- "Earth was still the largest, richest, most varied and populous planet in scattered humanity's entire wormhole nexus of explored space. Its dearth of good exit points in solar local space and governmental disunity left it militarily and strategically minor from the greater galactic point of view. But Earth still reigned, if it did not rule, culturally supreme. More war-scarred than Barrayar, as technically advanced as Beta Colony, the end-point of all pilgrimages both religious and secular."
- ―Miles arrives at Earth[src]
Earth was (is?) the original homeworld of humans, with a long and complex history. Sea level was considerably higher than encountered in real life times, with London and New York City both protected by locks and dykes. Los Angeles was submerged.
It had a population of 9 billion people, easily the largest in all the Nexus. Its moon was famous.[1]
Due to its poor placement in the Nexus, it was off of the main trade routes, though tourists and historians visited it regularly. It was wealthy and peaceful, as high-tech as Beta Colony.[1] It was probably part of the Western Orion Arm group of planets.[2]
One monetary unit associated with the Earth was the GSA Federal Credit[3], which was worth a rather large number of Barrayaran marks (the exact amount was not specified); most transactions were done using Earth Universal Credit Cards.[4] In the long-ago past, a monetary unit called the S.A.H. Pesodoro was in use.[5]
Despite the presence of multiple nations there, Earth had a unified military, the Solar Navy.[6]
Places on Earth
- London
- London Municipal Assizes[7]
- Thames Tidal Barrier[8]
- University of LondonCite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; invalid names, e.g. too many- World Botanical Exhibition and Ornamental Flower Show
- New York City, behind dikes[1]
- People's Democracy of South America[9]
- The Unicorn and Wild Animal Park[6]; in Wotton, Surrey
- Lake Los Angeles, visitable by submarine tour[1]
People from Earth
- Ky Tung[12][3]
- Lieutenant Durham[13]
- Leo Graf[14]
- Lise Vallerie[2]
- Rosalie Crew[15]
- Investigator Reed[7]
- Anias Ruey[5]
- Chalmys DuBauer[5]
- Dr. Bianca[5]
- Sheriff Bill Yoder[5]
- Helmut Gonzales[5]
- Lieutenant Mendez[5]
- Carlos Diaz[5]
- Charles - servant for DuBauer[5]
- Juan - servant for Dr. Bianca[5]
- Deputy Schriml - assistant to Sheriff Yoder[5]
- Sylveth - daughter of the Lord Mayor of London[16]
- Moira ghem Estif[17]
- Carlo, a friend of Moira[18]
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Brothers in Arms chapter 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brothers in Arms chapter 4 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Brothers in Arms chapters 3,7
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 "Dreamweaver's Dilemma"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Brothers in Arms chapter 13
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Brothers in Arms chapters 11,16
- ↑ Brothers in Arms chapters 13-15
- ↑ The Warrior's Apprentice chapter 13
- ↑ Brothers in Arms chapter 1,2
- ↑ Brothers in Arms chapter 16
- ↑ The Warrior's Apprentice
- ↑ Mirror Dance chapter 2
- ↑ Falling Free
- ↑ Brothers in Arms chapter 9
- ↑ Brothers in Arms chapters 2,3,7
- ↑ Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
- ↑ Captain Vorpatril's Alliance chapter 18