Avoid dates. If
you offer a date in your story, or sometimes even a specific era,
you're setting yourself up for some serious scrutiny. Think about it:
Orwell's 1984 did not happen in 1984 (though it could be argued he
was just a few decades early!) We were not traveling through our
solar system in big starships in 2001 or even 2010. At least Arthur
C. Clarke played it safer with 2061, and even safer than that with
his final novel in the series, 3000! Specific time references allow
your readers to check to see if you're right, and even if that date
might be in the near or distant future, people will still look at
where things are and project their opinion of whether your estimate
of that future coming to pass is realistic or not. Leave specific
dates to historical fiction, and use a slightly less defined window
of time open for your vision.
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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