Timeline

A brief timeline of the events depicted in the Academy series.

A-Wave (21,000–16,000 B.C.)
21,000 B.C. &mdash; An Omega Cloud of the A-wave hits Beta Pacifica III. 17,000 B.C. &mdash; The A-wave hits Quraqua. 16,000 B.C. &mdash; The A-wave hits Nok. 5,000 B.C. &mdash; The cities Sodom and Gomorrah on Earth are destroyed. The remains unearthed by archaeologists show signs of destruction surprisingly similar to that of modern weaponry. Destruction by an Omega Cloud is possible and presumed by Janet Allegri.

B-Wave (13,000–8,000 B.C.)
13,000 B.C. &mdash; An Omega Cloud of the B-wave hits Beta Pac III. 9,000 B.C. &mdash; The B-wave hits Quraqua. Almost all intelligent life on the planet is wiped out. 8,000 B.C. &mdash; The B-wave hits Nok.

C-Wave (5,000–0 B.C.)
4,743 B.C. &mdash; An Omega Cloud of the C-wave hits Beta Pac III. Most of the remaining descendants of the Cholois are wiped out. The crew of the only space station in orbit commit mass suicide after witnessing the destruction of their world. 1,000 B.C. &mdash; The C-wave hits Quraqua. Again, all civilisation is eradicated. 400 B.C. &mdash; The C-wave hits Nok.

Ancient
19,000 B.C. &mdash; Roughly two millennia after their planet has been devastated by an Omega Cloud, the Monument-Makers cease creating new monuments and later leave the Milky Way, presumably towards the Small Magellanic Cloud.

700–800 B.C. &mdash; Maleiva III enters the Quiveras dust cloud. The following ice age soon eradicates much of the planet's wildlife.

In or around 1997
The Steinitz expedition discovers the first monument on Iapetus. Following the otherwise unsuccessful, immensely expensive expedition, the career of the then President of the United States is ended.

2136—2137
Richard Wald is born.

2176
1 February &mdash; Priscilla Hutchins is born to Jason and Teresa Hutchins.

2185
16 December &mdash; SETI at Drake Center receives a transmission of presumed extraterrestrial origin. Jason Hutchins is alerted by Lucy and arrives in time to witness the confirmation of the signal being sent from Sigma 2711. The transmission is subsequently deciphered and a reply is sent. The sender civilisation is later dubbed 'Sigmas' by the press.

2187
Alexander LaPlante begins excavating the city of Sodom. Contradicting contemporary archeological consensus, he dates the site to around 5,000 B.C. and controversially theorises that its destruction was caused by energies similar to modern weaponry. His funding is subsequently cut off in 2189, although the age of the site is later confirmed by Oliver Castle and Arian Adjani.

2197
February 12 &mdash; Priscilla Hutchins and Richard Wald visit the monument on Iapetus.

2202
The Maleiva system and the planet Maleiva III are discovered by the NCA James P. Taliaferro.

2203
Jeremy Morgan predicts the collision between Maleiva III and the gas giant later dubbed Morgan's World, to happen in 2223.

2204
October &mdash; The Maleiva III expedition led by Randall Nightingale is ambushed by local wildlife on their first day. Many of the crew, including captain Biney Coldfield, are killed in the attack. Research of the surface is subsequently abandoned by the Academy and the blame put on Nightingale.

2211
3 July &mdash; Meg Campbell becomes the first person to enter an Omega Cloud. After two successful excursions into the cloud, she doesn't return from the third attempt and is presumed dead.

2223
November &mdash; During orbital surveys conducted by the NCA Wendy Jay, remains of settlements are discovered on Maleiva III. The NCA Harold Wildside under the captainship of Priscilla Hutchins is dispatched to the planet to investigate and conserve as much as possible before the planet is destroyed by the gas giant Morgan's World. While on the surface, the group's shuttles are destroyed, and the survivors + publicist Gregory MacAllister are rescued by a joint effort from the Wendy Jay, Harold Wildside, Evening Star and the Edward J. Zwick. In doing so, the escape of the Maleivan natives with the help of a technologically superior species three millennia ago is discovered.