Vulcan
Names: VulcanOE-1A
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 19Milo discovers a double planet in the habitable zone and names the larger, warmer world Vulcan; it has animals nearly dinosaur-sized.
- Ch 19Vulcan and Romulus both have oxygen atmospheres, oceans and green land, and their life appears to be related.
- Ch 61Roamers and AMI-controlled machinery are building modular homes on Vulcan before the first civilians are woken.
Book 2: For We Are Many
- Ch 2Vulcan has a prolific, competitive ecosystem with dangerous predators, as Milo's survey notes warned.
- Ch 5Vulcan's colony fence needed reinforcing and electrification against brontos, raptors, giant snake-things and burrowing creatures, as Milo warned.
- Ch 8An invasive, toxic native vine on Vulcan threatens to overwhelm the colony; even brontos won't eat it.
Book 3: All These Worlds
- Ch 4Vulcan is seventeen light-years from Sol, and its settlement Landing has exactly one shopping mall.
- Ch 7Vulcan is a frontier planet whose economy is still bootstrapping; Landing's new movie theater shows old Earth films in themed double-bills.
- Ch 46Vulcan has become the acknowledged expert in alcoholic products, real or VR.
Connections
- part ofOmicron2 Eridani
- related toRomulusdouble planet orbiting each othersister planet
- containsLanding
- containsVulcan parasite
- containsBrontos
- containsNew Jerusalem
- containsDexter
- inOmicron2 Eridani
- containsUniversity of Landing
- containsSteven Gilligan
- containsNew Landing
- containsHawking Institute
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 1 · Ch 19Drone survey of the double planet
Using Bill's drone designs, Milo sends biological survey drones down, finding related life on both worlds and starting biocompatibility tests.
- Book 1 · Ch 61Butterworth chooses Vulcan
Colonel Butterworth picks Vulcan for the colony, and setup crews begin building homes there ahead of waking the first civilians.
- Book 2 · Ch 2Raptor attack on Vulcan colony
Raptors attack a backhoe at the fence construction boundary; security kills most of them, and Howard begins building surveillance drones using Bill's designs.
- Book 2 · Ch 2Howard meets Colonel Butterworth
Butterworth reviews Howard's surveillance plan and announces the farming specialists will be decanted from stasis soon.
- Book 2 · Ch 5Opening Day approved
With the fence nearly done and farms ready, Butterworth authorizes offloading the rest of the colonists, and Bert's shuttles begin ferrying them down.
- Book 2 · Ch 8Exodus-3 arrives
Sam brings Exodus-3 to the Vulcan-Romulus L4 point; the colony declares a holiday and Howard warns that Romulus's fragile ecosystem must be protected.
- Book 2 · Ch 16Raptor ambush foiled
A dozen raptors ambush a hunting party led by Stéphane; Howard kills one with a buster and the hunters gun down the rest.
- Book 2 · Ch 20Deadly parasite on Vulcan
An egg-laying insect parasite kills colonists on Vulcan; Butterworth asks Howard for drones, and an adult is eventually caught and examined.
- Book 2 · Ch 25Rabbits proposed for the vine
Dr. Sheehy tells Howard that rabbits eat Vulcan's invasive vine and could be released to control it; she also reveals colonists are now eating bronto.
- Book 2 · Ch 31Howard's whiskey passes testing
Bridget confirms Howard's force-aged whiskey is safe to drink, offers to partner with him, and they discuss rabbits and parasite-hunting drones.
- Book 2 · Ch 35Whiskey approved for sale
Colonel Butterworth tastes Howard and Bridget's Irish whiskey and declares it saleable, launching their liquor business.
- Book 2 · Ch 42Howard explains his lineage
As the distillery thrives, Bridget asks Howard about his age; he traces his memories through Original Bob, Bob-1, Riker and Charles, and they discuss immortality.
- Book 2 · Ch 45Howard asks about replication
Howard asks Riker for human-to-replicant know-how, hiding his concern over Bridget's medical scan; Riker agrees, keen to bypass Cranston.
- Book 2 · Ch 48Bridget's cancer surgery
Bridget has a tumor removed; a frantic Howard waits for news, then learns she will recover.
- Book 2 · Ch 48Howard sees Bridget and Stéphane together
At Bridget's bedside, Howard realizes she and Stéphane are a couple and retreats, confronting his own feelings and his non-human status.
- Book 2 · Ch 51Bridget and Stéphane's wedding
Bridget marries Stéphane; heartbroken, Howard gives them his share of the distillery as a wedding gift.
- Book 2 · Ch 51Howard leaves Vulcan
Howard hands Vulcan over to Dexter, says a painful goodbye to Bridget and Stéphane, and sets out to explore.
- Book 2 · Ch 67Manny completed
Dexter finishes building the android Manny at Vulcan; Bridget tells Howard Stéphane has only weeks left and is mostly not lucid.
- Book 2 · Ch 69Stéphane's memorial
Howard attends Stéphane's memorial on Vulcan in the android Manny, hugs Bridget, and meets her children, who know him from Stéphane's stories.
- Book 3 · Ch 2Howard tells Bridget the Bobs lost
A distraught Howard tells Bridget the Bobs have lost against the Others at the Pav home world, dooming a billion Pav; a moot will meet to decide what to do.
- Book 3 · Ch 7Howard grieves with Bridget
Howard confides to Bridget that immortality means endless losses, and fears losing her one day; she asks him to stay with her.
- Book 3 · Ch 9Rosie confronts Howard
Rosie accosts Howard at the mall, demanding he leave her mother alone; the exchange ends in an impasse before an audience who recognise him.
- Book 3 · Ch 9Howard discovers public backlash
Bridget admits her children lecture her about Howard, and Howard finds online opinion split, with many objecting to a replicant dating a human.
- Book 3 · Ch 14Dinner with Bridget's friends
Howard wins over Bridget's old friends with humour at a dinner, but a tipsy Kumar asks if the Bobs plan to take over the world, leaving Howard uneasy.
- Book 3 · Ch 29Trial over Bridget's replication
During the trial, Howard endures attacks from the children's lawyer, and Dr. Onagi warns that Rosie might sabotage Bridget's body even if Howard wins.
- Book 3 · Ch 58Howie's wedding
Bridget and Howard attend Howie's wedding to Angelina in androids; Howie embraces his mother, and Bridget reconnects with Lianne.
- Book 5 · Ch 31Violent Luddie rally
A newscast shows Luddie protesters clashing violently with police on Vulcan, reinforcing the urgency of the huey project.