The Humanx Commonwealth is a fictional interstellar ethical/political entity featured in the science fiction novels of Alan Dean Foster.[1][2] The Commonwealth takes its name from its two major sapient species, who jointly inhabit Commonwealth planets and administer both the political and religious/ethical aspects. They are the mammalian Humans of the planet Earth and the insectoid Thranx which dwell upon Hivehom. The Commonwealth is described as a progressive, well-intentioned liberal democracy spanning many star systems, and is somewhat similar to the United Federation of Planets from Star Trek. The Humanx Commonwealth is notable for its portrayal of a human-alien relationship that is not just mutually beneficial but symbiotic, allowing an amalgamation of the two species.
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Major species [link]
AAnn [link]
The AAnn are a lizard-like with flexibility and speed superior to that of most men, though generally shorter and stronger.
Minidrags [link]
Minidrags resemble flying snakes, measure about one meter long. They are empathic telepaths, or "empaths" who rarely bond to a sapient being they deem worthy.
Pitar [link]
A highly scientific alien race which seemed almost identical to humankind in appearance and biology.
Thranx [link]
The Thranx are an insectoid species about 1.5 meters long when on all six legs. They look roughly like very large praying mantises.
Ulru-Ujurrians [link]
The Ulru-Ujurrians are ursine humanoids described as bear-like and two to three times as tall and broad as a human. They are a peaceful race, that communicate largely by telepathy.
Others [link]
Otoids [link]
The aboriginal race of the planet Alaspin. They are described as humanoid, roughly half the height of a human male, have ten fingers with three digits on each hand, covered in fur, green eyes and a non-prehensile hairless tail. Their manner is hostile to all other races and kill all whom they encounter. They take the eyeballs of those they slay for reasons unknown. Little is known about this race to Xenoanthropologists, who were not even sure how they breed. The only weapon they are known to attack with is the sikambi, a sort of blowgun with an elastic made from a tree sap used in place of air power. The ammo is an arrow with a brass arrowhead. The Otoids lacked in accuracy but made up for it in the sheer number fired in a volley.
- Quillp
- Tran
- Vssey
Adaptations [link]
In 1987 Steve Jackson Games published a Humanx sourcebook for their GURPS roleplaying game.
Commonwealth novels [link]
- Nor Crystal Tears (1982)
- Voyage to the City of the Dead (1984)
- Midworld (1975)
- Drowning World (2003)
- The Howling Stones (1997)
- Sentenced to Prism (1985)
- Cachalot (1980)
- Quofum (2008)
Novels featuring Flinx (aka Philip Lynx) [link]
- For Love of Mother-Not (1983)
- The Tar-Aiym Krang (1972)
- Orphan Star (1977)
- The End of the Matter (1977)
- Flinx in Flux (1988)
- Mid-Flinx (1995)
- Reunion (2001)
- Flinx's Folly (2003)
- Sliding Scales (2004)
- Running from the Deity (2005)
- Bloodhype (1973)
- Trouble Magnet (2006)
- Patrimony (2007)
- Flinx Transcendent (2008)
Icerigger trilogy [link]
- Icerigger (1974)
- Mission to Moulokin (1979)
- The Deluge Drivers (1987)
Founding of the Commonwealth [link]
- Phylogenesis (1999)
- Dirge (2000)
- Diuturnity's Dawn (2002)
Timeline [link]
- Nor Crystal Tears (-89 AA) prequel
- Phylogenesis (-60 AA) Founding of the Commonwealth 1
- Dirge (-35 AA) Founding of the Commonwealth 2
- Diuturnity's Dawn (0 AA) Founding of the Commonwealth 3
- Voyage to the City of the Dead (106 AA)
- Midworld (445 AA)
- Icerigger (548 AA) Icerigger 1
- For Love of Mother-Not (548 AA) Pip and Flinx 1
- The Tar-Aiym Krang (549 AA) Pip and Flinx 2
- Mission to Moulokin (549 AA) Icerigger 2
- Orphan Star (550 AA) Pip and Flinx 3
- The Deluge Drivers (550 AA) Icerigger 3
- The End of the Matter (551 AA) Pip and Flinx 4
- Flinx in Flux (551 AA) Pip and Flinx 5
- Mid-Flinx (552 AA) Pip and Flinx 6
- Reunion (553 AA) Pip and Flinx 7
- Drowning World (554 AA)
- Quofum (555 AA)
- Flinx's Folly (557 AA) Pip and Flinx 8
- Sliding Scales (557 AA) Pip and Flinx 9
- Running from the Deity (558 AA) Pip and Flinx 10
- Bloodhype (558 AA) Pip and Flinx 11
- Trouble Magnet (558 AA) Pip and Flinx 12
- The Howling Stones (558 AA)
- Patrimony (559 AA) Pip and Flinx 13
- Flinx Transcendent (? but after Patrimony) Pip and Flinx 14
- Sentenced to Prism (571 AA)
- Cachalot (572 AA)
Planets [link]
See also [link]
- List of Humanx Commonwealth characters
- List of Humanx Commonwealth planets
- List of Humanx Commonwealth races
References [link]
- ^ Commonwealth Map alandeanfoster.com
- ^ Phylogenesis: Book One of The Founding of the Commonwealth Alan Dean Foster
External links [link]
- Humanx Commonwealth series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Alan Dean Foster's official website
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List of Humanx Commonwealth races
AAnn
The AAnn are a fictional species of reptilians in Alan Dean Foster's Humanx Commonwealth series. They are described as lizard-like carnivores with flexibility and speed superior to that of most men, although they are generally shorter and somewhat weaker physically. They are covered in small scales and prefer hot, arid worlds with plenty of sand.
Having a static appearance similar to that of a lizard, they do not have the capacity to display emotions via facial expressions as humans can, they have developed a rich variety of gestures which are used to convey attitude and emotion. In describing them, these emotions are broken down into descriptions (i.e. anger, approval, respect) and into degrees of the same (i.e. third degree anger, first degree approval, fourth degree respect). Nye is another term that AAnn use to describe themselves. It is a term that is used to describe a mature, usually adult AAnn. In much the same way that a human would say "man" or "men" in conversation or description, one of the AAnn might use nye to less specifically describe an adult or group of adult AAnn.
