Title | Posted |
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Keyhole platform survivability | Nov 2006 |
Coursers and the Fall of Kontovar | Oct 2006 |
The nature of the hradani and the Rage | Oct 2006 |
Survival of the Church of Humanity Unchained | Sep 2006 |
Relationships between universes | Sep 2006 |
Misconceptions about the League | Aug 2006 |
Stability of the Republic of Haven and system secession | Jul 2006 |
FTL fire control communication lag | May 2006 |
Expanding upon the Eridani Edict | Dec 2005 |
Manticore's relationship with Beowulf | Dec 2005 |
A collection of posts by David Weber containing background information for his stories, collected and generously made available Joe Buckley.
Although I don't recall seeing this question specifically raised in any of the threads I've skimmed, several people asked me about it at one point or another on my Storm from the Shadows signing tour. How much does the Maya Sector's military capability improve between Crown of Slaves and Storm from the Shadows or Mission of Honor? The answer is that Roszak and Barregos are able to make significant improvements (in no small part because of their new relationship with Erewhon). They are not, by any stretch of the imagination, up to the standards of Manticore or Haven by the time Roszak runs into some ex-SS mercenaries now in the employ of a certain clandestine conspiracy dedicated to Overthrowing the Galaxy As We Know It, but they're a heck of a lot better than anyone outside Maya or Erewhon suspects. (And by "anyone," I am specifically including both Manticore and Haven, although they aren't anywhere near as far in the dark about all of this than Barregos' nominal superiors in Frontier Security.)