by erltyriss@gmail.com | Jun 25, 2020 | Strategy in the 21st century, Strategy of the 21st Century
Narrow seas and littoral combat have long been important parts of warfare. The modern age has brought complexity to such aspects of warfare to such an extent that such operations have become very difficult to conduct. In the early modern era, naval operations were...
by erltyriss@gmail.com | Jan 30, 2020 | UnWelcome Neighbors
This is the rough draft of a world building essay that is part of an appendix for a military science fiction novel set in the UnWelcome Neighbors Universe, that I just finished. The Combat Paradigm of the Noetic Wars The interstellar wars fought by humans of the third...
by erltyriss@gmail.com | Jan 29, 2020 | Arthurian vs Lovecraftian, Stars Arising
My name is Johannes Sinclair. My title is the Archivist. I have been appointed by the World Council to record as much information as the Eldest People will tell us. There is some hope the information will help us in the War. I guess the place to start this tale is how...
by erltyriss@gmail.com | Jul 25, 2019 | UnWelcome Neighbors
I’ve been trying to condense all my world building notes for UnWelcome Neighbors. I had suspended writing the novels in the setting as I tried to catch up on other writing and life obligations. The below is an essay for human development in the third Cosm. UwN...
by erltyriss@gmail.com | May 11, 2019 | Cosmohomes, Mother Lode in the Sky, Orbital Strategy, Space Guard
A commercial intent will be driving the interest to explore and exploit space resources in the 21st century, but what is most focused uponĀ now is services not building infrastructure. Those servicesĀ are furnishing things to government space programs, with some hope...