So I’ve been writing this fanfiction that’s a halo and Star Wars cross over in which an ONI agent discovers order 66. I’ve been having a lot of fun writing it with the pacing and dramatic irony. And slowly having the character piece a bunch of small details together bit by bit yet still missing critical pieces while coming up with his own scheme. Suffice to say I found it’s fun writing a political/techno thriller set among the stars. And I want to create an original story. So I’ve been brainstorming ideas for original political thriller space operas. It’s not that difficult coming up with intelligence services, governments, military institutions, etc. The part I’m struggling with is coming up with a scheme distinct from Star Wars that’s also not so overly complicated that I would have to slow down the pacing of the novel for the reader to get it.

Now this isn’t me saying create a conspiracy for me to use. More so what’s a good formula for creating a good political conspiracy to drive the plot of a novel. Also good examples of writers who’ve written space opera political thrillers would be greatly appreciated to get the wheels going.