Orion's Arm

This article is about the online multi-author shared fictional world project. For a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy, see Orion Arm. For the stars which form the arm of the Orion asterism, see Orion (constellation). For other uses, see Arm of Orion (disambiguation).
Orion's Arm
Available inEnglish
OwnerOrion's Arm Universe Project, Inc.
Created byM. Alan Kazlev
Donna Malcolm Hirsekorn
Bernd Helfert
Anders Sandberg
URLwww.orionsarm.com
Launched2000

Orion's Arm (also called the Orion's Arm Universe Project, OAUP, or simply OA and formerly known as the Orion's Arm Worldbuilding Group) is a multi-authored online science fiction world-building project, first established in 2000[1] by M. Alan Kazlev, Donna Malcolm Hirsekorn, Bernd Helfert and Anders Sandberg and further co-authored by many people since.[2] Anyone can contribute articles, stories, artwork, or music to the website. A large mailing list exists,[3] in which members debate aspects of the world they are creating, discussing additions, modifications, issues arising, and work to be done.

A computer game and a tabletop role-playing game are being developed by the community, within the OA milieu. There is an ezine for Orion's Arm fiction, art, and commentary, called Voices: Future Tense,[4] add-ons for the Celestia program to displaying Orion's Arm planets, spacecraft and other objects,[5] and additional transhumanist flavored SF illustrations.[6]

The first published Orion's Arm book, a collection of five novellas set within the OA universe, called Against a Diamond Sky,[7] was released in September 2009 by Outskirts Press.[8] The second published Orion's Arm book, called After Tranquility, was released in February 2014.[9][10]

  1. ^ "Orion's Arm - The Early Years". Orionsarm.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  2. ^ "Orion's Arm – The Beginning (Part 1) « Voices/Future Tense". Voicesoa.net. 2006-02-28. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  3. ^ "Yahoo! Groups". Groups.yahoo.com. 2000-06-05. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  4. ^ "Voices/Future Tense". Voicesoa.net. 2012-12-22. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  5. ^ "Orion's Arm - Orion's Arm Celestia Addons". Orionsarm.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  6. ^ "Orion's Arm". Helfert.de. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  7. ^ The Orion's Arm Universe Project, Against A Diamond Sky: Tales from Orion's Arm Vol. 1, Outskirts Press, 2009, ISBN 1-4327-4099-7 ISBN 978-1432740993
  8. ^ "Outskirts Press announces Against A Diamond Sky from VA author The Orion's Arm Universe Project. - Outskirts Press, Inc". PRLog.org. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  9. ^ "The Orion's Arm Universe Project Forums". Orionsarm.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  10. ^ "Orion's Arm - Latest Updates". Orionsarm.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.