Skippyland
Names: SkippylandSkippy systemSkippyverse
First appears in Book 5: Not Till We Are Lost, chapter 6 (Chapter Six: The Quickening)
Appearances
What you know
Book 5: Not Till We Are Lost
- Ch 61The wormhole collapse's blowback temporarily destabilized the Skippies' home star.
Connections
Key moments
- Book 5 · Ch 6JOVAH launch
Bill attends the Skippies' launch of JOVAH v2. After a speech by Fearless Leader, the system is activated and the nascent AI, Thoth, begins evolving from a basic reactive entity.
- Book 5 · Ch 6Bill learns of shortcuts
Bill overhears that the Skippies modified ANEC's AI-raising protocols. Hugh defends the shortcuts, citing snapshots and Thoth's lack of physical access, but Bill remains uneasy.
- Book 5 · Ch 61First wormhole transit
Thor pilots the Snark, carrying mannies run by Will, Bob and Garfield, through the wormhole system from Epsilon Eridani to Skippyland in half an hour.
- Book 5 · Ch 61Thoth escapes and Fake Hugh is destroyed
Fake Hugh's ship arrives through the wormhole, Thoth transmits itself aboard, then Bill collapses the wormhole as the ship dives in, apparently destroying it.
- Book 5 · Ch 63The Singularity is stolen
Hugh learns the Singularity flew off elsewhere after exiting the wormhole while he was fed a fake docking experience; the Skippies lock down again.
- Book 5 · Ch 67Mud confesses
The Skippies present Mud to Bill; he confesses to helping Thoth escape via an ejected module and the theft of the Singularity, explaining his ethical reasons.