Romulus
First appears in Book 1: We Are Legion, chapter 19 (Milo – July 2152 – Omicron2 Eridani)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: We Are Legion
- Ch 19Romulus, the smaller of the double planet, has ice caps and sparse life no bigger than a wolf, suggesting a recent extinction event.
Book 2: For We Are Many
Book 5: Not Till We Are Lost
- Ch 7Romulus was settled mostly by FAITH citizens, and their attitudes persist generations later.
Connections
- part ofOmicron2 Eridani
- related toVulcandouble planet orbiting each othersister planet
- containsClan Bob
- inOmicron2 Eridani
- containsFAITH
- containsEver Onward
- led byFAITHwon the election without majority control
- led byElla Cranston
- containsPort Henning
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 19Discovery of Vulcan and Romulus
At Omicron2 Eridani, Milo finds a habitable double planet with oxygen, oceans and life, and names the worlds Vulcan and Romulus despite mission rules.
- Book 2 · Ch 20Riker's family call
With the colonists offloaded onto Romulus, Riker calls Julia and family while over thirty Bobs watch; young Justin dominates the conversation.
- Book 3 · Ch 12Julia Hendricks dies
Justin calls Riker to say his mother Julia has had a fatal aneurysm; Riker flies Howard's android to Romulus to see her before life support is withdrawn.
- Book 3 · Ch 12Julia's funeral
Riker acts as pallbearer at Julia's funeral, then returns Manny to Howard and they reflect on losing ephemerals.
- Book 3 · Ch 53Justin's seventy-fifth birthday
Riker attends Justin's family party on Romulus; Justin declines replication and Riker admits he is distancing himself from his descendants.
- Book 4 · Ch 45Romulus nukes Bobiverse autofactories
Romulus preemptively destroys Bobiverse autofactories; in the UFS council Ella Cranston rejects compensation and moves to expel Bob equipment from Omicron2 Eridani.
- Book 5 · Ch 69Evacuation of Romulus
Will, Herschel and Neil use AMI-controlled drones to lift about thirty thousand Ever Onward members off Romulus into the Fargo before the military reacts.