Diplomacy may best be described as a process by which One attempts to take something away from another with Words, which cannot be wrested from them through Force."

King Falzan Inamuri XL

"This unknown power will know that it's going to be Katellan civilization, not theirs, that ultimately determines the Galaxy's fate."

Aradames Tamarlayn

These recent acts of aggression prove the Commander's assertion. Only we possess the power to engineer galactic unity. I suggest we use it before encountering a power great enough to stop us."

VADM Siradarr

Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

 Inamuri Consortium Imperial First Fleet Command

"Destiny is the fire in which we burn."

Azeri Emperor Kurga Chel'watan IV

The Period....

IT WAS the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

A Tale of Two Cities

Author's Foreword:\par \par The best of times. The worst of times. Charles Dickens. Boz, to his closest friends and associates. My favorite author, and, it must be said, though his timeless epic, A Tale of Two Cities, a saga chronicling one family's struggles during the French Revolution, is not my favorite novel, I must say, that particular quote just happens to be my all-time favorite quote, bar none. So much, in fact, that it was, among other sources of inspiration, one of the key Muses in the overall creation of the novel I'm showcasing on this Site. That being said, it's no surprise that I should choose that particular quote to open my Web Site. I bid you official welcome to Destiny Waits For Me, the end product of a chain of events which unfolded more than two decades before.\par \par This Site showcases a project very near and dear to my heart, one consuming twenty-three of my thirty-five years. Now, at long last, through relentless effort and patience, and ruthless perseverance on my part, and the support of my publisher, Greatunpublished.com, my epic \i Tamarlayn\i0 stands ready for submission to a candid world for review.\par \par \ul\fs32 A journey of a thousand miles...\ulnone\fs28\par \par Let's proceed with all dispatch now, beginning a journey through time and the vastness of space to realms unknown and far from the fields we know: Where ancient civilizations who were old before the rise of recorded history on our own Earth wage war across millions of star systems and vie for supreme power in the universe. Where Fate conspires with Destiny to propel one man into the forefront of galactic history, as the single greatest military figure who ever lived.\\line\\line The story of Aradames Tamarlayn.\\line\\line As with any good story, we must start at the beginning. Hopefully, in the aftermath, we'll reach the ending together, and, I imagine, we'll have learned a few things along the way. \par \par \pard\li420\ri360\i Shall we go?\par \pard\li420\ri360\qj\i0\par Anthony Brooks Fellows\par }