Expansion: The History of the Galaxy is a science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 book series by Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n writer Andrey Livadny

Andrey Livadny

Andrey Lvovich Livadny is a Russian military science fiction writer. His works were first published in 1998 and include several novels as well as a number of tales and short stories. Most of his works are merged into The History of the Galaxy series, which embraces human development over the next...

. With the plot span between 23rd

23rd century

The 23rd century is the century of the Christian Era or Common Era which, in the Gregorian calendar, begins on January 1, 2201 and ends on December 31, 2300.-List of the long total solar eclipses:* July 27, 2204: Solar eclipse, , of saros 139....

 and 39th centuries

39th century

The 39th century of the anno Domini era will span from January 1, 3801–December 31, 3900 of the Gregorian calendar. It will be the ninth century of the 4th millennium....

, 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 war

Interstellar war

In fiction, an interstellar war is a war between combatants whose respective headquarters lie in different planetary systems. It is a popular plot device in science fiction, especially in the space opera subgenre. An intergalactic war refers to war between combatants of different galaxies...

s, contacts with alien

Extraterrestrial life

Extraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...

 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

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...

.

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 Novel A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....  / Narrative Narrative A narrative is a constructive format that describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to recount", and is related to the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled"...  / Short Story Short story A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
1	The Target	Мишень	—	2215 23rd century The 23rd century is the century of the Christian Era or Common Era which, in the Gregorian calendar, begins on January 1, 2201 and ends on December 31, 2300.-List of the long total solar eclipses:* July 27, 2204: Solar eclipse, , of saros 139....	Narrative
2	The Gemini Sign	Знак Близнецов	—	2217	Narrative
3	Precursors ("The Planet of the Blue Devils")	Предтечи («Планета голубых дьяволов»)	—	2304 24th century The 24th century of the anno Domini era will span from January 1, 2301–December 31, 2400 of the Gregorian calendar. Unlike most century years, the year 2400 is a leap year, and the first century leap year since 2000....	Narrative
4	Dabog	Дабог	—	2607 27th century The 27th century of the anno Domini era will span from January 1, 2601–December 31, 2700 of the Gregorian calendar.-List of the long total solar eclipses:* August 28, 2603 : Solar eclipse, , of saros 164....	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 28th century The 28th century of the anno Domini era will span from January 1, 2701–December 31, 2800 of the Gregorian calendar. Unlike most century years, the year 2800 is a leap year, and the first century leap year since 2400....	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 30th century The 30th century of the annus Domini era will span from January 1, 2901–December 31, 3000 of the Gregorian calendar.-2968:* The Helium Centennial Time Columns Monument in Amarillo, Texas, contains four separate time capsules, the last of which is intended to be opened 1000 years after the...	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 37th century The 37th century of the anno Domini era will span from January 1, 3601–December 31, 3700 of the Gregorian calendar. It will be the seventh century of the 4th millennium.-Fiction:...	Novel
25	Paradise Lost	Потерянный рай	John Mitchell St. Ivo	3705 38th century The 38th century of the Anno Domini era will span from January 1, 3701–December 31, 3800 of the Gregorian calendar. It will be the eighth century of the 4th millennium.-Astronomical events:...	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 39th century The 39th century of the anno Domini era will span from January 1, 3801–December 31, 3900 of the Gregorian calendar. It will be the ninth century of the 4th millennium....	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) The Last of the Immortals The Last of the Immortals is a military science fiction novel written by the Russian science fiction writer Andrey Livadny as part of his The History of the Galaxy series...	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
  Ben Browder
  Robert Benedic "Ben" Browder is an American actor and writer, best known for his roles as John Crichton in Farscape and Cameron Mitchell in Stargate SG-1.-Early life:...
  
  .

External links

Official site

• http://expansion.net.ua/index_en.html MMORPG
  MMORPG
  Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....
  
  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).