All Things Under And Over The Sun And Stars Enigmas In Various Stages

Settlers on a planet distant from Earth rebel against their long-distance government, forging a planet-sized nation-state called New Gwalintu. Over hundreds of years, their government evolves, leading to war between The Planet of New Gwalintu (and its allies) and The Planet Earth (and its allies). In another universe, it is the early 21st century and neither The United States of America nor The Russian Federation exist in the real world, though The United States of Philsatlan and The Democratic Republic of Belarus exist as two of the most powerful nations on Earth. Having entered the age of nuclear weapons during peacetime, inhabitants of that world become concerned, leading to a grand spectacle of a conference and to special interest from a syndicate. In yet another universe, sixth-millennium space exploration features a planet where a team of astronauts enters unchartered territory, surprising both the human crew and the their chief AI computer.