Credits

The following elements of the Vaster setting were inspired by the works and authors listed here:

The Sugar Stars — the Culture series by Iain M. Banks

Neo-humansThe Seedling Stars by James Blish

The Institutes — the Uplift series by David Brin

Genarchies such as the Barudani — the Vorkosigan series by Lois McMasters Bujold (the Cetagandan haut)

Gestators — the Vorkosigan series by Lois McMasters Bujold, uterine replicators

Neo-beasts — Golden Key Comics, the comic Magnus, Robot Fighter: 4000 AD

Patharchy — the Dune series by Frank Herbert, the Bene Gesserit "Weirding Way"

Physics paradigmsThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn

Darbrin Klo status — the Space Trilogy by C. S. Lewis, the spiritual hierarchy of aliens

The Vegan Confederacy (lifted wholesale, complete with Zone Agents) — Agent of Vega by James H. Schmidt

The Core — the Hub series by James H. Schmidt

Hypercompetents — the Instrumentality series by Cordwainer Smith, the Lords of the Instrumentality

AI neurodynamics — the Instrumentality series by Cordwainer Smith, the brain-based robots

The xenological index — the Sector General series by James White, the physiology codes

The Fralthans and Gargians index — the Sector General series by James White, the Tralthans and the Kelgians

Concilian ChristianityThe Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolf, the titles of "Conciliator" for Christ and "Pantocrator" for God


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