I think conjecture about the future set to a good story is not wrong in and of itself. I think the bigger questions are:
1. Does this work reflect Philippians 4:8-9?
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is [g]lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9 As for the things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
2. For what reason am I writing this work?
3. Relatedly, who am I writing for and why?
I have been a Christian for only 7 years at the age of 38. One thing that I know is harmful for a lot of people is the concept of escapism. By Escapism, I mean avoiding something that confronts you in the real world. It has to be asked what are we trying to escape, to avoid? Why are we trying to escape a world where we can count on our God Who loves us, our heavenly reward, and in which all things work to our good as Believers? Even the terrible things? When I was an unbeliever and a science fiction and fantasy nerd I was just trying to escape a hopeless and meaningless world due to my wrong and quite sinful secular worldview. I am definitely wary of feeding that beast in unbelievers or in feeding a disconnect from a reality where God is for us, even when like Christ, we suffer.
I should say that I am a published nonfiction Christian author. I am now working on the notes for my first fiction work that I want to get published eventually. It is Christian science fiction that follows a grandfather who fought in a future Lunar conflict and his grandson who fights in the Great Solar War a generation later. Both characters are independent fundamental Baptists, and the grandson is being mentored by an independent fundamental Baptist chaplain.
I am also a scholar in military science and it seems cruel to dream up future wars and sell people on them as sexy. Let's go watch anything with original war footage to see the error in that. I figure that if I make a war story you want to live through, I have done a bad job. However, war stories by their very nature are gripping and you want to finish them. My thought is that it is worth it to live through a war for a godly cause, but we should never want to live through a war. Pray instead that we lead quiet and prosperous lives in all godliness and holiness found in Jesus Christ as told to us in 1 Timothy 2. War movies more than science fiction war stories are my model as a result.
My science fiction stories are honestly an attempt to better understand the world while having fun. This project is certainly not for escapists as it deals with politics, the Christian faith, a Godless American culture, and brutal warfare. To be honest, for now, I am writing purely for Christians. As a non-escapist work, I don't want to beat up on the despairing, but instead give them good news and hope in Christ's Gospel.
Before I started though, I realized the propensity to be caught up in pure fantasy, and I determined that my fiction had to be written by me in a certain mindset. I needed to write with faith that Jesus Christ is coming back, faith that the Bible as God’s Word is trustworthy beyond all other sources of information, and faith that the eternal destiny or fate of mankind is linked to earth and Christ’s return on earth.
I would love to talk more. I know your post is old, but I think we'll have a good conversation.
Blessings,
Steven