If a utopian
science fiction story was to be successful, I think it would have to
involve the struggles to produce such a society. It would involve the
concept of equality and freedom for each individual, and the choice
to pursue and achieve dreams by those working hard to achieve them.
In dystopias, government is usually oppressive and controlling, but
if a utopian story was written, it would probably involve a
government that listens to its people and doesn't try to overstep by
telling them what they can and can't buy, how much they can earn,
what religion they can practice, and how they are to speak. Imagining
a utopia like that might not seem too impossible to believe,
especially since that was what the writers of the Constitution of The
United States of America hoped we would have...and keep. Dystopia
seems much more realistic to us now, though, especially since those
who want to control us and deprive us of such things (because it
threatens their power) are now telling us that those utopian
qualities aren't good for us, after all. Maybe George Orwell was
right about the future—he just got the year wrong!
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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