Traveller game.
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* Most of the Classic Traveller books are available in compendium volumes from [http://www.farfuture.net www.farfuture.net] - Marc Miller's Far Future company, who is the current [[copyright]] and trademark holder of all forms of the Traveller game.
  
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Traveller, and the universe it inspired, came from many sources. This is a list of books, authors, movies, and other media that inspired Traveller and the Third Imperium.

Primary Inspiration Sources[edit]

Agent of the Imperium is written by the author of Traveller, Marc Miller. The rest of these entries served as the primary influence on the original Traveller authors. Many of these works are deservedly called Science Fiction Classics.

Books[edit]

Marc Miller

This book is not just a good read, but also a primary source in learning a bit about the Imperium.

Poul Anderson
Isaac Asimov
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Joe Haldeman
Robert Heinlein
Frank Herbert
Keith Laumer
  • Bolos series
  • Retief series
    • Retief: Envoy to New Worlds;
    • Retief: Galactic Diplomat;
    • Retief's War;
    • Retief and the Warlords;
    • Retief: ambassador to space;
    • Retief: seven incidents of the Corps diplomatique terrestrienne;
    • Retief of the CDT;
    • Retief's Ransom;
    • Retief: Emissary to the Stars;
    • Retief at Large;
    • Retief Unbound;
    • Retief: Diplomat at Arms;
    • Retief to the Rescue;
    • Retief: The Return of Retief;
    • Retief in the Ruins;
    • Retief and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude;
    • Reward for Retief;
    • Retief and the Rascals
Andre Norton
Alexei Panshin
H. Beam Piper
E.E. "Doc" Smith
E. C. Tubb
  • Dumarest of Terra series - A 33 book collection of pure pulp
    • 1: The Winds of Gath ISBN 978-0441893027;
    • 2: Derai;
    • 3: Toyman;
    • 4: Kalin;
    • 5: The Jester at Scar ISBN 978-0441385362;
    • 6: Lallia ISBN 978-0441710836;
    • 7: Technos ;
    • 8: Veruchia ISBN 978-0441861811;
    • 9: Mayenne ISBN 978-0879970543;
    • 10: Jondelle;
    • 11: Zenya ISBN 978-0879971267;
    • 12: Eloise ISBN 978-0879971625;
    • 13: Eye of the Zodiac ISBN 978-0879971946;
    • 14: Jack of Swords ISBN 978-0879972394;
    • 15: Spectrum of a Forgotten Sun ISBN 978-0879972653;
    • 16: Haven of Darkness;
    • 17: Prison of Night ISBN 978-0879973469;
    • 18: Incident on Ath ISBN 978-0879973896;
    • 19: The Quillian Sector;
    • 20: Web of Sand ISBN 978-0879974794;
    • 21: Iduna's Universe;
    • 22: The Terra Data ISBN 978-0879975333;
    • 23: World of Promise 978-0879975791;
    • 24: Nectar of Heaven ISBN 978-0879976132;
    • 25: The Terridae;
    • 26: The Coming Event ;
    • 27: Earth is Heaven ISBN 978-0879977863;
    • 28: Melome ISBN 978-0879978310;
    • 29: Angado ISBN 978-0879979089;
    • 30: Symbol of Terra ISBN 978-0879979553;
    • 31: The Temple of Truth ISBN 978-0886770594;
    • 32: The Return ISBN 978-0936071831;
    • 33: Child of Earth ISBN 978-1607255765
Jack Vance
Jules Verne
H. G. Wells

Non-Sci-Fi Books[edit]

C.S. Forrester
  • Hornblower series
    • (The Happy Return, A Ship of the Line, Flying Colours, The Commodore, Lord Hornblower, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower, Hornblower, and the Atropos, Hornblower in the West Indies, Hornblower and the Hotspur, Hornblower and the Crisis)
Edward Gibbon
Herman Melville
Patrick O'Brian
  • Aubrey/Maturin series
    • (Master and Commander, Post Captain, H. M. S. Surprise, The Mauritius Command, Desolation Island, Fortune of War, The Surgeon's Mate, The Ionian Mission, Treason's Harbour, The Far Side of the World, The Reverse of the Medal, The Letter of Marque, The Thirteen Gun Salute, The Nutmeg of Consolation, The Truelove, The Wine-Dark Sea, The Commodore, The Yellow Admiral, The Hundred Days, Blue at the Mizzen)

Movies[edit]

2001: A Space Odyssey
The Andromeda Strain
The Forbidden Planet
Flash Gordon - 1936 Movie
Star Wars: A New Hope - The Original Star Wars movie came out in May 1977, and Traveller arrived in July 1977.
Silent Running

Television[edit]

Flash Gordon

Secondary Inspiration Sources[edit]

These are other items recommended by the Traveller community. While some were not around when Traveller was originally written, they reflect the themes and ideas of both Traveller and the Third Imperium.

Books[edit]

Ian M. Banks
  • Culture series (Consider Phlebas ISBN 0-333-44138-9; The Player of Games ISBN 0-333-47110-5; Use of Weapons ISBN 0-356-19160-5; Excession ISBN 1-85723-394-8; Inversions ISBN 1-85723-763-3; Look to Windward ISBN 1-85723-981-4; Matter ISBN 978-1-841-494173), Against A Dark Background ISBN 1-85723-179-1)
Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Miles Vorkosigan saga (Cordelia's Honor; Young Miles; Miles, Mystery, and Mayhem; Miles Errant; Miles, Mutants and Microbes; Miles in Love; Vorkosigan's Game, Komarr, A Civil Campaign)
C. J. Cherryh
  • Company Wars trilogy (Downbelow Station ISBN 8-470-02376-4; Heavy Time ISBN 0-446-67653-5; Hellburner ISBN 0-446-67653-5)
  • Era of Rapprochement series (Serpent's Reach ISBN 0-88677-088-2; Merchanter's Luck ISBN 0-88677-139-0; Forty Thousand in Gehenna ISBN 0-932096-26-3; Cyteen ISBN 0-446-51428-4; Rimrunners ISBN 0-446-51514-0; Tripoint ISBN 0-446-51780-1; Finity's End ISBN 0-446-52072-1)
James S. A. Corey
  • The Expanse series (Leviathan Wakes ISBN 978-0-316-12908-4; Caliban's War ISBN 978-1-841-49990-1; Abaddon's Gate ISBN 978-0-316-12907-7; Cibola Burn ISBN 978-0-316-21762-0; Nemesis Games ISBN 978-0-316-21758-3; Babylon's Ashes ISBN 978-0-356-50426-1)
  • Also a Television series: The Expanse
Becky Chambers
  • Wayfarers series (The Long Way to a Small, Angry PlanetISBN 978-0062444134, A Closed and Common Orbit ISBN 978-0062569400, Record of a Spaceborn Few ISBN 978-0062699220)
Gordon Dickson
  • Childe Cycle series (Dorsai!; Necromancer; Soldier, Ask Not; Tactics of Mistake; The Final Encyclopedia; The Chantry Guild)
David Drake
  • Hammer's Slammer's series (Hammer's Slammers; At Any Price; Counting the Cost; Rolling Hot; The Warrior; The Sharp End ; Paying the Piper);
  • Republic of Cinnabar Navy series (With the Lightnings, Lt. Leary Commanding, The Far Side of the Stars, The Way to Glory, Some Golden Harbor)
Joe Clifford Faust
  • Angel's Luck trilogy (Desperate Measures ISBN 0345350200; Precious Cargo ISBN 978-0345360885; The Essence of Evil ISBN 0-345-36089-3)
Peter Grant
Harry Harrison
Walter H. Hunt
  • Dark Wing series
    • The Dark Wing
    • The Dark Path
    • The Dark Ascent
    • The Dark Crusade
Jonathan Moeller
The Silent Order series (9 books)
Andrew Moriarty
Richard Morgan
  • Takeshi Kovacs series (Altered Carbon ISBN 0-575-07390-X; Broken Angels ISBN 0-575-07550-3; Woken Furies ISBN 0-575-07325-X)
Larry Niven
  • Tales of Known Space (World of Ptavvs, A Gift from Earth, Neutron Star, Protector The Long ARM of Gil Hamilton, The Patchwork Girl, Crashlander: The Collected Tales of Beowulf Shaeffer)
  • Ringworld (Ringworld, The Ringworld Engineers, The Ringworld Throne, Ringworld's Children)
  • Man-Kzin Wars anthologies
  • The Draco Tavern
Steve Perry
The Matador series (9 books)
Jerry Pournelle
  • Motie Series (A Spaceship for the King, A Mote in God's Eye, King David's Spaceship, The Gripping Hand)
  • Falkenberg series (Prince of Mercenaries, Falkenberg's Legion, Go Tell the Spartans, Prince of Sparta)
  • Janissaries series (Janissaries, Janissaries: Clan and Crown, Janissaries III: Storms of Victory)
Mike Watson


David Weber
  • Honor Harrington series (On Basilisk Station ISBN 0-671-57793-X; The Honor of the Queen ISBN 0-671-57864-2; The Short Victorious War ISBN 0-671-87596-5 Field of Dishonor ISBN 0-671-57820-0; Flag in Exile ISBN 0-671-31980-9; Honor Among Enemies ISBN 0-671-87723-2; In Enemy Hands ISBN 0-671-57770-0; Echoes of Honor ISBN 0-671-57833-2; Ashes of Victory ISBN 0-671-57854-5; War of Honor ISBN 0-7434-3545-1; At All Costs ISBN 1-4165-0911-9)
Walter Jon Williams
  • Dread Empire's fall series (The Praxis ISBN 0-7434-2897-8; The Sundering ISBN 0-7434-2898-6; The Conventions of War ISBN 0-7432-5677-8)
Scott Westerfeld
  • Risen Empire series
    • The Risen Empire
    • The Killing of Worlds

Movies[edit]

Alien
Aliens
Outland
Serenity
Space Sweepers
Starship Troopers
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Dune

Television[edit]

Babylon 5
Battlestar Galactica Original series
Battlestar Galactica Updated series
Blake's 7
Earth 2
Firefly
Lost in Space - The original TV series
Space: 1999
Space: Above and Beyond
Star Trek - The Original Series
Starhunter
The Expanse - see also James S. A. Corey in Books

Tertiary Inspiration Sources[edit]

These are books and other media which are not as closely tied to the Original Traveller Universe as the primary sources, but were certainly sources of cross-fertilization, and are frequently mentioned as sources of inspiration. Some of these are implicitly (or explicitly) inspired by Traveller.

Books[edit]

Greg Bear
  • Blood Music
Gregory Benford
  • Galactic Center Saga (In the Ocean of Night, Across the Sea of Suns, Great Sky River, Tides of Light, Furious Gulf, Sailing Bright Eternity, A Hunger for the Infinite)
David Brin
  • Uplift series (Sundiver, Startide Rising, The Uplift War, Brightness Reef, Infinity's Shore, Heaven's Reach)
A. Bertram Chandler
  • The John Grimes series
Arthur C. Clarke
  • Imperial Earth, Rendezvous with Rama, Songs of a Distant Earth
Brian Daley
  • Requiem for a Ruler of Worlds, Jinx on a Terran Inheritance, Fall of the White Ship Avatar
Joe Clifford Faust
  • The Essence of Evil, Precious Cargo, Desperate Measures
Robert Frezza
  • McLendon's Syndrome
Dave Grossman
  • The Two-Space War, The Guns of Two-Space
Peter F. Hamilton
  • Greg Mandel sequence,
  • Night's Dawn Trilogy,
  • Commonwealth series (Pandora's Star (2004), Judas Unchained (2005), Misspent Youth (2002), The Dreaming Void (2008), The Temporal Void (2009), The Evolutionary Void (2010))
Chris Hechtl
  • Wandering Engineer Series (New Dawn, Fool's Gold, Destinys Choice, Ghost Station, Plague Planet)
Aldous Huxley
  • Brave New World
Jeffery Kooistra
  • Dykstra's War
Gregory P. Lee
  • The Laughing Lip Series (All Shall Go to Wrack, Demand the Debt That's Owing, Long-Remembering Harpers)
Ursula K. Le Guin
  • The Dispossessed, Rocannon’s World, The Word for World is Forest, Left Hand of Darkness
Nathan Lowell
  • Golden Age of the Solar Clipper series (Quarter share, Half share, Full share, Double share, Captain share, Owners share)
George R. R. Martin (Tuf Voyaging, Dying of the Light)
Jack McDevitt
  • Alex Benedict stories (A Talent for War, Polaris, Seeker)
Jamie McFarlane
Privateer Tales Series ( 17 books, https://www.goodreads.com/series/132036-privateer-tales )
Jack McKinney
Robotech Series (21 books)
Julian May
  • Galactic Milieu Series (Surveillance, Metaconcert, Jack the Bodiless, Diamond Mask, Magnificat),
  • The Rampart Worlds trilogy (Perseus Spur, Orion Arm, Sagittarius Whorl: An Adventure of the Rampart Worlds)
Steve Miller and Sharon Lee
  • Liaden universe
Elizabeth Moon
  • Vatta's War series
John Ringo
  • Legacy of the Aldenata (Posleen) series
Kim Stanley Robinson
  • Red Mars, Blue Mars, Green Mars
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
  • Retrieval Artist series (The Disappeared, Extremes, Consequences, Buried Deep, Paloma, The Recovery Man, Duplicate Effort, The Possession of Paavo Deshin (short novel), Anniversary Day, Blowback)
John Scalzi
  • Old Man's War
Charles Sheffield
  • The McAndrew Chronicles
Michael Stackpole
Warrior Trilogy (Warrior: En Garde, Warrior: Riposte Warrior: Coupé) - Battletech
Joan D. Vinge
  • The Snow Queen, World's End, Summer Queen
Vernor Vinge
  • A Fire Upon the Deep, A Deepness In The Sky, Marooned in Realtime
Walter Jon Williams
  • The Crown Jewels, House of Shards, Rock of Ages

Non-Sci-Fi Books[edit]

Niccolo Machiavelli
  • The Prince
General Bernard Trainor

The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama ISBN 9780307388940

Sci-fi RPG Sources[edit]

2300 AD RPG by GDW
Alternity: Star*Drive RPG
Blue Planet RPG
Fading Suns RPG
GURPS by Steve Jackson Games: GURPS Space, Ultra-Tech, etc.
Ringworld RPG by Chaosium
Serenity RPG by Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.
Shadowrun RPG by FASA
Space Opera RPG by FGU
SpaceMaster RPG by ICE
Star Frontiers RPG by TSR
Star Hero RPG by Hero Games
Star Wars RPG by West End Games
Stargate SG1 RPG
Transhuman Space RPG by SJG
Universe: The Role-Playing Game of the Future RPG by Simulation Publications, Inc. (SPI)

Video Games[edit]

X-com 1 & 2
Starcraft
Starflight 1 & 2
Rebelstar (forerunner to X-Com)
EVE Online
Elite (the original, or Oolite for a modern update)
Mass Effect (you can read the Traveller DNA in its information Codex)
Halo
Privateer 2

Movies[edit]

The 6th day
Apollo 13
Apollo 18
Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina (anime)
Avatar
Battle Beyond the Stars
Black Hole (Disney does science)
Blade Runner
Contact
Dark Star
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Enemy Mine
Event Horizon
The Fifth Element
Galaxy Quest
Ghost in the Shell
Guardians of the Galaxy
Ice Pirates
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Independence Day
The Last Starfighter
Judge Dredd
Jupiter Ascending
Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World
Mutiny on the Bounty
Outlander
Predator
Riddick Films: Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick
The Right Stuff
Saturn 3
Space Cowboys
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Space Truckers
Starcrash
Three Kings
Titan A.E
Starman

Television Series[edit]

Blake's 7
Banner of the Stars (Anime)
Buck Rogers in the 25th century
Connections, Connections 2, and Connections 3 by James Burke - Not SF but good for how Technology evolves
Cowboy Bebop (Anime)
Crest of the Stars (Anime)
Dark Matter
Earth 2
Farscape And Farscape: The Peacekeeper wars
Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy (radio show and TV)
Killjoys
Planetes (hyper real near-Earth space anime)
Lost In Space (New Series)
Red Dwarf
Robotech (Anime)
Space: Above and Beyond
Stargate SG1 and Stargate: Atlantis
Star Trek - The Next Generation
Star Trek - Deep Space Nine
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Animated)
Star Wars Rebels (Animated)
Tytania (Anime, subtitled only)
UFO (best TV theme music EVER)

History[edit]

Traveller came out of a core group of university students in Illinois in the USA on Terra. The core group of original creators and fans were nearly all big science fiction readers, fans, enthusiasts, and wargamers. They went on to found GDW, the company that published the core game and launched the Traveller RPG. The company went through its share of drama, eventually closing doors after the market was unkind to it. However, it created an entire genre of sci-fi, cemented the sci-fi RPG as a gaming standard, and created or inspired numerous gaming greats: board game designers, fiction writers, and many other purveyors of imagination who are still loved by the greater geek community. This article attempts to collect some of the many different inspirations that helped to inspire those purveyors of imagination who continue to inspire all of us.[1]

Meta-history & Background[edit]

Etymology: The word Traveler and its British English orthographic variation Traveller refer to individuals who travel. In practice, this refers to tourists, nomads, gypsies, exiled or expatriate peoples, and the like. In the Traveller RPG universe, it refers to sophonts who travel the stars, a special group of beings with an adventurous spirit. They are imagined to possess the Traveller Gene.[2]

In the beginning, there was only some very basic background material as to the Traveller universe. It appeared that like most other RPG games of the time that individual game masters would develop their own universe to adventure in. It was originally intended to be a flexible, multi-purpose, general ruleset. As more adventures and supplements were developed the rich character of the standard Traveller universe began to evolve.[3]

  • Most of the Classic Traveller books are available in compendium volumes from www.farfuture.net - Marc Miller's Far Future company, who is the current copyright and trademark holder of all forms of the Traveller game.

Sources[edit]

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
  1. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  2. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  3. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
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