CHIMERA COMPANY
In a galaxy on the lightspeed run into chaos, it’s the last chance to choose your faction..
Dateline: The 59th century in the Perseus Arm of the galaxy.
Already beset by corruption and division, and bordered by the greatest superpower in the galaxy, Far Reach Federation has decayed too far to meet the challenge for which it was established three thousand years earlier: to be a bulwark against the Invaders.
The Federation needs defenders it can rely upon. It needs a beacon of hope.
It needs … CHIMERA COMPANY.
The first five novels of Chimera Company are published by Theogony Books, starting with The Fall of Rho-Torkis. As of September 2021, the first two audiobooks are available, with the next three booked to be recorded by the awesome Steve Campbell.
See The Fall of Rho-Torkis on Amazon.com | amazon.co.uk | amazon.com.au | amazon.ca
If you have read the Human Legion Publications editions of the original Chimera Company serials, don't worry. We've got your back. For an explanation of how the Theogony editions tie in to the older ones, please see Legion Bulletin #99 here).
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- Lily Hjon (Militia)
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- Osu Sybutu (Legion)
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- Izza Zan Fey (Free Trader/ Smugglers Guild)
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- The Re-Education Enforcement Division.
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- Lily Hjon (Militia)
Chimera Company Factions
The Legion
Battle Cry: "Hold the Line!"
Mission: To protect the Federation against its external enemies. The Legion possesses mobile strike forces of elite troops that can punch deep into enemy territory or launch devastating counter-attacks against invaders violating Federation space.
Origins: The Legion emphasizes its steadfast longevity by tracing roots to the ancient worlds of the Orion Spur, not only to the Human Legion during the War of Liberation, but even further in time. The Legion's motto comes from these ancient times in a long-dead language. Hic manebimus optime! It means: we're not budging for anyone, pal.
The Far Reach Militia
Battle Cry: "Liberty or Death!"
Mission: To protect the Federation against its internal enemies and provide system defense to aid the Legion's mobile reserve.
Status: Militia officers use money and influence to purchase their commissions and expect to turn a good profit; the ranks are frequently the scrapings of the penal system. Every year, federal and planetary budgets divert credits from the Legion to the Militia as the latter's allies dominate the political sphere other than the presidency, which is still controlled by their arch-rivals: the Legion. Despite this, many rank-and-file Militia troopers serve with pride and honor.
Origins: Birthed in a schism that shook the ancient Human Legion during the Orion Era, the early Militia emphasized its power as coming from the consent of the citizenry, setting itself up as a counterweight to what it perceived as the dictatorial tendencies of the Legion. Its resulting nickname of the "People's Army" is now used ironically.
Outer Torrelian Commerce Guild
Motto: "No questions asked nor answered."
Mission: Profit. Specifically, profit free from the interference of rival factions through such means as tariffs, taxes, tithes, laws of any kind, and bribes (except bribes paid to the Outer Torrelian Commerce Guild). Rumors that senior Guild members are also federal senators and senior Militia commanders are probably accurate. In private, most people refer to the OTCG as the Smuggler's Guild, but the term is listed as objectionable in the Purity Laws. Be careful when speaking in public! Many Militia troopers were originally citizens caught voicing impure concepts and pressed into commuting the resulting penal servitude into a 25-year Militia service term.
Origin: Outer Torrelia is the kind of mythical place referred to in children's stories, but the Guild is real enough. A few speculate whether beneath the bluff, Outer Torrelia might be a real place and the secret to the Guild's undoubted power.
The Muryani Expansion
Motto: Unknown
Mission: Unknown.
Origin: Three thousand years ago, the Exiles established Far Reach Federation in the Perseus Arm of the galaxy, a staggering 12,000 light years from Earth and the other worlds of the Orion Spur. The largely unpopulated region they settled bordered a great civilization called the Muryani Expansion. Before the Legion and Militia, even before the Human Legion, when human soldiers first fought as slaves for their White Knight masters, they fought the same Expansion. Recently, Muryani traders and explorers have become more common in the Federation; some even serve in the Militia. But the Expanse that birthed their ancestors remains a place of great mystery, though undoubted power.
The Invaders
Motto: Unknown
Mission: Unknown.
Origin: A thousand years before the Exiles settled Far Reach, archaeological evidence shows a great war was fought across what is now the Tej Sector. Many ice worlds such as Rho-Torkis suffer high radiation and cold climate as the result of nuclear winter. Some speculate that so many worlds suffered this fate due to a desperate 'scorched earth' policy by the ancient defenders. But where are those defenders now, and could the Invaders return? Most Federation citizens are far too busy surviving the reality of everyday life to care much about unanswerable questions. But in those dark moments of contemplation, the question is always there: where are they now...?
Find out more...
If you think you've read all of Chimera Company and are stuck for more, are you sure you've read all three prequels?
1. Lord Khallini: Prequel Alpha, featuring the Militia is what the Legion's Sergeant Sybutu is pointing to in the picture at the top of the page. He's pointing to the Bookfunnel download link, but you can also get the book from Prolific Works (formerly Instafreebie). Both download services now have an app for Android and iOS that makes grabbing books super easy. Grab The Lord Khallini series from Bookfunnel or Prolific Works.
2. The Incident on Irisur: Prequel Beta, featuring the Legion (with Osu Sybutu as the cover star). This is currently available exclusively to signed up Legionaries. Here's the link to sign up to the Legion for free (and you can leave at any time... unlike the real Legion).
3. The Hero of Azoth-Zol: a standalone novelette featuring Legion Special Missions, is OUT NOW, published as part of the Backblast Area Clear anthology, which also includes works by Richard Fox, JR Handley, MD Cooper and many others. Unfortunately, the Kindle edition is now a collector's item but the anthology is still available in paperback.
4. Smuggler's Guild prequel: Prequel Delta. I'm desperately keen to write this, but I'm going to wait until I have finished the five Thogony Books novels. It's sketched out, though, and features... well, that would be a bit of a spoiler at this stage, but it's a certain smuggler captain, his pilot, and how they won their ship. If you enjoy the adventures of Captain Han Solo and Captain Mal Reynolds then you're in for a treat.
Artwork, the Insider group and more
I hope you're enjoying the Chimera Company artwork, courtesy of Cape Town artist, Vincent Sammy. There's plenty more art to enjoy, together with back history for the Chimera Company universe and other insider information by joining the Legion. I hope to see you around.
If you want to be involved with Chimera Company release/ beta/ recon teams, that's handled by Chris Kennedy Publishing (Theogony Books is one of their imprints). You can sign up here to the CKP newsletter, which includes regular calls for beta readers for all their titles, including Chimera Company.
Tim
These are beautiful pics. Love the look of them, real eye catchers. I do believe you have done it again. Great series can’t wait to read re-do.
Your #1 Fan,
Melissa Bryan
🙂 Vincent did us proud.
Art work is super!!! Brings characters alive!!!
Not bad, is it 🙂 Vincent done good.
Another great start to a big new exciting adventure by Mr Taylor. And it’s a series with new chapters, big chapter every week. Yes that’s correct every week a new chapter will be available here from Amazon. I already signed up for the complete series. I don’t want to miss anything. Mr Taylor has out done himself in this rip roaring adventure. It has tuff legionnaires (Marines), aliens, time travel, spaceships, blood, guts, sex, etc, etc, etc…. It is a fast pace sci-fi story that will keep you on the edge-of-your-seat. Come join me in this great story about honor, love and loyalty for ones beliefs. Got to go and finish the next chapter. See you in the funny papers.
Thanks, Melissa. I’ll see you there. 🙂