Does Solar Echoes ever stray towards
the realm of fantasy? Perhaps slightly--the mysterious rift in space
known in Solar Echoes as the “Voidsea” involves ancient artifacts
that violate the known laws of the universe. In a way, this could
almost be considered “magic,” but we are careful to confine these
powers, which we justify by attributing them to extra-dimensional
technology. Many sci-fi stories take the same route, whether it is
magic such as “the force” in Star Wars being attributed to
psionic discipline resulting from “midi-chlorians” inside human
cells, or teleportation in Star Trek being explained as matter
conversion to energy and back. These little side-steps still manage
to fall within the realm of sci-fi because we can explain them in a
somewhat scientific way, rather than having to attribute them to
something supernatural. There is a degree of license that is taken
when writing sci-fi, and there are many parameters that writers must
navigate. Sci-fi is a tricky genre, but it is likely that part of its
popularity is due to the excitement that such things might, someday,
be possible.
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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