Old Man's War · Location
Roanoke Colony
- planet
- colonial settlement
Colonial Union colony world settled in two waves, later abandoned after a Conclave threat, now a historical reference rather than an active setting.
- Type
- planet
- Style
- colonial settlement
- First appears
- Book 7 · Ch. 1
- Books
- 1
Roanoke Colony begins as a bold, double-wave settlement project designed to secure humanity's foothold among the stars, but its story quickly becomes one of abandonment and haunting legacy. After the Conclave's ultimatum forces the Colonial Union to withdraw, the once-thriving world is left to the elements and to history, its empty streets and silent fields serving as a stark reminder of the precariousness of colonial expansion. By the time of The Shattering Peace, Roanoke is no longer a living colony but a cautionary tale referenced by diplomats and soldiers alike, its name evoking both the ambition and the cost of humanity's interstellar struggle.
History
BOOK 7The Shattering Peace
Colonial Union colony world settled in two waves, later abandoned after a Conclave threat, now a historical reference rather than an active setting.
Appearances
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