Novel conditions

Don't give a date is my answer.

Bill

--- In spacesettlers@y..., "Andy Doerksen" wrote:
> Hello, all. I'd like to ask a plausibility question related to a
novel I'm
> writing. I thought I'd show you a list of elements in the situation
I
> envision:
>
> - Solar System colonies (including the moons of the gas giants) that
have
> achieved independence from Earth
> - smallscale space travel capability (e.g., 1- or 2-man craft
capability,
> not just
> huge, expensive monsters), due in large measure to lightweight
spaceship
> material (nano-built?)
> - a pseudo-feudal system, no System-wide coherence, yet with
(naturally)
> advanced technology -- but no one state has the power to dominate
the
> others
> (this element is reminiscent of Star Wars; I want there to be a
medieval
> feel to it
> but without sacrificing high-tech)
> - Earth and Mars devastated by a mammoth Earth-vs-Colonies war,
perhaps
> involving nanos/mems, perhaps biotech; I'm not sure yet
>
> To sum up: think 'The Postman' but with space mobility. In light of
the
> above conditions, what would you feel is a plausible date to set the
story
> in? Right now I'm camping on 2230. Your answers to this single
question