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This is a list of fictional galactic communities who are space-faring, in contact with one or more space-faring civilizations or are part of a larger government, coalition, republic, organization or alliance of two or more separate space-faring civilizations.
Galactic empires are a science fiction setting trope, in which most or all of the habitable planets in the setting's galaxy are ruled by a single centralized political entity. Galactic empires most frequently appear in works in the sub-genres of science fantasy and space opera, although they may appear in other sub-genres as well. Works ...
The Galactic Empire, also known simply as the Empire, is a fictional autocracy featured in the Star Wars franchise. Introduced in the 1977 film Star Wars , it is the main antagonistic faction of the original trilogy , which also includes The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983).
Starport: Galactic Empires: 2004 PlayTechTonics, Inc. PlayTechTonics, Inc. Windows MMORPG, free to play, with optional items able to be bought with real money [citation needed] Star Wars Galaxies: 2003 Sony Online Entertainment, Electronic Arts Japan LucasArts: Windows MMORPG [citation needed] Starglider 2: 1988 Argonaut Software Ltd. Rainbird ...
The book is part of Asimov's Galactic Empire series and takes place before the actual founding of the Galactic Empire, before even Trantor becomes important. It starts with a young man attending the University of Earth. Biron Farrill is the son of the greatest nobleman on the planet Nephelos, one of the Nebula Kingdoms. The story starts with ...
The story takes place during the process of Trantor's rise from a large regional power to a galaxy-wide empire, unifying millions of worlds.The approximate date is around the year 11,000 AD (originally 34,500 AD, according to Asimov's early 1950s chronology), when the Trantorian Empire encompasses roughly half of the galaxy.
Pebble in the Sky became the basis for the Galactic Empire series. Then, at some unknown date (prior to writing Foundation's Edge) Asimov decided to merge the Foundation/Galactic Empire series with his Robot series. Thus, all three series are set in the same universe, giving them a combined length of 18 novels, and a total of about 1,500,000 words.
The Galactic Empire dominates the galaxy the series is set in and rule it with the help of brutal enforcement carried out by the foot soldiers known as stormtroopers. The Galactic Empire is later reformed under the name of the First Order, who continue the totalitarian and authoritarian practices of their predecessor.