Raj Whitehall (The General) #1-2 & #3-5 omnibuses by S.M. Stirling, David Drake, Tony Daniel
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Overview: The first five books are set on the planet Bellevue, previously part of a high-technology galactic civilization (the Federation). Interstellar civilization collapsed during "The Fall", when extensive civil war greatly reduced the planet’s technology level. Technology has redeveloped only slowly: the most advanced groups have reached the level of double-expansion steam engines, wrapped-brass-cartridges breech-loading rifles (Martini-Henry lock or very similar) and lever-action carbines, cast-steel breech-loading cannon, simple revolvers, etc. Progress is slow: the breech-loading rifle design has not changed for over two hundred years, and other groups still use flintlock or percussion cap weapons.
The concept of computer technology has become the basis of religion throughout the world, the Spirit of Man, with priestly Hierarchs, Sysups, and an Inquisition called the Anti-Viral Cleansers. This religion is split into two competing sects: The Spirit of Man of the Stars, the state religion of the Civil Government, and Spirit of Man of This Earth, which is more popular among the barbarian Military Governments. The people of Bellevue speak various evolved dialects, including Sponglish, Spanjol, Namerique and Paytoiz, with elements of English, French and Spanish apparent. At the time of the Fall the planet had no horses, so now cavalry is mounted on thousand-pound dogs of various breeds.
The books begin in the Year of the Fall 1103, when the protagonist Raj Whitehall and his friend Thom Poplanich stumble on a still-working remnant of the old technology, the quantum supercomputer "Center", which Raj and Thom regard as an angel. Center describes itself as a "sentient artificial entity of photonic subsystems tasked with the politico-military supervision" of Bellevue. Center charges Whitehall with uniting Bellevue and provides him, through a constant mental link, with predictive visions that simulate probable situational outcomes, historical data, eidetic memory, and minor enhancements to physical abilities including accuracy with firearms. Raj couples these assets with his own charisma and skill to become an extremely effective military leader. Meanwhile, his wife Suzette quietly uses her own highly developed court intrigue skills to neutralize Raj’s political foes and obstacles behind the scenes, compensating for his more direct tactics.
Center keeps Thom in suspended animation within its sanctum, explaining that he will otherwise probably be the victim of political assassination before long, and begins to educate him in matters more related to civil administration. As Raj acknowledges (and Center’s projections confirm), he would not be an effective civilian leader, but Thom—the legitimate heir, with the assistance of Raj and Center—will.
Genre: Fiction > Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Raj Whitehall 01-02 Hope Reborn
Contains Raj Whitehall series opening novels The Forge and The Hammer together in one volume. A young hero overcomes implacable foes to lead a planet fallen into a dark age back to the high point of its lost technological civilization.
Raj Whitehall 03-04-05 Conqueror
Raj Whitehall has led his men across the fact of the planet Belivue to one victory over the barbarian nations after another, until he is close to achieving his secret mission: resurrecting interstellar civilisation with the help of the ancient battle computer Center, which whispers at the back of Raj’s mind, giving him superhuman counsel and advice. There’s only one problem – Raj’s overlord, whose paranoid suspicion of Raj has grown with every famous victory, until now he has room for only one thought: Raj Whitehall must die…
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The Raj Whitehall 01 – 09 as individual books see here:https://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?f=1293&t=4146396&hilit=Men+Against+the+Stars
and Raj Whitehall 10 here:https://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?f=1293&t=3478237&hilit=The+Savior+Tony+Daniel+David+Drake
Raj Whitehall 07 – 08 Hope Reformed omnibus is here: https://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?f=1293&t=2817964&hilit=Hope+Reformed+S.+M.+Stirling+David+Drake
