Manticore system

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The Manticore system is a fictional star system from the Honorverse, a series of books written by David Weber and published by Baen Books.

[edit] Manticore Star System

It is a binary star system comprised of Manticore A and Manticore B, containing three human habitable planets, Manticore, Gryphon, and Sphinx, and one native intelligent species, treecats.

Manticore A (star)
- Phoenix (Manticore A II) - a red planet
- Manticore (Manticore A III)
- Sphinx (Manticore A IV)
Manticore B (star)
- Gryphon (Manticore B ?)
- another planet (Manticore B ??)

The Manticore system is the seat of government for the Star Kingdom of Manticore, which includes several additional stars and planets.

[edit] Manticore Wormhole Junction

The termini of the Manticore wormhole junction's wormhole points:

Lynx Terminus, near the Talbott Cluster (the most recent discovery)
Basilisk system, where the planet Medusa is located (the next most recent and the first extra-system addition to the Star Kingdom)
Trevor's Star system, where the planet San Martin is located
Hennessy, within the Phoenix "Wormhole Junktion" (Phoenix wormhole junction)
Sigma Draconis, in the Solarian League, near Beowulf
Gregor-B, in the heart of the Andermani Empire (The Andermani owns the Gregor-A component of the Gregor binary system, Manticore owns the B component. )
Matapan, southwest of the Andermani Empire