So, I was reading the Dan Simmons books, Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion.
Depending on what your theme of the sci Fi book here's something to think about:
Hyperion is about a ton of planets multiple light years away from each other. And as each one gets teleportation gates, before it's operational mechanics/engineers have to travel the light years to install them. So everyone is aging around them as they "hop" through time going to various planets to install these gates.
He never mentions their monetary system in the books but as I was reading it... There would HAVE to be some kind of fixed system. You can't offer someone $X if they won't even be able to spend it for 20 years without it maintaining and/or gaining in purchasing power. No mechanic would sacrifice 20 years for one dollar amount but end up with half that by the time they can spend it.
I know you already think of money Lyn but it's something that has bugged me when reading science fiction. There needs to be some kind of explanation of how it works. Because everyone just uses the short cut of, "universal credits" but still controlled by the hegemony. Seems like a glaring plot hole to me.
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