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− | [[More Reading|Traveller]], and the [[OTU|universe]] it inspired, came from many sources. | + | [[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]]. |
− | + | * 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. | |
− | * Please also see | ||
− | == | + | == Primary Inspiration Sources == |
− | + | [[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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− | + | === Books === | |
+ | ; [[Marc Miller]] | ||
+ | * [[Agent of the Imperium]] | ||
− | + | This book is not just a good read, but also a primary source in learning a bit about the Imperium. | |
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− | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/andersonpoul Poul Anderson] | |
− | ; Poul Anderson | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/3732/Saga-of-Dominic-Flandry Saga of Dominic Flandry] |
− | *Flandry | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/18664 Ensign Flandry] |
− | **Ensign Flandry | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/18493 A Circus of Hells] |
− | **A Circus of Hells | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/178848 The Rebel Worlds] |
− | **The Rebel Worlds | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/1635279 Agent of the Terran Empire] |
− | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/18691 Flandry of Terra] | |
− | **Agent of the Terran Empire | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/197313 A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows] |
− | **Flandry of Terra | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/197373 A Stone in Heaven] |
− | **A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/269672 The Game of Empire] |
− | **A Stone in Heaven | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/10906/Polesotechnic-League Polesotechnic League] |
− | **The Game of Empire | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/56270 War of the wing men] |
− | * Polesotechnic League | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/56251 Trader to the Stars] |
− | **Trader to the Stars | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/56255 Trouble Twisters] |
− | ** | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/182795 Satan's World] |
− | **Satan's World | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/148785 The Earth book of Stormgate] |
− | **Mirkheim | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/132226 Mirkheim] |
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/338801 The People of the Wind] | ||
− | ; Isaac Asimov | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/asimovisaac Isaac Asimov] |
− | * Foundation | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/74/Foundation Foundation] |
− | ** | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/3116747 Foundation] |
− | ** | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/2992484 Foundation and Empire] |
− | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/3396 Second Foundation] | |
− | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/17640 Foundation's Edge] | |
− | **Second Foundation | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/17639 Foundation and Earth] |
− | **Foundation's Edge | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/17665 Prelude to Foundation] |
− | **Foundation and Earth | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/24587 Forward the Foundation] |
− | ; Edgar Rice Burroughs | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/burroughsedgarrice Edgar Rice Burroughs] |
− | * John Carter of Mars series | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/1401/Barsoom Barsoom / John Carter of Mars series] |
− | ; Joe Haldeman | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/haldemanjoe Joe Haldeman] |
− | * The Forever War | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/592/Forever-War The Forever War] |
− | **The Forever War | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/7899 The Forever War] |
− | **Forever | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/18703 Forever Free] |
− | **Forever | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/45880 Forever Peace] |
− | ; Robert Heinlein | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/heinleinroberta Robert Heinlein] |
− | * Starship Troopers | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/7802 Starship Troopers] |
− | * Moon is a Harsh Mistress | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/7930 Moon is a Harsh Mistress] |
− | ; Frank Herbert | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/herbertfrank Frank Herbert] |
− | * Dune series | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/24/Dune Dune series] |
− | **Dune | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/4041453 Dune] |
− | **Dune Messiah | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/8183 Dune Messiah] |
− | **Children of Dune | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/8181 Children of Dune] |
− | **God Emperor of Dune | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/17644 God Emperor of Dune] |
− | **Heretics of Dune | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/17649 Heretics of Dune] |
− | **Chapterhouse: Dune | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/17627 Chapterhouse: Dune] |
− | ; Keith Laumer | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/laumerkeith Keith Laumer] |
− | * | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/3664/Bolos Bolos series] |
− | ** | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/114453 Honor of the Regiment] |
− | ** | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/370960 The Unconquerable] |
− | **Rogue Bolo | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/371011 Rogue Bolo] |
− | ** | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/210726 Bolo: Annals of the Dinochrome Brigade] |
− | * | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/13656/Retief Retief series] |
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**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 | ||
− | ; [[ | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/nortonandre Andre Norton] |
− | * [[ | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/5990/Solar-Queen Solar Queen series] |
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/152703 Sargasso of Space] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/60128 Plague Ship] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/4566750 Voodoo Planet] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/152688 Postmarked the Stars] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/178693 Redline the Stars] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/365496 Derelict for Trade] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/365472 A Mind for Trade] | ||
− | ; | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/panshinalexei Alexei Panshin] |
− | * | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/27829/Anthony-Villiers Anthony Villiers series] |
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/56095 Star Well] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/293667 The Thurb Revolution] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/199314 Masque World] | ||
+ | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/49006 Rite of Passage] | ||
− | ; | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/piperhbeam H. Beam Piper]: |
− | * | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/11731/Terro-Human-Future-History Terro-Human Federation Series] |
− | ** | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/138200 The Cosmic Computer] |
− | ** | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/198476 Federation] |
− | ** | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/4065103 Four day Planet] |
− | * | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/137539 Fuzzies and Other People] |
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/158321 Little Fuzzy] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/158180 Fuzzie Sapiens] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/138032 Space Viking] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/202131 Uller Uprising] | ||
− | ; | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/smithedwarde-1 E.E. "Doc" Smith]: |
− | * | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/4890/Lensman-Publication-order Lensman series] |
− | * | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/39732 Galactic Patrol] |
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/39744 Gray Lensman] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/18938 Second Stage Lensman] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/18577 Children of the Lens] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/40382 Triplanetary] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/39712 First Lensman] | ||
− | ; E. C. Tubb | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/tubbec E. C. Tubb] |
− | * Dumarest of Terra series - A 33 book collection of pure pulp | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/10685/Dumarest Dumarest of Terra series] - A 33 book collection of pure pulp |
** 1: The Winds of Gath <small>ISBN 978-0441893027</small>; | ** 1: The Winds of Gath <small>ISBN 978-0441893027</small>; | ||
** 2: Derai; | ** 2: Derai; | ||
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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>; | ||
− | ** 33: Child of Earth <small>ISBN 978-1607255765</small> | + | ** 33: Child of Earth <small>ISBN 978-1607255765</small> |
− | ; Jack Vance: | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/vancejack Jack Vance]: |
− | *The Kirth Gersen Series | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/5032/The-Demon-Princes The Demon Princes series] - The Kirth Gersen Series |
− | **Star King | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/85595 Star King] |
− | **Palace of Love | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/85594 The Killing Machine] |
− | **The | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/121135 Palace of Love] |
− | **The | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/85593 The Face] |
− | ** | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/121010 The Book of Dreams] |
− | * | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/5530/Tschai-Planet-of-Adventure Tschai -Planet of Adventure] |
− | *The | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/128004 City of the Chasch] |
− | *The Alastor Series | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/120921 Servants of the Wankh] |
− | **Trullion: Alastor 2262 | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/200863 The Dirdir] |
− | **Marune: Alastor 933 | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/515786 The Pnume] |
− | **Wyst: Alastor 1716 | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/10766/Alastor The Alastor Series] |
− | * | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/134221 Trullion: Alastor 2262] |
− | *Ports of Call | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/331912 Marune: Alastor 933] |
− | *Lurulu | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/202341 Wyst: Alastor 1716] |
− | * | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/22124/Ports-of-Call Ports of Call duology] |
− | * | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/215944 Ports of Call] |
− | * | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/120747 Lurulu] |
− | : | + | * Individual works |
− | : | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/20715 Emphyrio] |
− | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/2604001 The Dragon Masters] | |
− | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/138335 The Many World of Magnus Ridolph] | |
− | ; Jules Verne: | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/vernejules Jules Verne] |
− | * From the Earth to the Moon | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/1831/Gun-Club-trilogy Gun Club trilogy] |
− | * In the Year 2889 | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/1376512 From the Earth to the Moon] |
− | * Around the World in Eighty Days | + | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/8285275 Round the Moon] |
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/3905736 Purchase of the North Pole] | ||
+ | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/14534259 In the Year 2889] | ||
+ | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/31129 Around the World in Eighty Days] | ||
− | ; H. G. Wells | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/wellshg H. G. Wells] |
− | * War of the Worlds | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/11494 War of the Worlds] |
− | * The Island of Dr. Moreau | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/3968 The Island of Dr. Moreau] |
− | * The First Men in the Moon | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/1770164 The First Men in the Moon] |
− | + | ==== Non-Sci-Fi Books ==== | |
− | ; C.S. Forrester | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/forestercs 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) | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/1017/Horatio-Hornblower 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 | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/gibbonedward Edward Gibbon] |
− | * The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | + | * [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] |
− | ; Herman Melville | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/melvilleherman Herman Melville] |
− | * Moby Dick | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/15540 Moby Dick] |
− | ; Patrick O'Brian | + | ; [https://www.librarything.com/author/obrianpatrick 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) | + | * [https://www.librarything.com/nseries/502/Aubrey-Maturin 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 === | |
− | : [ | + | : [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622 2001: A Space Odyssey] |
− | : [ | + | : [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066769 The Andromeda Strain] |
− | : [ | + | : [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223 The Forbidden Planet] |
− | : [ | + | : [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027623 Flash Gordon] - 1936 Movie |
+ | : [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] | ||
− | + | === Television === | |
− | : [ | + | : [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140738/ Flash Gordon] |
− | + | == Secondary Inspiration Sources == | |
− | These | + | 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 === | |
; 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>) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ; Peter Grant: | ||
+ | * The Maxwell Saga | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/13851325 Take The Star Road] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/14077744 Ride The Rising Tide] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/14751504 Adapt And Overcome] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/15799215 Stand Against The Storm] | ||
; Harry Harrison: | ; Harry Harrison: | ||
− | * The Stainless | + | * The Stainless Steel Rat series: |
− | * Bill the | + | * Bill the Galactic Hero series |
+ | * Deathworld Trilogy: | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/198201 Deathworld 1] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/198202 Deathworld 2] | ||
+ | ** [https://www.librarything.com/work/198203 Deathworld 3] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ; Walter H. Hunt | ||
+ | * Dark Wing series | ||
+ | ** The Dark Wing | ||
+ | ** The Dark Path | ||
+ | ** The Dark Ascent | ||
+ | ** The Dark Crusade | ||
+ | |||
+ | ; Jonathan Moeller | ||
+ | : [https://www.goodreads.com/series/223295-the-silent-order The Silent Order] series (9 books) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ; Andrew Moriarty | ||
+ | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/20175442 Trans Galactic Insurance] | ||
+ | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/22530763 Orbital Claims Adjuster] | ||
+ | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/24757584 Third Moon Chemicals] | ||
+ | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/26600884 A Corporate Coup] | ||
; Richard Morgan: | ; Richard Morgan: | ||
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; Larry Niven | ; 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) | + | * 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 | ||
+ | |||
+ | ; 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) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ; Mike Watson | ||
+ | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/26664393/book/201676291 Dundee Orbital: Tales of the Tri-Cluster Confederation] | ||
+ | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/26664401/book/201676342 Émigré: A Novel of the Tri-Cluster Confederation] | ||
+ | * [https://www.librarything.com/work/26664402/book/201676357 The Beacon at Barrington Light] | ||
+ | |||
; David Weber: | ; David Weber: | ||
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**The Killing of Worlds | **The Killing of Worlds | ||
− | + | === 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] | ||
+ | : [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] | ||
− | + | === 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 | ||
+ | : [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 | ||
− | + | == 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. | ||
− | + | === 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) | ||
+ | ; 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 | ||
− | ; Michael Stackpole : Warrior Trilogy (Warrior: En Garde, Warrior: Riposte Warrior: Coupé) - Battletech | + | ; 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 | ||
− | + | ==== 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> | ||
− | + | === 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) | ||
− | + | === Video Games === | |
: X-com 1 & 2 | : X-com 1 & 2 | ||
: Starcraft | : Starcraft | ||
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: Privateer 2 | : Privateer 2 | ||
− | + | === 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] | ||
− | + | === 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) | ||
− | == History | + | == History == |
− | [[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 | + | [[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 === | ||
− | ''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 }} | + | ''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 }} |
− | + | 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 }} | |
− | * 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 | + | * 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. |
− | == | + | == Sources == |
{{Advanced}} | {{Advanced}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
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|S3= [[The Traveller Periodical Bibliography]] | |S3= [[The Traveller Periodical Bibliography]] | ||
− | + | |S5= Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | |
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 7 October 2023
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.
- Please also see: Deciphering the Text Foundations of Traveller by Michael Andre-Driussi is a discussion of the sources that inspired Traveller.
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]
This book is not just a good read, but also a primary source in learning a bit about the Imperium.
- 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
- 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
- The Demon Princes series - The Kirth Gersen Series
- Tschai -Planet of Adventure
- The Alastor Series
- Ports of Call duology
- Individual works
Non-Sci-Fi Books[edit]
- 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)
- 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]
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
- The Maxwell Saga
- Harry Harrison
- The Stainless Steel Rat series:
- Bill the Galactic Hero series
- Deathworld Trilogy:
- 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
- Dundee Orbital: Tales of the Tri-Cluster Confederation
- Émigré: A Novel of the Tri-Cluster Confederation
- The Beacon at Barrington Light
- 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]
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]
- The Science Fiction In Traveller: A Reader's Guide to Traveller Role-Playing Fiction
- The Traveller Bibliography
- The Traveller Periodical Bibliography
- Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science