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Theroc is a fictional planet in Kevin J. Anderson's The Saga of Seven Suns universe. Its geography consists mainly of forest, the majority of which form a telepathic network referred to as the worldforest by humans. The worldforest is later revealed to be the remnants of a once-powerful civilsation called the verdani, who were defeated by hydrogues almost ten thousand years ago. The native human population, who refer to themselves as Therons, have linked themselves with this network.

History
Theroc was populated by the descendants of the Caillie, the third of the eleven generation ships to leave Earth, named after the French explorer Rene Caillie and the first to be contacted by the Ildirans. The Ildiran Solar Navy landed the Caillie on Theroc, and then left them to establish a settlement. The settlers began to build houses in abandoned worm-hive quarters, a tradition upheld up to the start of the novels.