Category: Sweetland Novels

Main category for Sweetland.

The First Continental War began with an act of sabotage, called the Rupture, in early November, 2038 and lasted for 3 years, until March 2041. It is the precipitating event for the immigration to Sweetland. The two continental wars in North America reconfigured the nations of the continent between 2038 and 2046. See: Second Continental War. See map: North America, 2055.

Fleur-des-Prairie

Flora and Fauna of Sweetland

Initial Observations of Flora and Fauna on Sweetland in Meadow Springs and Surroundings (Lower Forest Biome) Y8-10 Note: This is a very preliminary report based on observations by Jessie Larivee, Ecologist at Meadow Springs for the College of the Upper Settlements, Echota. These are not meant to be definitive categories, just organizational. “Taxons” may be possible clades, but I will leave the categorization to better-trained minds. Flora * *Please keep in mind: these taxons are all based on categories from Earth as I understand them. I am a minimally trained ecologist. How relevant are they? Needs much refinement. Common Name Taxons Notes Creepy Karen forest, understory, rhizome, fibrous, carnivorous?? not edible, ground-cover, grows rapidly overnight and seems to breakdown decaying matter, inc dead. Sweet Mystol forest, tree-like, fruit-bearing, woody-epiderm edible – fruit. Mushroom Tree forest, tree-like, spongy-epiderm purplish tinged, 2-3 meters, dark purple umbrella. Faux Chinka or Purple Chinka forest,…

Free City

Free City is an independent city-state in North America, Earth. Formerly greater Saint Louis. Founded between the two Continental Wars to ensure unfettered trade along the Mississippi River. Culture Free City as a libertarian government, free-for-all ethic, and is a favorite location for predatory capitalism. Earth home of New America Corporation. Return to Index

Free Republic of Cascadia

The Free Republic of Cascadia, sometimes if referred to as Free Cascadia, is a democratic socialist state based on the Cascadia Bioregion. Created during the First Continental War, it’s capital was originally established in Seattle, but after the devastating earthquake of November, 2044 it was moved to Portland, Oregon. Culture

Gabe Proctor

Gabe Proctor is a young Tsalagi neurophysicist studying the saudádes at St Louis University in Free City. Born in Lost City, Oklahoma, his family took him to Sweetland (Torzucán) as a child, and he has returned to do research.

Gahneer Va

Gahneer Va is an Omi scientist and Mutualist, an expert on the Memories.

Glossaries

Glossaries of terms used in the Sweetland Quartet Terms introduced in Skyrmion Terms introduced in Degrees of Freedom

Great Plains

Nueva California Popularly known as New Cali, Nueva California was founded in 2043 after a short War of Succession from the United States, See: Map of North America, 2055

Guardians (Tendency)

Guardians of the Path

A radical conservative group with muliple tendencies, that are exclusionary and protective of The Convergence, and willing to use violence to meet their ends. Often isolationist or “patriotic” in its perspective.

Hannah Caracoles

One of Molly Whitedeer’s cohorts in Meadow Springs. Becomes a resistance fighter. — Family: Parents: Achievement:

Heartland

Heartland Heartland was founded in 2046 after a short War of Succession from the United States, See: Map of North America, 2055

Humani Planets

The major planets of the Humani (Human) universe are: Earth and Serein. They are located in Unity-8, or the Eighth Root, according to mythology. Earth The major planet of the Human people, population about 9 billion. Earth has recently reconnected to The Memories. Serein Another lost planet connected to Earth by the Memories, according to legend. Like Earth, Serein was severed from the Convergence prior to the Time of Forgetting. Outer Planets of the Humans Outer Worlds are unknown. See also: Planets of the Convergence (chart)