This is an odd place to put an appendix but, as it holds many of the secrets of the Unity and the outlands, I judged that it should go here rather than have you readers in a quandary until the end.--WCB

APPENDIX

Timeline

July 3, 2051

Jesse Aaron Johnstone is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

2052

The Third Iraq War begins. After seven months, it ends when US forces are destroyed by nuclear strikes, devastating the Mideast and the subcontinent of Asia.

2053

The Meltdown begins. World politics fracture, and the East Coast secedes from the United States as the People’s Republic, later the Democratic Unity of America. Year 1, Anno Unitatem (AU).

2053–2057 (AU...

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