It is never clearly defined but manifests perhaps most succinctly when it also results in the failure of an attempt to cross the void between galaxies. But the biggest theme is undeniably the search for the elusive quality that allows humanity to overcome all opposition and manage the unique feat of conquering the entire galaxy. Not all chapters deal with humanity's treatment of aliens some also cover the "internal" politics that result in a development of the growing human empire from a democracy to a monarchy. In between, it chronicles a slow but (despite some set-backs) steady conquest of the entire galaxy - inhabited by thousands of sentient alien races, which are overpowered and oppressed using whatever tool it takes: economic pressure, diplomatic finesse, or simple military power. It describes the fictional history of humanity's conquest of the galaxy that serves as environment for a number of the author's other novels.īirthright spans a timeline of nearly 17 millennia, beginning at a very early stage of expansion from Earth and ending with the death of the last humans. Birthright: The Book of Man is a science fiction novel (or a novel-like series of vignettes) written by Mike Resnick, published in 1982.
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