Humanx Commonwealth


The Humanx Commonwealth is a fictional interstellar ethical/political entity featured in the science fiction novels of Alan Dean Foster. The Commonwealth takes its name from its two major sapient species, who jointly inhabit Commonwealth planets and administer both the political and religious/ethical aspects. They are the humans of the planet Earth and the insectoid Thranx who dwell upon Hivehom. The Commonwealth is described as a progressive, well-intentioned liberal democracy spanning many star systems, and is somewhat similar to the United Federation of Planets from Star Trek. The Humanx Commonwealth is notable for its portrayal of a human–alien relationship that is not just mutually beneficial but symbiotic, allowing an amalgamation of the two species.

Commonwealth stories

Midworld Cachalot Nor Crystal Tears Voyage to the City of the Dead Sentenced to Prism The Howling Stones Drowning World

Stories featuring Flinx

The Tar-Aiym Krang Bloodhype Orphan Star The End of the Matter

Icerigger trilogy

Icerigger Mission to Moulokin The Deluge Drivers
  • "Chilling"

Founding of the Commonwealth

Phylogenesis Dirge

Timeline

Nor Crystal Tears prequel Phylogenesis Founding of the Commonwealth 1 Dirge Founding of the Commonwealth 2 Diuturnity's Dawn Founding of the Commonwealth 3 Voyage to the City of the Dead The Emoman Short story Midworld Icerigger Icerigger 1 For Love of Mother-Not Pip and Flinx 1 The Tar-Aiym Krang Pip and Flinx 2 Mission to Moulokin Icerigger 2 Orphan Star Pip and Flinx 3 The Deluge Drivers Icerigger 3Chilling Icerigger short story The End of the Matter Pip and Flinx 4Snake Eyes Pip and Flinx short story Flinx in Flux Pip and Flinx 5 Mid-Flinx Pip and Flinx 6 Reunion Pip and Flinx 7Sideshow Pip and Flinx short story Drowning World Quofum Flinx's Folly Pip and Flinx 8 Sliding Scales Pip and Flinx 9Growth Pip and Flinx short storyRunning from the Deity Pip and Flinx 10 Bloodhype Pip and Flinx 11 Trouble Magnet Pip and Flinx 12 The Howling Stones Patrimony Pip and Flinx 13 Sentenced to Prism Cachalot Mid-Death Flinx Transcendent Pip and Flinx 14Strange Music Pip and Flinx 15

Adaptations

In 1987, Steve Jackson Games published the GURPS Humanx sourcebook for their GURPS roleplaying game.
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