The Ancient Faith is the Orthodox faith, which will endure as long as mankind endures. The Far Future is the Classic Traveller role playing system, and the game universe which I've created. This blog is where those two come together.
In it he discusses a number of games that were on the market in 1980, including Traveller. He mentions, on page 46, a number of 'modern authors' from whose works Traveller is derived. The list is:
Poul Anderson
E.C. Tubb
Robert Heinlein
Larry Niven
Marion Zimmer Bradley
E.E. "Doc" Smith
"to mention a few." I would add to that list for my own TU and games:
Andre Norton
Leigh Brackett
H Beam Piper
David Weber
Harry Harrison
Alfred Coppel
and Edgar Rice Burroughs
Who inspires you to adventure in the realm of Traveller ?
Good lists. All I could add would be Asimov, Pournelle, Drake, Haldeman, and Stross. Widening the genre net, I got mileage out of Hammett and Edgar Wallace too.
Andre Norton's "Solar Queen" series. David Brin's "Uplift" books. KB Wagers' "Indranan War" trilogy. Elizabeth Moon's various SF book series. Jack Campbell's Lost Fleet series and spinoffs.
Frank Herbert's Dune has the biggest sci-fi stamp as far as books go, the movie Alien for film and then anything from 70's-80's Heavy Metal magazine.
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ReplyDeleteGood lists. All I could add would be Asimov, Pournelle, Drake, Haldeman, and Stross. Widening the genre net, I got mileage out of Hammett and Edgar Wallace too.
ReplyDeleteLately it’s been Ann Leckie with Ancillary Justice.
ReplyDeleteAndre Norton's "Solar Queen" series.
ReplyDeleteDavid Brin's "Uplift" books.
KB Wagers' "Indranan War" trilogy.
Elizabeth Moon's various SF book series.
Jack Campbell's Lost Fleet series and spinoffs.
Joshua Dalzelle
ReplyDeleteBertram Chandler's Grimes series is an obvious influence on the game and should be listed among the top handful after Tubb, Norton, and Anderson.
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