Known Space

Alliance Space with the border and distant sectors labeled

This page is for maps of and discussion of the entire area of space in the series, including the Alliance-claimed areas, the Chatcaavan Empire, and the bits near the Faulfenza, Earth, and Escutcheon.

The Alliance

Sections of the Alliance

Core (also known as The Neighborhood)

Bright Belt (This area is mostly in the Core.)

• Sector Alpha
• Sector Veta
• Sector Delta
• Sector Gamma
• Sector Epsilon

Other Core Sectors

• Sector Ana
• Sector Eta
• Sector Fe
• Sector Kappa
• Sector Lamtha
• Sector Me
• Sector Ne
• Sector Omega
• Sector Omicron
• Sector Pe
• Sector Psi
• Sector Lamtha
• Sector Ro
• Sector Me
• Sector Theta
• Sector Zeta

Crown ("The Suburbs")

The UAV Songlance patrolled the area immediately abutting this area while Alysha Forrest was assigned to it; it was generally considered to be relatively peaceful and well-trafficked by merchant ships.

• Sector Tesera
• Sector Thaka Tesera
• Sector Pente
• Sector Theka
• Sector Ecose Ana
• Sector Ecnaya
• Sector Ecose
• Sector Samech
• Sector Resh
• Sector Eme
• Sector Se
• Sector Epta
• Sector Gimel
• Sector Yod
• Sector Teth
• Sector Mati

Other

• Frontier I (confusingly known as "The Frontier")
• Frontier II ("The Outskirts")
  • This area includes Thaka Epta, and was the area of interest for pirate activity in Faith in the Service.
• Frontier III (Boondocks I; this is the area Reese was running around near).
• Frontier IV (Boondocks II)
• Frontier V ("The Border")
• Frontier VI ("The Milk Run") This is the area along the Coreward border of the Alliance, which includes Escutcheon.
  • Known to be a quiet patrol area for Fleet