If there are
elements in your sci-fi writing that are unsupported by current
science, such as faster-than-light-speed travel (FTL), alien
civilizations across many worlds, hand-held laser pistols and flying
cars (all of these are present in Solar Echoes!), there is a huge
genre within sci-fi that will happily accommodate this type of
story—Space Opera. Space Operas (or “soft sci-fi”) differ from
“hard sci-fi” in that they contain a number of unscientific
themes, but they are accepted by the reader because they are treated
with consistency. The rules of the universe in soft sci-fi are
somewhat less rigid, though there are varying degrees. In Solar
Echoes, our science is solid and consistent, and this realism is
layered upon a more fantastical imagining of advanced alien
civilizations traveling in FTL starships. It produces a setting that
people seem to readily accept, though if Star Wars hadn't paved the
way for the Space Opera, I wonder if it would have ever succeeded as
a sci-fi genre. What do you think?
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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