The History of the Galaxy

Expansion: The History of the Galaxy (Russian: "История Галактики", Istoriya Galaktiki) is a science fiction book series by Russian writer Andrey Livadny. With the plot span between 23rd and 39th centuries, it embraces several novels, tales and stories, some of which are within the five collected stories.

There are several basic plotlines that have the most impact on the series. These include devastating interstellar wars, contacts with alien races, collapse and rebirth of civilizations, etc. All these are intertwined to bring the galaxy to life.

Morality is also central to many of the novels, especially morality in relation to artificial intelligence.

List of novels

NOTE: The novels are listed in the chronological order of the story, not the publishing dates.

Number	English Title	Russian Title	Sub-series	Year(s)	Novel / Narrative / Short Story
1	The Target	Мишень	—	2215	Narrative
2	The Gemini Sign	Знак Близнецов	—	2217	Narrative
3	Precursors ("The Planet of the Blue Devils")	Предтечи («Планета голубых дьяволов»)	—	2304	Narrative
4	Dabog	Дабог	—	2607	Novel
5	The Estrangement Zone	Зона отчуждения	—	2607 - 2608	Novel
6	The Return of the Gods	Возвращение богов	—	2608	Narrative
7	Fort Stellar	Форт Стеллар	—	2608 - 2670	Short story
8	The Island of Hope	Остров Надежды	—	2609 - 2717	Novel
9	The Fortune Troops	Десант на Счастье	—	2617 - 2720	Narrative
10	Serv-Battalion	Серв-батальон	—	2624 - 2635	Novel
11	Mercenary	Наёмник	Mercenary	2634 - 2647	Novel
12	Earth - The Eternal City	Вечный город – Земля	—	2635	Short story
13	The Faraway Star	Далёкая Звезда	—	2635	Narrative
14	Repeated Colonization	Повторная колонизация	—	2636	Narrative
15	Omicron	Омикрон	—	2636 - 2641	Novel
16	Virtual Reality	Виртуалка	—	2637	Narrative
17	Natalie	Натали	—	2637	Narrative
18	The Last Boundary ("Shiran Cluster")	Последний Рубеж («Скопление Ширана»)	—	2637	Novel
19	Mercenary: The Flame of Hope	Наёмник. Пламя надежды	Mercenary	2648	Novel
20	Mercenary: The Limits of the Possible	Наёмник. Грань возможного	Mercenary	2650	Novel
21	The Black Moon	Черная Луна	—	2717	Novel
22	Meeting with God	Свидание с богом	—	2907	Narrative
23	Cyberhag (AKA Special Mission)	Киберхаг (или Особое заданий)	—	2943	Novel
24	A Rose for a Cyborg	Роза для киборга	John Mitchell St. Ivo	3699	Novel
25	Paradise Lost	Потерянный рай	John Mitchell St. Ivo	3705	Novel
26	The Galactic Vortex	Галактический вихрь	—	3727	Novel
27	Demeter	Деметра	Mother	3750	Novel
28	Transport to Beezlebub	Транспорт до Везелвула	—	3771	Novel
29	The Third Race	Третья раса	—	3774 - 3794	Novel
30	The Orion Nebula	Туманность Ориона	—	3782	Novel
31	Raven	Райвен	John Mitchell St. Ivo	3785	Narrative
32	Natural Selection	Естественный отбор	Mother	3787	Short story
33	The Spiral	Cпираль	Mother	3790 - 3800	Novel
34	Craft 618	Борт 618	Living Space	3801	Novel
35	Living Space	Жизненное пространство	Living Space	3802	Novel
36	The Black Oasis	Черный Оазис	—	3805	Short story
37	Relict	Реликт	—	3807	Short story
38	True Superiority	Реальное превосходство	—	3809	Short story
39	The Verge of Reality	Грань реальности	—	3820	Novel
40	The Dream of the Mind	Сон разума	—	3825	Novel
41	The Bridge over the Chasm	Мост через Бездну	John Mitchell St. Ivo	3827	Novel
42	The Soul of the "Loner"	Душа Одиночки	—	3828	Novel
43	The Dawn at Arax	Заря над Араксом	—	3830	Novel
44	Cyberspace	Киберпространство	Living Space	3840	Novel
45	The Purgatory	Чистилище	—	3841	Short story
46	Crimson Skies	Багровые Небеса	—	3845	Novel
47	Advance Post	Форпост	—	3847	Novel
48	The Outcast	Отверженный	—	3848	Short story
49	The Cold Flame of Erigon	Холодное пламя Эригона	—	3851	Novel
50	Retaliatory Strike (The Last of the Immortals)	Ответный удар (Последний из бессмертных)	—	3860	Novel
51	First World	Первый Мир	—	3865	Novel
52	Backup Spaceport	Резервный космодром	Mechanoforms	3867	Novel
53	Absolute Enemy	Абсолютный враг	Mechanoforms	3867	Novel
54	Rain	Дождь	—	3875-3990	Narrative

Trivia

• One of the covers for the novel The Dawn at Arax features a likeness of the actor Ben Browder.

External links

• (English) Official site
• [1] MMORPG being created based on the storylines of the novels.
• Deep Space Shadow – Series of online RPGs loosely based on the novels (Russian).
• Spheroid Base – Fan-created encyclopedia (Russian).