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Honorverse What do the various planets/regions of the Honorverse sound like to you? (Asked Tue Sep 20, 2011) January 2014
Honorverse What exactly can a treecat pick up from a human, and how useful would it be in a court of law? (Asked Tue Sep 13, 2011) January 2014
Honorverse How does missile telemetry and guidance work? (Asked Thu Aug 18, 2011) January 2014
Honorverse Does the Solarian League as presently constituted a government? It seems more like a free trade pact with mutual defense clauses thrown in. (Asked Mon Aug 08, 2011) January 2014
Honorverse How is impeller wedge power related to sidewall strength? (Asked Tue May 24, 2011) December 2013
Honorverse Why is there legalized dueling in the Star Kingdom? (Asked Mon May 23, 2011) December 2013
Safehold Given the sort of attention Merlin's appearance draws, what sort of ethnical distribution is there on Safehold? (Asked Sat Dec 07, 2013) December 2013
Safehold Why was Kau-yung surprised by the orbital bombardment system? (Asked Wed Dec 04, 2013) December 2013
Safehold What kind of mobility and logistics is available on Safehold compared to human history? (Asked Wed Oct 30, 2013) December 2013
General Why do you write so much about empires or monarchies? (Asked Wed Sep 04, 2013) December 2013