The Queendom of Sol explained

The Queendom of Sol is a science fiction book series by Wil McCarthy. It includes:

• The Collapsium (2000)—Sturgeon Award finalist as a short story^[1] and nominated for 2002 Nebula Award for Best Novel.^[2]
• The Wellstone (2003)
• Lost in Transmission (2004)
• To Crush the Moon (2005)—Nominated for 2007 Nebula Award for Best Novel^[3]

The first two novels of the series was also printed together as The Monarchs of Sol by Science Fiction Book Club .

The Queendom referred to is actually the present-day Kingdom of Tonga. In the Queendom of Sol, humanity has returned to monarchism as a stabilizing force in the face of accelerating technological change.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sturgeon Award nominees . . 2012-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130110011408/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/SturgeonNomList.html . 2013-01-10.
2. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 Nebula Awards . . 2011-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605231818/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Nebula2002.html . 2011-06-05 . dead .
3. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Nebula Awards . . 2011-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605230659/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Nebula2007.html . 2011-06-05 . dead .