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''Vigilant'' is a science fiction novel written by the Canadian author James Alan Gardner, published in 1999 by HarperCollins Publishers under its various imprints.〔HarperCollins, Avon, SFBC/Avon-Eos; paperback edition 1999, Eos Books.〕 The book is the third volume in Gardner's "League of Peoples" series, after ''Expendable'' (1997) and ''Commitment Hour'' (1998).〔The series continues through ''Hunted'' (2000), ''Ascending'' (2001), ''Trapped'' (2002), and ''Radiant'' (2004).〕 ==Backstory== ''Vigilant'' relies on the same conceptual background and backstory as all of the novels in the series. By the middle of the 25th century, humanity is integrated into a pan-galactic civilization called the League of Peoples, dominated by species of intelligent life evolved far beyond the human level. The benefits of this association are major advanced technologies, including effective interstellar travel, genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and terraforming; the price is that humanity obey the League's one cardinal rule, to refrain from fatal violence against other sentient beings. Most of humanity has accepted this bargain: a society calling itself the Technocracy, based on a terraformed New Earth and operating through a navy-like space organization called the Outward Fleet, has spread over a range of planets and star systems. In a prefatory note titled "The Structure of the Technocracy," Gardner specifies that the Technocracy consists of: * "Sixty-three planets with full membership (called the Core or mainstream worlds);" * "Ninety-two planets with 'affiliate' status (usually called the Fringe Worlds);" * "Several hundred colony worlds founded by people who espouse some degree of loyalty to the Technocracy. Colonies range from small scientific outposts of a half-dozen researchers, to settlements of a few hundred thousand inhabitants." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vigilant (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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