Welcome to the Tales of the Terran Republic Wiki[]
This is a wiki about the science fiction universe created by Chuck Gannon in his stories and novels of the Terran Republic
Dr. Charles E. Gannon is an American writer and a former Professor of English at St. Bonaventure University. More about Charles Gannon
Dr. Gannon discusses some of the choices behind how and why he writes. Writing Choices. Command & Control Considerations
A new interview with Dr. Gannon by Brad Torgerson
UPDATE: Congratulations are in order. Trial by Fire has been nominated for a Nebula Award!
Books of the Terran Republic[]
Caine Riordan novels[]
These are written by Dr. Gannon and published by Baen.
- Fire with Fire (2013)
- Trial by Fire (2014)
- Raising Caine (2015)
- Caine's Mutiny (2017)
- Marque of Caine (2019)
- Endangered Species (2023)
- Protected Species (Due December 2023)
Murphy's Lawless novels[]
These are collaborations with several other authors.
- Murphy's Lawless (2020; with Griffin Barber, Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey, Mike Massa, Kevin Ikenberry and Kacey Ezell)
- Watch the Skies (2021; with Kevin Ikenberry, Kacey Ezell and William Alan Webb)
- Mission Critical (2023; with Griffin Barber, Chris Kennedy and Mike Massa)
Anthologies[]
- Lost Signals of the Terran Republic (2019; collection edited by Dr. Gannon)
The World of the Terran Republic[]
Tales of the Terran Republic is based on a series of novels written about a near future where Earth finds itself in first contact with a established set of advanced alien societies. Each of these societies look at Earth as a pawn in their own power struggles. Some see Terrans as enemies and some as a allies. Discovering which is which is the tricky part.
You can explore these exciting stories in Chuck's novels starting with Fire With Fire and followed by Trial by Fire.
The races discovered (so far) include: (Caution! Links go to pages containing information from the books, including some spoilers for those who haven't read them yet.)
Hkh'Rkh
Ktor
Latest activity[]
Take a ride into orbit on one of the runway-runway launch systems operating in the world of Fire With Fire! This vision of space technology in one possible future of 2115 AD is ad-free eye-candy only. Enjoy!