I had a question from one of the SOL authors who is only an occasional Swarm Cycle reader. "Who or What are the Cosca?" - referenced in the sourdough's recent post Make Me A Sergeant. (Which BTW is now also listed in the Swarm Cycle Universe.)
Below is my response, which is a reasonably accurate summary:
Three of the off-shoot Swarm stories were about the Mafia (Cosca) stealing the technology to build their own star ship and super computer. They establish their own colony and go out and battle with the Sa'arm. The Confederacy is afraid of the rogue humans loose in space, so giving the technology to the Cosca was a big no-no.
The Cosca stories also deal with the Roman Catholic Church's decisions on Polygamous marriages and priests marrying. Interesting take.
I enjoyed Quantum Mechanic's stories. They can be found at:
https://storiesonline.net/a/Quantum_Mechanic