Solar System Federation
Names: Solar System FederationFederation GovernmentSolar System Federation Government
First appears in Book 3: Death's End, chapter 63 (Bunker Era, Year 11 Bunker World)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 3: Death's End
- Ch 63Every space city is politically equivalent to a state, and the four clusters form the Federation; the old UN evolved into the Federation Government.
- Ch 65The Federation regards lightspeed ships as illegal and a threat to Bunker World stability, and authorized taking over Halo City and the accelerator.
- Ch 65After the incident it declared the Halo Group illegal, confiscated its property, took the accelerator, occupied Halo City, and arrested over three hundred people.
- Ch 68It did not publicize the sighting after three earlier false alarms; fewer than a thousand people knew.
- Ch 69It issued the formal attack alert and repealed all laws against Escapism, while vowing to carry out its duties until the end.
- Ch 70The Federation Government's official communications ended when Earth was flattened; it failed to fulfill its promise to serve until the end of the Solar System.
- Ch 70The government tolerated the Mercury base's small experiments and cooperated on large-scale curvature propulsion tests, without repealing the laws against lightspeed ships.
- Ch 70The Federation Government collaborated secretly with the Halo Group on curvature engines after discovering the secret of lightspeed trails, but too late.
Connections
Key moments
- Book 3 · Ch 65Aftermath and Wade's execution
The Federation reveals the captured bullets, dissolves the Halo Group, arrests its leaders and sentences Wade to death. Cheng Xin visits him; he thanks her for cigars, and is executed by laser.
- Book 3 · Ch 69Dark forest attack alert issued
The Federation president announces the dimensional strike, estimated to take eight to ten days, with no chance of escape.