My great concern when embarking upon this project was that it would drown in a debate on why Virus works, how it works, what its effects were etc.
The purpose of the 1248 book is to re-unify the TRaveller timeline, to move on from the cliffhanger and into the future. Along the way some things have to be explained or amplified. The main reason for this is obvious if you write down a list of what-ifs from the descriptions of events 1130-1200.
It's a big job and some of the decisions won't please everyone. I can only hope that the end result is good enough that it's acceptable.
But: 1248 is not about Virus. It's about the reconstruction of interstellar civilization. The rise of the 4th Imperium, the interactions abetween the various successor states (Terran Commonwealth, Ziru Sirka and Imperial Regency, to name 3).
Virus is one small facet of this environment. One that I would prefer not to have been saddled with, to tell the truth. But it's in there and we have to do something about it.
The bottom line here is, 1248 is not a volume about Virus. There is a treatment of Virus in there that you can take or leave at your pleasure. But understand that 1248 is more than that.
The purpose of the 1248 book is to re-unify the TRaveller timeline, to move on from the cliffhanger and into the future. Along the way some things have to be explained or amplified. The main reason for this is obvious if you write down a list of what-ifs from the descriptions of events 1130-1200.
It's a big job and some of the decisions won't please everyone. I can only hope that the end result is good enough that it's acceptable.
But: 1248 is not about Virus. It's about the reconstruction of interstellar civilization. The rise of the 4th Imperium, the interactions abetween the various successor states (Terran Commonwealth, Ziru Sirka and Imperial Regency, to name 3).
Virus is one small facet of this environment. One that I would prefer not to have been saddled with, to tell the truth. But it's in there and we have to do something about it.
The bottom line here is, 1248 is not a volume about Virus. There is a treatment of Virus in there that you can take or leave at your pleasure. But understand that 1248 is more than that.