Editing Humanx Commonwealth

{{Short description|Fictional interstellar ethical/political entity created by Alan Dean Foster}}
The '''Humanx Commonwealth''' is a fictional interstellar ethical/political entity featured in the [[science fiction]] novels of [[Alan Dean Foster]].<ref>[http://www.alandeanfoster.com/version2.0/frameset.htm Commonwealth Map] ''alandeanfoster.com''</ref><ref>[https://www.amazon.com/dp/034541862X Phylogenesis: Book One of The Founding of the Commonwealth] ''Alan Dean Foster''</ref> The Commonwealth takes its name from its two major [[sapience|sapient]] species, who jointly inhabit Commonwealth planets and administer both the political and religious/ethical aspects. They are the [[mammal]]ian Humans of the planet [[Earth]] and the [[insect]]oid 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.


[[File:Humanx emblem.svg|thumb|The Prime Emblem of the Humanx alliance, central element of the Humanx Commonwealth flag.]]

==Commonwealth Stories==
* ''[[Midworld]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Cachalot (novel)|Cachalot]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Nor Crystal Tears]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Voyage to the City of the Dead]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Sentenced to Prism]]'' (1985)
* ''[[The Howling Stones]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Drowning World]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Quofum]]'' (2008)

===Stories featuring Flinx (a.k.a. Philip Lynx)===
* ''[[The Tar-Aiym Krang]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Bloodhype]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Orphan Star]]'' (1977)
* ''[[The End of the Matter]]'' (1977)
* ''Snake Eyes'' (short story) (1978)
* ''[[For Love of Mother-Not]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Flinx in Flux]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Mid-Flinx]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Reunion (Foster novel)|Reunion]]'' (2001)
* ''Side Show'' (short story) (2002)
* ''[[Flinx's Folly]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Sliding Scales]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Running from the Deity]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Trouble Magnet]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Patrimony (novel)|Patrimony]]'' (2007)
* ''Growth'' (Short Story) (2008)
* ''[[Flinx Transcendent]]'' (2008)
* ''Strange Music'' (2017)

===Icerigger trilogy===
* ''[[Icerigger]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Mission to Moulokin]]'' (1979)
* ''[[The Deluge Drivers]]'' (1987)

===Founding of the Commonwealth===
* ''[[Phylogenesis (novel)|Phylogenesis]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Dirge (novel)|Dirge]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Diuturnity's Dawn]]'' (2002)

==Timeline==

* ''[[Nor Crystal Tears]]'' (-89 AA) prequel	
* ''[[Phylogenesis (novel)|Phylogenesis]]'' (-60 AA) Founding of the Commonwealth 1	
* ''[[Dirge (novel)|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)	
* ''The Emoman'' (?? AA but before Icerigger) Short story	
* ''[[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
* ''Chilling'' (550 AA) Icerigger short story	
* ''[[The End of the Matter]]'' (551 AA) Pip and Flinx 4
* ''Snake Eyes'' (551 AA) Pip and Flinx short story	
* ''[[Flinx in Flux]]'' (551 AA) Pip and Flinx 5	
* ''[[Mid-Flinx]]'' (552 AA) Pip and Flinx 6	
* ''[[Reunion (Foster novel)|Reunion]]'' (553 AA) Pip and Flinx 7
* ''Sideshow'' (554 AA) Pip and Flinx short story	
* ''[[Drowning World]]'' (554 AA)	
* ''[[Quofum]]'' (555 AA)
* ''[[Flinx's Folly]]'' (557 AA) Pip and Flinx 8	
* ''[[Sliding Scales]]'' (557 AA) Pip and Flinx 9
* ''Growth'' (558? AA) Pip and Flinx short story
* ''[[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 (novel)|Patrimony]]'' (559 AA) Pip and Flinx 13	
* ''[[Sentenced to Prism]]'' (571 AA)	
* ''[[Cachalot (novel)|Cachalot]]'' (572 AA)
* ''[[Flinx Transcendent]]'' (? but after ''Patrimony'') Pip and Flinx 14
* ''Strange Music'' (? but after ''Flinx Transcendent'') Pip and Flinx 15

==Adaptations==
In 1987, [[Steve Jackson Games]] published the ''[[GURPS Humanx]]'' sourcebook for their ''[[GURPS]]'' [[roleplaying game]].
Scheduled for 2023, Battlefield Press International will be releasing a new game for popular RPG systems.

==See also==
{{portal|Novels}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links ==
* {{isfdb series|id=1673|title=Humanx Commonwealth}}
* [http://www.alandeanfoster.com Alan Dean Foster's official website]

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