Union: A Novella How far out into the Solar System would you have to run from authoritarian powers to be free? The answer is that there is no place safe from the powers that would try to control you. But in numbers, in cooperation, in pledging mutual support and fidelity, freedom might be had. For a price. And that price is resistance, body and spirit, to those that would endeavor to control. Young Martin Starlifter Jackson, recent graduate of the Mars Space Academy, found himself in a position to lead the independent miners of the Asteroid Belt to freedom. But would he choose to pay the price required? Union is set in the future (2090s) and the fifth story in the From The Earth Series , a series in the larger Future Chron Universe. The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes including 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. Union is included in the economical collection From The Earth: Complete which contains ten other stories and a Timeline that places the stories in context of the larger universe. See the writer's website for more information. Hard Science Fiction – Old School. Human-Generated Content.