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NameTypeQuadrantNamesakeBookYearVietnamNotes
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AsimovSFF WriterAsimovIsaac AsimovFoundation1951OPPOSE
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BlishSFF WriterAsimovJames BlishA Case of Conscience1958OPPOSE
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BrinSFF WriterAsimovDavid BrinStartide Rising1983
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CardSFF WriterAsimovOrson Scott CardEnder's Game1985
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ClarkeSFF WriterAsimovArthur C. ClarkeChildhood's End1953
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CrichtonSFF WriterAsimovMichael CrichtonJurassic Park1990
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EllisonSFF WriterAsimovHarlan Ellison
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
1967OPPOSEShort story collection
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FosterSFF WriterAsimovAlan Dean FosterSpellsinger1983Also well known for his sci-fi adaptations including Star Wars, Star Trek and Alien
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GibsonSFF WriterAsimovWilliam GibsonNeuromancer1984
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PiperSFF WriterAsimovHenry Beam PiperSpace Viking1963
Novaya Kiev C; Enigma system attacked by the Kilrathi, only mentioned on the losing path; as the other dialogue references are not included on the WCUM it's likely Piper is present only because of the incredible coincidence that it is also SFF writer's name
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PohlSFF WriterAsimovFrederik PohlThe Space Merchants 1953
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PournelleSFF WriterAsimovJerry PournelleA Spaceship for the King1973SUPPORT
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RobinsonSFF WriterAsimovSpider RobinsonStardance 1979Coauthored with Jeanne Robinson
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SterlingSFF WriterAsimovBruce SterlingSchismatrix 1985
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VonnegutSFF WriterAsimovKurt VonnegutSlaughterhouse-Five1969
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KalvanUnknownAsimov
May be a reference to H. Beam Piper's Kalvan series which begins in Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen (1965)
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SalaynaUnknownAsimov
May be a reference to a star (and starship) which appear in Franz Joseph's Star Fleet Technical Manual (1975)
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DefianceWord/ConceptAsimovToo broad a term to determine a reference
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GrillsEmployeeGrillsJeff Grills
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HillemanEmployeeGrillsRichard Hilleman
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IrvingEmployeeGrillsRob Irving
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Heaven's GateMythologyGrillsChristian; the afterlifeExisting system from Wing Commander II; also a Michael Cimino film (1980)
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Novaya KievGeographyGrillsUkranian cityExisting system from Wing Commander II
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PembrokeGeographyGrillsWelsh townExisting system from Special Operations 1
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AxisMythologyGrillsGreek; river godExisting system from Wing Commander IV; misspelled ("Axius")
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CallimachiusMythologyGrills
Greek; historical scholar & poet
Existing system from Wing Commander IV; misspelled ("Callimachus")
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SpeardonMythologyGrillsChristian; Saint SpyridonExisting system from Wing Commander IV; misspelled ("Speradon")
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CabreaWord/ConceptGrillsSpanish for "pissed off"Existing system from Wing Commander II
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CardellWord/ConceptGrillsSmall gardenExisting system from Wing Commander III; misspelled ("Gardel")
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VespusGrillsExisting system from Wing Commander III
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IsaacEmployeeIsaacPaul Isaac
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SheltonEmployee(s)IsaacMultiple Sheltons worked on Wing Commander games including Scott, Jeff, Peter and Tobin
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GwyneddGeographyIsaacWelsh countyExisting system from Wing Commander II
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Ghorah KharKilrathi NameIsaacExisting system from Wing Commander II
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K'arakhKilrathi NameIsaacMay derive from Kilrathi intoxicant "arakh leaves"
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K'tithrak MangKilrathi NameIsaacExisting system from Wing Commander II
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Trk'HarnaKilrathi NameIsaacKilrathi Word
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TelamonMythologyIsaacGreek; one of the ArgonautsExisting system from Wing Commander IV
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RigelReal Star SystemIsaacExisting system from Special Operations 1
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TeslaScientistIsaacNikola TeslaExisting system from Wing Commander II
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BradburySFF WriterIsaacRay BradburyMartian Chronicles, The1950OPPOSE
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HarrisonSFF WriterIsaacHarry HarrisonThe Stainless Steel Rat1961OPPOSE
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NivenSFF WriterIsaacLarry NivenRingworld1970SUPPORTExisting system from Wing Commander II
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ZelanznySFF WriterIsaacRoger ZelaznyLord of Light1967Misspelled on WCU map
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RaceneUnknownIsaac
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RepleetahUnknownIsaacExisting system from Wing Commander III
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EnigmaWord/ConceptIsaac
References the mystery of its black hole
Existing system from Wing Commander II
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RoddenberrySFF WriterRoddenberryGene RoddenberryStar Trek: The Motion Picture1979OPPOSELikely included for Star Trek in general, the novelization of TMP is his only prose fiction credit
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MustakasEmployeeRoddenberrySean Mustakas
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DysonScientistRoddenberryFreeman Dyson
Proposed the Dyson Sphere in "Search for Artificial Stellar Sources of Infrared Radiation" (1960)
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AdamsSFF WriterRoddenberryDouglas Adams
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The
1979
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BlakeSFF WriterRoddenberryWilliam Blake
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
1789
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DrakeSFF WriterRoddenberryDavid DrakeHammer's Slammers1979
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GerroldSFF WriterRoddenberryDavid GerroldA Matter for Men1983
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HaldemanSFF WriterRoddenberryJoe HaldemanForever War, The1974
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HeinleinSFF WriterRoddenberryRobert HeinleinStarship Troopers1959SUPPORT
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HerbertSFF WriterRoddenberryFrank HerbertDune1965
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LucasSFF WriterRoddenberryGeorge LucasStar Wars1976
Likely included for Star Trek in general, the novelization of A New Hope is his only prose fiction credit (it was ghost written by fellow Enigma namesake Alan Dean Foster)
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McCaffreySFF WriterRoddenberryAnne McCaffreyDragonflight1968
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SpielbergSFF WriterRoddenberrySteven Spielberg
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Likely included for his directorial work, the novelization of CEot3K is his only prose fiction credit (it was ghost written by Leslie Waller)
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SteakleySFF WriterRoddenberryJohn SteakleyArmor1984
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StirlingSFF WriterRoddenberryS.M. StirlingMarching Through Georgia1988
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ArramanUnknownRoddenberry
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LangstonUnknownRoddenberry
Unclear but it may be an Origin-related name; background chatter in the 1999 Wing Commander movie mentions a TCS Langston
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ExileWord/ConceptRoddenberry
Too broad a term to determine a reference, though it is evocative of a potential story that would prompt the name
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WetlandWord/ConceptRoddenberryToo broad a term to determine a reference
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MidianEmployeeUnknown
Musical name for Marc Schaefgen & Dana Glover
Mentioned in WC2 but not listed on the WCU map; Novaya Kiev C; Enigma system attacked by the Kilrathi, only mentioned on the winning path
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SharmGeographyUnknownEgyptian city
Mentioned in SO1 but not listed on the WCU map; Ghorah Khar 2 B; close to Ghorah Khar (Isaac); Paladin plans to travel there to monitor approach vectors of Kilrathi fleet approaching GK
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TalbotGeographyUnknownWelsh town
Mentioned in WC2 but not listed on the WCU map; Novaya Kiev D & Novaya Kiev (L) D; one jump from Novaya Kiev (Grills Quadrant)
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Fiddler's GreenMythologyUnknownEnglish; afterlife for mariners
Mentioned in WC2 but not listed on the WCU map; Novaya Kiev C & Novaya Kiev (L) C; Enigma system attacked by the Kilrathi
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NiffleheimMythologyUnknownNorse; land of ice and coldMentioned in WC2 but not listed on the WCU map