From Pisces to Taurus

Time period: The year 3012 AD. Humanity has successfully ventured beyond the Solar System and established a rudimentary network of colonies across star systems, but true interstellar civilization remains a long way off. Technology: Warp drives, or similar faster-than-light technology, have become practical, but limitations still prevent unrestricted travel. Energy weapons, shields, genetic engineering, and artificial intelligence are widely used. Applications of dark matter and antimatter are still in the exploratory stage. Technological development is uneven among humans. Space exploration and resource development are the main driving forces of civilization. Silicon-based and carbon-based civilizations may be fundamentally at odds, with irreconcilable differences over life, consciousness, order, and freedom. How can human civilization keep its flame alive...