▁rely ▁on ▁theories ▁that ▁circum vent ▁or ▁su pers ede ▁relativ ity . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁the ▁hypothesis ▁of ▁a ▁war p ▁drive ▁( such ▁as , ▁more ▁specifically , ▁an ▁Alc ub ierre ▁drive ) ▁that ▁b ends ▁the ▁fabric ▁of ▁space - time . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" gal actic ▁emp ire " ▁has , ▁no ▁doubt ▁because ▁of ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Empire ▁from ▁Star ▁Wars , ▁gained ▁an ▁unf avor able ▁reputation . ▁However , ▁the ▁gal actic ▁emp ires ▁from ▁the ▁Foundation ▁universe ▁and ▁the ▁Co D omin ium ▁universe ▁are ▁relatively ▁ben ign ▁organizations . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁plot ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ▁series , ▁author ed ▁by ▁Isaac ▁As im ov , ▁revol ves ▁around ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁who ▁can ▁best ▁and ▁most ▁quickly ▁rev ive ▁the ▁fallen ▁gal actic ▁emp ire , ▁it ▁being ▁taken ▁for ▁granted ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁positive ▁and ▁worthy ▁aim . ▁In ▁writer ▁Jerry ▁P ourn elle ' s ▁Co D omin ium ▁series , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire ▁often ▁work ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁best ▁interests ▁of ▁human ity ▁despite ▁efforts ▁by ▁violent ▁political ▁extrem ists ▁to ▁purs ue ▁their ▁own ▁ends . ▁ ▁In ▁many ▁cases , ▁the ▁term ▁" gal actic ▁emp ire " ▁is ▁mis leading ▁as ▁it ▁suggests ▁an ▁organization ▁en comp ass ing ▁far ▁more ▁star ▁systems ▁than ▁is ▁actually ▁described . ▁This ▁may ▁come ▁about ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁propag anda ▁ex agger ating ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁an ▁imperial ▁entity ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁appear ▁stronger