I had an interesting discussion this
weekend with a friend after we watched the new Star Wars trailer.
Cheesy and impractical light-saber hand-guards aside, we talked about
how Star Wars falls squarely in the “Space Opera” genre. Then I
asked my friend if Solar Echoes should be considered a space opera,
and I wondered what defined the genre and set it apart from “hard
sci-fi.” I had thought that Solar Echoes was kind of a mix of the
two, but it turns out, it really does fall into the genre. I had
mistakenly believed that one of the main factors that qualified Star
Wars as a space opera was the presence of the magical ability known
as “the force.” I thought that space operas involved fantasy
elements, so whether we label the force as psychic powers or as
something derived from intelligent, microscopic midichlorians that
live in our cells, to me it all seemed to be fantasy and not science
fiction. It turns out that fantasy elements are not the defining
element of a space opera at all!
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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