~13.5bya: First stars. Humans are the protagonist species in the Xeelee Sequence. These humans lived in an almost stone-age civilization, but were forced to leave due to the dying sun inside. Regardless great respect thread, thanks. For about twelve thousand years, humanity and the Xeelee were at a stalemate, with neither side being able to get an advantage over the other (although it is likely that the Xeelee were putting minimal effort into the war). They are spread across the universe, typically being concentrated in the heart of galaxies whose black holes they use. It is set in the year 5407 AD, … Reality Dust — is the 6th work in Stephen Baxter s Xeelee Sequence series. Birth of Sol. Squeem. When weapons were turned on Chandra, the Xeelee promptly fled the galaxy, leading to speculation that the black hole harbored ancient intelligent life essential to maintaining the existence of the universe. In the far future, mankind expands out into a hostile universe, filled with intelligent species as weirdly varied as they are ruthless. The mission, called Exultant, made use of technology from resurrected Silver Ghost scientists and made computations faster that light on CTC computers, essentially taking the answers from the future. They only invaded because it was financially efficient. At around this time, the Xeelee returned to the galaxy, effortlessly building Dyson spheres around all the stars of the galaxy, forcing humanity back into its home Solar System. Xeelee timeships begin modification of Xeelee evolutionary history. Baxter's main work is called the "Xeelee Sequence". The story also builds a second timeline that changes most of what we know from the books. Squeem are a group-mind so connected that they don't count in whole numbers, Control a network of interstellar trading colonies, Create a telepathic beacon when swallowed by humans, Are still capable of some resistance even when implanted into humans, The main advantage Squeem have over humanity is their hyperdrive technology, The hyperdrive locally changes the constants of physics to allow for faster-than-light travel, Taking apart a Squeem hyperdrive is said to result in the devastation of half a planet, A stolen Squeem hyperdrive casts an air-sealing force field around a ship. Respect threads about individual characters or teams for use and reference with /r/whowouldwin battles. Life on Earth emerges. At approximately 90,000 AD, humanity was reunified, with the goal of attacking the Xeelee across the super cluster and universe. ~1 million years ago: Galaxy core explosion caused by Xeelee activity. Timelike Infinity published in 1992 is the second novel in the Xeelee Sequence. The novels span several billion years, describing the future expansion of humanity, its war with its nemesis (an alien Type IV civilization [1] ) called the Xeelee, and the Xeelee's own war with dark matter entities called Photino Birds. From the convection cell based Qax ,and dark matter Photino birds, to Xeelee flowers, and the source of the great attractor, he presents an array of invented technologies, artifacts, societies and aliens that will leave most readers over following with a sense of wonder and awe – except for the Squeem – now really they were just too silly. • First printing by number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. The Coalition soon collapsed, the war that kept it alive no longer being fought. In the late 4000s AD, the Squeem encountered humanity and established a trade relationship. Vacuum Diagrams is a collection of short stories which are more or less related to the grand background theme that Baxter calls "Xeelee Sequence" - a vast vision of the history of the Universe spanning a period of 5 million years, depicting the rise, fall and rebirth of mankind and its participation in the epic battle between two vastly superior but incompatible life forms. The squeem are space faring group minded aquatic species. Over the next few tens of thousands of years, wars were fought among the successor states of the coalition, and the event known as the bifurcation took place, with humans evolving into many sub-species and categories. Riding the Rock is the seventh work in the Xeelee Sequence. Squeem (Xeelee Sequence) Trilarians (Master of Orion) The Vortex life forms (Ecco the Dolphin; assumed to be aquatic) Xindi (Star Trek) Parasites and Symbiots: Andromeni (Battlelords of the 23rd Century) the “body snatcher pods” from The Body Snatchers (and … It is not a one-story book, but a set of 21 short stories chronologically placed. At approximately 500,000 AD, the Transcendents - a group of immortal super-humans - attempted to make up for the crimes of the Coalition by travelling back in time to the year 2047, but failed. Xeeleeverse Appreciation - posted in Fictional Future: Wikipedia Entry: The Xeelee Sequence (Baxter cites pronunciation as Chee-lee in Xeelee: Vengeance) is a series of hard science fiction space opera novels, novellas, and short stories written by British science fiction author Stephen Baxter. Haven't seen a Xeelee Sequence RT in a while good job. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the respectthreads community. hive mind of aquatic fish-like creatures, pronounced "Ss-chh-eemnh", A stolen Squeem hyperdrive casts an air-sealing force field around a ship. Xeelee timeships begin modification of Xeelee evolutionary history. The Xeelee Sequence, by Stephen Baxter, is a sprawling series of novels and short stories all set within the same universe. Squeem. It is occupied by the Squeem (a semi-hive-mind entity) from 4874 to 5071. This rebellion by the Friends prompted a more violent Qax rule from thereon out. In the year 5406, the Qax sent a the human Jim Bolder to the Great Attractor, the Xeelee's greatest work, which came to be known as Bolder's Ring (a galaxy sized gatway to alternate universes). The Xeelee also protected humans (along with every other life-form) inside a pocket universe, the Shell. The Xeelee sequence by Stephen Baxter. ~5bya: Assaults on Ring by photino birds begin. In the far future, mankind expands out into a hostile universe, filled with intelligent species as weirdly varied as they are ruthless. A handful were left behind, equipped with time travel capabilities, their task to tidy up: to reorder history more to the Xeelee's liking. They had aged the stars artificially, forcing them through life at a rate a thousand time the normal. ~1bya: First … In the year 5088, the species know as the Qax overthrew the human race and enforced a rule based upon humans historically ruling each other, which led to the backward-time escape of the Friends of Wigner, and made a martyr of Michael Poole, who destroyed the wormhole to save humanity. In the year 4925, a human used a Xeelee Flower to bargain for humanities freedom, overthrowing the Squeem and kick starting the second expansion. The squeem are a race of group minded aquatic beings, or "fishes", as referred by the humans. His Xeelee Sequence novels are vast. Due to the fact that both sides had FTL ships, time travel was common-place, and people often knew how battles would play out before they happened. They temporarily conquer humanity from the years 4874 to 4925 before being overthrown and eventually … literature. Luru Parz, a million year old woman from Qax occupation times, trapped Earth in a bubble of modified space-time, making a few hundred years on the surface equivalent to billions outside. In the year 5499 humanity encounters the first real resistance to the expansion in the form of the Silver Ghost species. Cover: Vacuum Diagrams: Stories of the Xeelee Sequence by Chris Moore Notes: • "Published by HarperCollins Publishers 1997". The Coalition begun the third expansion, with humankind moving out and colonizing large areas of the galaxy. Assaults on Bolder's Ring caused some ships to be stranded in alternate universes. The Qax attempted to remove humanity's sense of self and history, destroying fossils, cross-breeding humans to remove all genetic markers that could give clue about their past and creating a newspeak, removing all linguistic history. The Xeelee are a hyper-advanced civilization which has existed for billions of years whose technology far exceeds that of almost any other known species. The Hive Mind fish aliens known as Squeem from the Xeelee Sequence conquer Earth at one point despite being no more intelligent and not much older than humans - but they lucked out on finding technology left over from the sufficiently advanced Xeelee. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. They evolved on the planet Earth, gaining the ability for space travel in the 20th century. ~5bya: Assaults on Ring by photino birds begin. Soon after, humanity was united under the Coalition, led by the ideologies of Hama Druz. First contact between Xeelee and photino birds. Squeem are a hive mind of aquatic fish-like creatures, pronounced "Ss-chh-eemnh". https://xeelee.fandom.com/wiki/Humans?oldid=4159. Likely no Squeem or Qax overtake of humanity. Xeelee Sequence seems very interesting but I feel like I may be too stupid to understand it properly. Most of them. This novel creates a universe of powerful alien beings and technologies and maintains a realistic angle because of Stephen Baxter’s scientific background. The Xeelee won, but at a huge cost. Xeelee Sequence [edit | edit source] In the Xeelee Sequence, Earth is the planet of origin of humans. In the far future, mankind expands out into a hostile universe, filled with intelligent species as weirdly varied as they are ruthless. Squeem are a hive mind of aquatic fish-like creatures, pronounced "Ss-chh-eemnh". They are the first extrasolar intelligence contacted by mankind in the Xeelee series, and by the time of that contact, they occupy the solar system and enslave the human race. On average, three hundred child-soldiers died every second for twelve thousand years, adding up to trillions altogether. Squeem are a minor species from the Xeelee Sequence by Stephen Baxter, who has a degree in mathematics from Cambridge University and a PhD in aerospace engineering from Southampton University. It’s a universe where the humans were effectively a bit player, a minor faction at best. Press J to jump to the feed. The Xeelee Sequence is a series of books by Stephen Baxter, a science fiction author with a degree in mathematics from Cambridge University and a PhD in aerospace engineering from Southampton University. The Xeelee Sequence, by Stephen Baxter, is a sprawling series of novels and short stories all set within the same universe. Vacuum Diagrams is the fifth book of the series. Bolder used the opportunity of control of the ship to fire a starbreaker at the Qax home-system's star making it go nova, causing them to withdraw from Earth in order to protect and help the Qax on the home-world. They evolved on the planet Earth, gaining the ability for space travel in the 20th century. T. Titan Bird. It is later occupied by the Qax, a species that is not inherently war-like. In the year 4874, humanity was overthrown by the telepathic hive-mind species known as the Squeem, who used humans to perform tasks deemed too dangerous for Squeem, such as raiding Xeelee bases. The Xeelee Sequence, by Stephen Baxter, is a sprawling series of novels and short stories all set within the same universe. Earth's own moon, Luna, was sacrificed to a failed attack on the Ring. Sep 24, 2015 Callum Shephard rated it it was amazing Spanning across eons, Stephen Baxter’s Xeelee Sequence is very unique take on a galactic war. 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