throneworld
English edit
Etymology edit
throne + world; compare throneroom.
Noun edit
throneworld (plural throneworlds)
- (science fiction) The planet which serves as the seat of an interplanetary empire's government.
- 1999, Aaron Allston, Solo Command, →ISBN, page 336:
- The descent to Coruscant's surface was uneventful, but Dr. Gast, seeing the former Imperial throneworld for the first time in years, was thrilled by every moment, […]
- 2001, C. S. Friedman, In Conquest Born, →ISBN:
- This is the homeworld, the Mistress Planet, the land that the traitor-god chose; this is Braxi, the planet that the Braxaná claimed, the throneworld of Zatar.
- 2012, Kij Johnson, Dragon's Honor, →ISBN:
- Following orders from Starfleet, the Enterprise is en route to Pai, throneworld of the insular and enigmatic Dragon Empire.
- 2014, Tom Veitch, Star Wars: Dark Empire Trilogy, →ISBN:
- Han and Leia Solo, along with Han's friends Shug and Salla, made a daring rescue attempt, infiltrating the Emperor's throneworld and spiriting away Luke and Artoo.
- 2015, Dan Casey, 100 Things Avengers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, →ISBN:
- Lo and behold, the Skrull throneworld was summarily destroyed by the planet-eating Galactus, and Veranke assumed the throne by right of succession.