Agent of the Imperium
Published on 14. December 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-9821-2507-3 (ISBN)
Description
Jonathan Bland is a Decider, empowered by the
Emperor himself to deal with the inevitable crises of an empire. In the service
of the Empire, he has killed more people than anyone in the history of Humanity,
to save a hundred times as many. He died centuries ago, but they reactivate his
recorded personality whenever a new threat appears. When the crisis is over,
they expect he will meekly return to
oblivion.
He has other
ideas.
The chronicle of Bland reveals
secrets of the history of the star-spanning Third Imperium and spans 400 years
from early Imperium (about year 300) through the mid-post Civil War period
(about year 700) touching known and unknown events you may have encountered in
your own reading of the Imperium: everyday events, political intrigue, deadly
dangers, Arbellatra, Capital, Encyclopediopolis, the Karand's Palace, and a
Tigress-class Dreadnought.
If you know
the Traveller science-fiction role-playing game, then some of this is already
familiar; if not, no matter-this story introduces the vast human-dominated
interstellar empire of the far future in ways only the designer and chronicler
of this particular universe can.
Emperor himself to deal with the inevitable crises of an empire. In the service
of the Empire, he has killed more people than anyone in the history of Humanity,
to save a hundred times as many. He died centuries ago, but they reactivate his
recorded personality whenever a new threat appears. When the crisis is over,
they expect he will meekly return to
oblivion.
He has other
ideas.
The chronicle of Bland reveals
secrets of the history of the star-spanning Third Imperium and spans 400 years
from early Imperium (about year 300) through the mid-post Civil War period
(about year 700) touching known and unknown events you may have encountered in
your own reading of the Imperium: everyday events, political intrigue, deadly
dangers, Arbellatra, Capital, Encyclopediopolis, the Karand's Palace, and a
Tigress-class Dreadnought.
If you know
the Traveller science-fiction role-playing game, then some of this is already
familiar; if not, no matter-this story introduces the vast human-dominated
interstellar empire of the far future in ways only the designer and chronicler
of this particular universe can.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Riverdale
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
456 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-9821-2507-3 (9781982125073)
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Marc Miller is an award-winning game designer with experience reaching back forty years. He has published more than seventy titles and hasn't yet stopped.
He playtested John Hill's original Squad Leader; he once slept overnight in Jim Dunnigan's office; he (well, his company) published a game by Gary Gygax. He designed one of the Europa Series games. He once won a Hunt For Red October naval miniatures game refereed by Tom Clancy. He was a founding member of the legendary Game Designers' Workshop?
He designed Traveller, the best-selling science-fiction role-playing game of all time.
Marc was the second role-playing game designer inducted into the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame (of course, Gary Gygax was the first), and his role-playing game Traveller is in the Hall of Fame in its own name.
Marc lives in Illinois with his wife, Darlene .
He playtested John Hill's original Squad Leader; he once slept overnight in Jim Dunnigan's office; he (well, his company) published a game by Gary Gygax. He designed one of the Europa Series games. He once won a Hunt For Red October naval miniatures game refereed by Tom Clancy. He was a founding member of the legendary Game Designers' Workshop?
He designed Traveller, the best-selling science-fiction role-playing game of all time.
Marc was the second role-playing game designer inducted into the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame (of course, Gary Gygax was the first), and his role-playing game Traveller is in the Hall of Fame in its own name.
Marc lives in Illinois with his wife, Darlene .