Space Opera
by Catherynne M. Valente · first published 2018
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"Mankind will not get to fight for its destiny. They must sing. A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented by the remnants of civilization. Something to cheer up everyone who was left. Something to celebrate having escaped total annihilation by the skin of one's teeth, if indeed one has skin. Or teeth. Something to bring the shattered worlds together in the spirit of peace, unity, understanding, and the most powerful of all social bonds: excluding others. Once e
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…Aliette de Bodard's Xuya universe to anyone who likes The Culture, Immersion is often recommended but the one that's stuck most with me is The Shipmaker. If you like Douglas Adams, Catherynne Valente's Space Opera is in a similar vein but also beautifully extra. If you like your sf humor darker and more muted, try Johanna Sinisalo's The Core of the Sun. Other than Binti none of these are a multi-novel series,…
…a few dozen or so of my favorites. I'd love to hear what HN thinks is good fantasy! My recs (in no particular order): - Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett -- heist novel with talking objects! - Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente -- David Bowie meets Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy! - The Sacred Throne series by Myke Cole (book 1: The Armored Saint) - Steampunk armor! - The Shards of Heaven by Michael…
on “Top Fantasy Series to battle quarantine boredom” ↗Reading Catherynne M. Valente's 'Space Opera' was like going back to those glorious days when I first discovered HHGTTG.
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