For over ten thousand years the ArcWays have slumbered, lost to the ages and buried under the sediments of time on many worlds.  But now they are rediscovered and utilized by Humanity, and a united stellar neighborhood is the ultimate result.  And such a League of Worlds will be needed, for as old as the ArcWays are, they contain a terrible force billions of years older, and it will not rest once awakened.

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Timeline:  A by and large Earth-centric timeline of the universe in general, with more specific information on the Local Neighborhood as one nears the present time of the setting.  last updated May 25, 2008

The Shostak Institute of Sapiency and Exobiology:  The Galaxy is filled with life, but intelligent forms are comparatively rare.  Yet, in the Local Neighborhood, through the actions of other species, there are several different forms.

Encyclopædia Planetæ: The League of Worlds spans many star systems throughout the Local Neighborhood.  And there are other systems of interest as well, some as close as Sol's backyard, while some others are to be found across the Galaxy.

The ArcBuilder Universe is a science fiction project established an authored and copyrighted © by John M. and Margo L. Dollan 2002-2008
Content by John M. Dollan
Title graphic © by John M. Dollan
Additional contributions by Neal Aaron, David Bellomy, Ares Johnson, Somes Jung Hallinan
This page first uploaded January 9, 2006
Most recent update for this page May 25, 2008