From The Earth Volume 1: A Collection Space was not only the final frontier it was the final abode of freedom. Over the next century the extended Jackson family will learn that the only way to think freely, to breathe freely, to dream freely is to stay mobile. In these related stories they are drawn by their pursuit of freedom, despite dangers, hardships and even death, into the far reaches of the Solar System. From The Earth Volume 1 is a collection of near future stories (2030s-2090s) and contains the first five novellas in the Future Chron Universe: From The Earth Series. First published, May 2017. The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes including 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.