The complete epic of the Terran Confederacy of Aligned Systems
From the First Contact web serial by Ralts Bloodthorne. Military science fiction at its most unhinged and heartfelt.
Here’s a taste from the very first chapter — the moment that started everything.
The Lanaktallan Unified Civilized Council has ruled the galaxy for over a hundred million years. Then they met the Terran Confederacy of Aligned Systems — and the Mad Lemurs of Terra.
Begun as the web serial First Contact on Reddit’s r/HFY, Behold: Humanity! grew into one of the most ambitious military science fiction epics ever written — over a thousand chapters and nearly 3.5 million words, all finished before the first book was published.
The series follows the Second Precursor War from every angle: terrified Lanaktallan generals, brave Telkan Marines, ancient Mantid diplomats, rogue AIs, the Detainee herself, and the impossible humans who refuse to stop fighting even when they’re dead.
The original web serial is still available in its near-complete form. Start from the very beginning or jump around.