Interstellar colonies refers all human-colonized worlds outside of the Sol system.
The colonies began to be formed after the opening of the Ring network providing access to 1,373 new systems with most of these containing one to three habitable worlds[1].
Known colonies & systems[]
Most important colonies & systems[]
Note: fm = first mentioned (book.chapter)
| Colony / Planet | System | fm | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auberon | Auberon system | 7.01 | Worked on converting local biosphere into substrate compatible with Earth crops. |
| Al-Halub | Bara Gaon system[2] | 8.08 | Bara Gaon 6 |
| Bara Gaon 5[3] | Bara Gaon system[2] | 9.28 | |
| Bara Gaon Complex[4] | Bara Gaon system[2] | 7.08 | Orbits Bara Gaon 5 |
| Freehold | Freehold system | 7.01 | Settled by armed colonists strongly opposed to central authority and strongly supportive of individual rights and freedom. |
| Ilus / New Terra | Ilus system | 4.00 | |
| Laconia | Laconia system | 5.52 |
Other known colonies & systems[]
Note: pn = presumed name / pl = presumed location / fm = first mentioned (book.chapter)
| Colony / Planet | System | fm | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agratha (pn) | Agratha system[5] | 9.45 | |
| Arcadia (pn) | Arcadia system[6] | 6.50 | |
| Asylum | Asylum system[7] | 7.46 | One of the first colonies to subordinate to Laconia.[8] |
| Athens | Athens system[9] | 7.46 | |
| Báifàn (pn) | Báifàn system[10] | 9.06 | |
| Behrenhold (pn) | Behrenhold system[11] | 9.24 | |
| Castila | Castila system (pl) | 7.01 | The freighter Savage Landing operated out of this colony.[12] |
| Chrysanthemum | Unknown | 7.46 | One of the first colonies to subordinate to Laconia.[8] |
| Unknown | Clarke system[13] | 9.38 | |
| Corazón Sagrado[14] | Corazón Sagrado system | 7.10 | Known for its massive underwater transport arches. |
| Dobridomov | Dobridomov system[15] | 9.e | |
| Eudoxia | Eudoxia system (pl) | 6.54 | After the Free Navy Conflict, Eudoxia was one of the largest colonies with one thousand inhabitants.[16] |
| Farhome (pn) | Farhome system[17] | 8.25 | |
| Félicité | Félicité system | 7.46 | One of the first colonies to subordinate to Laconia.[8] |
| Firdaws[18] | Unknown | 5.18 | Colonized before Free Navy Conflict. |
| Fusang[14] | Fusang system (pl) | 7.10 | Known for its Psychoactive seedpods. |
| Galbraith (pn) | Galbraith system[19] | 9.14 | |
| Gedara (pn) | Gedara system | 8.21 | Features a high concentration of fissionables in the upper crust. The system is 8.5 light-years away from the stranded Thanjavur system.[20] |
| Gethen (pn) | Gethen system[21] | 8.35 | |
| Gossner (pn) | Gossner system[22] | 8.49 | |
| Unknown | Hakuseki system[23] | 9.40 | |
| Hamshalim (pn) | Hamshalim system[24] | 8.42 | |
| Harris (pn) | Harris system[25] | 9.1 | Location of an Underground shipyard. |
| Haza (pn) | Haza system[24] | 8.42 | |
| Hongdae (pn) | Hongdae system[11] | 9.24 | |
| Hope (pn) | Hope system | 8.28 | Colonies facing collapse of populations after Slow zone catastrophe.[26] |
| Jannah | Jannah system[27] | 10.1 | Filip Nagata stranded on this planet with other settlers after the collapse of the Ring network. |
| Jerusalem (pn) | Jerusalem system[28] | 5.51 | |
| Unknown | Kalma system[29] | 5.5 | |
| Konjin | Unkown | ||
| Kronos (pn) | Kronos system[25] | 9.1 | Large-scale palladium mining operations within the system. |
| Kunlun (pn) | Kunlun system[30] | 9.10 | |
| Larson (pn) | Larson system[31] | 9.33 | Location of an Underground shipyard.[31] |
| Longdune | Unknown | 6.22 | Colonized by Royal Charter Energy. |
| Magpie (pn) | Magpie system[32] | 9.25 | |
| Marais | Unknown | 7.37 | At some point after the Free Navy Conflict, the Roci crew became trapped on the planet.[33] |
| Navnan Ghar | Unknown | 8.11 | A large subterranean crystal complex can be found on the planet.[34] |
| Nieuwestad | Nieuwestad system[10] | 9.06 | |
| New Albion[26] | Unknown | 8.28 | Colonized before Slow zone catastrophe. |
| New Cyprus (pn) | New Cyprus system[21] | 8.35 | |
| New Eden[1] | Unknown | 8 (N) | |
| Abbassia | New Egypt system[35] | 6.22 | New Egypt IV. |
| New Egypt | New Egypt system[35] | 6.22 | Colonized by Royal Charter Energy. |
| New Greece (pn) | New Greece system[31] | 9.33 | |
| New Kashmir (pn) | New Kashmir system[28] | 5.51 | |
| New Mars[18] | Unknown | 5.18 | Colonized before Free Navy Conflict. |
| New Roma[36] | Unknown | 7.17 | One of the first colonies to subordinate to Laconia.[8] |
| New Spain | Unknown | 7.46 | One of the first colonies to subordinate to Laconia.[8] |
| New Triton[37] | Unknown | 5.35 | |
| Newbaker[38] | Unknown | 8.41 | Has a shipyard capable of building antipirate gunships. |
| Newhome[1] | Unknown | 8 (N) | |
| Nova Brasil[1] | Unknown | 8 (N) | |
| Nova Catalunya[1] | Unknown | 8 (N) | |
| Nuriel (pn) | Nuriel system[11] | 9.24 | Its gate in the slow zone is located approximately on the opposite side from the Freehold gate. Has some Underground resources.[11] |
| Nyingchi Xin | Unknown | 7.46 | One of the first colonies to subordinate to Laconia.[8] |
| Quivira (pn) | Quivira system[5] | 9.45 | |
| Pankaja (pn) | Pankaja system[32] | 9.25 | |
| Paradíso | Unknown | 7.46 | One of the first colonies to subordinate to Laconia.[8] |
| Paris[18] | Unknown | 5.18 | Colonized before the Free Navy Conflict. |
| Parker (pn) | Parker system[39] | 9.37 | |
| Pátria | Pátria system[7] | 7.46 | One of the first colonies to subordinate to Laconia.[8] |
| Persephone[14] | Unknown | 7.10 | Known for its light-bending moths. |
| Ríocht | Unknown | 7.46 | One of the first colonies to subordinate to Laconia.[8] |
| Samavasarana (pn) | Samavasarana system[40] | 9.08 | |
| San Esteban (pn) | San Esteban system | 6.22 | The RCE colony ship Minsky was on the way to this system before they were seized by Michio Pa's fleet.[41] The entire human population of the system is eventually wiped out by the Ring Entities. |
| Sanaang | Unknown | 8.08 | The planet had a minor election which unexpectedly went to the second-ranked candidate.[2] |
| Sanctuary (pn) | Sanctuary system[38] | 8.41 | |
| Unknown | Sao Paulo system[13] | 9.38 | |
| Saraswati | Tridevi system | 8.18 | The system has 2 more habitable planets with unknown names.[42] |
| Unknown | Seven Kings system[43] | 9.05 | |
| Sigurtá (pn) | Sigurtá system[24] | 8.42 | |
| Summer (pn) | Summer system[30] | 9.10 | |
| Unknown | Svarga Minor system[44] | 9.06 | |
| Unknown | Swarga Loka system[43] | 9.05 | |
| Tabalta (pn) | Tabalta system | 8.28 | Colonies facing collapse of populations after Slow zone catastrophe.[26] |
| Tasnim (pn) | Tasnim system[28] | 5.51 | |
| Thanjavur (pn) | Thanjavur system[20] | 8.19 | This colony was left stranded when the Tecoma star collapse destroyed its gate. |
| Torfaen (pn) | Torfaen system[5] | 9.45 | |
| Walton (pn) | Walton system[45] | 6.10 | |
| Unknown | Xicheng system[23] | 9.40 | |
| Yasamal (pn) | Yasamal system[38] | 8.41 |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Expanse Novella Auberon
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Expanse Novel Tiamat's Wrath - Chapter 8: Naomi
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 28: Tanaka
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Persepolis Rising - Chapter 6: Holden
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 45: Naomi
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Babylon's Ashes - Chapter 50: Holden
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Expanse Novel Tiamat's Wrath - Chapter 38: Naomi
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 The Expanse Novel Persepolis Rising - Chapter 46: Singh
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Persepolis Rising - Chapter 40: Naomi
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 6: Naomi
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 24: The Lighthouse and the Keeper
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Persepolis Rising - Chapter 1: Drummer
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 38: Elvi
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 The Expanse Novel Persepolis Rising - Chapter 10: Drummer
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Epilogue: The Linguist
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Babylon's Ashes - Epilogue: Anna
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Tiamat's Wrath - Chapter 25: Naomi
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 The Expanse Novel Nemesis Games - Chapter 18: Holden
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 14: Elvi
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 The Expanse Novel Tiamat's Wrath - Chapter 21: Elvi
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 The Expanse Novel Tiamat's Wrath - Chapter 35: Naomi
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Tiamat's Wrath - Chapter 49: Naomi
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 40: Naomi
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 The Expanse Novel Tiamat's Wrath - Chapter 42: Alex
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 1: Jim
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 The Expanse Novel Tiamat's Wrath - Chapter 28: Naomi
- ↑ The Expanse Novella The Sins of Our Fathers
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 The Expanse Novel Nemesis Games - Chapter 51: Naomi
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Tiamat's Wrath - Chapter 5: Elvi
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 10: Fayez
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 33: Naomi
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 25: Tanaka
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Persepolis Rising - Chapter 37: Alex
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Tiamat's Wrath - Chapter 11: Alex
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 11: Teresa
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Persepolis Rising - Chapter 17: Holden
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Nemesis Games - Chapter 35: Naomi
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 The Expanse Novel Tiamat's Wrath - Chapter 41: Naomi
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 37: Tanaka
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 8: Elvi
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Babylon's Ashes - Chapter 22: Holden
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Tiamat's Wrath - Chapter 18: Naomi
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 5: Tanaka
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Leviathan Falls - Chapter 6: Naomi
- ↑ The Expanse Novel Babylon's Ashes - Chapter 10: Avasarala