The novel takes places centuries in the future when humanity has colonized many star systems.

In the game, humanity has colonized the Moon and Mars.

The story takes place hundreds of years in the future, with humanity having extensively colonized surrounding space, including beyond the solar system.

Smith is a spaceship pilot and smuggler who lives in an undisclosed future time when humanity has colonized the solar system.

As the series opens, humanity has colonized an area of the galaxy roughly 100 light years in diameter.

By late in the 5th millennium, humanity has travelled to, and subsequently colonized, many different solar systems through use of revolutionary wormhole technology.

Accidentally or not, humanity colonizes a subatomic world.

In the distant future, humanity has colonized worlds beyond Earth's solar system.

The second part of the story skips ahead to the far future when humanity has colonized the stars.

In the distant future, humanity has entered a golden age and has colonized Mars.