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Name: Dr. Kenneth Wayne DouglasFavorite Books: The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey (I love the gritty realism), Foundation by Asimov, and anything that mixes hard engineering with big stakes.
Favorite Genres: Space Opera, Hard Sci-Fi, and Techno-Thrillers.
Favorite TV shows: The Expanse (again, for the physics), For All Mankind, and Firefly.
Favorite Movies: Interstellar, Blade Runner, and The Martian.
Favorite Food: Being in Texas, I have to say BBQ. But since I work in the food manufacturing industry, I’m pretty picky because I know exactly how processed food gets made!
Day Job: I’m an hourly worker at a major food manufacturing corporation here in Texas. It keeps me grounded.
Hobbies: I’m currently learning Python and OpenAI API to mess around with automation. I also spend a lot of time researching magnetic levitation systems.
Other: The "geeky thing" my co-workers would be surprised to learn: Even though I work the line at a food plant, I am the lead author on a granted US Patent (12,037,144 B1) for a "Space Railway"—a vertical maglev system for space launch. I spend my free time trying to figure out how to get trains off the planet.
Welcome, Kenneth. And good luck with your book.
A very warm welcome to the group Kenneth - and good luck with getting trains off the planet!!!
Hi everyone,I'm actually seeking your advice. I'm the author of the Original Earth series and I would be very interested to know whether you would consider the series Space Opera? Book one pretty much deals with my main protagonist surviving after a crash on a alien planet, but at the beginning it does included space travel and at the end we see the establishment of a human community. Books two and three certainly involve a lot more space travel to other planets after the main protagonist makes friends with an alien being (actually that happens in book one) and a relationship does emerge and there's a lot of politics as the human community grows and politics on an alien planet. Obviously, I feel all the novels are highly entertaining and there is a lot of action. So your views, will the novel series qualify as Space Opera?
Welcome Tim! The series sounds like our loose definition of space opera. You can post about the books in the Self-Promotion section of our discussions, and if you wish you may nominate the first one for one of our group reads.
Hi, long time member of Goodreads, but new to this group. I am looking forward to some interesting group reads.
Kevin wrote: "Hi, long time member of Goodreads, but new to this group. I am looking forward to some interesting group reads."A warm welcome to the group Kevin - we look forward to hearing more from you. In return we can promise you a varied mix of group reads!
Name:Nathaniel Bernadeau (Goodreads Author)
Favorite Books:
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin, Foundation, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dune, and of course I’m partial to my own Terratron series.
Favorite Genres:
Science fiction (especially space opera), futurism, epic fantasy
Favorite TV Shows:
Game of Thrones, The Expanse, Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Favorite Movies:
Star Wars, Blade Runner 2049, Interstellar, Aliens, The Empire Strikes Back
Favorite Food:
Italian food — pasta in almost any form is undefeated.
Day Job:
Tech sales and IT solutions
Hobbies:
Writing sci-fi, worldbuilding, exploring new technologies, reading epic sagas, and connecting with other sci-fi fans
Welcome Nathaniel! You are welcome to post in the self-promotion section of this group to tell us more about your books. You may also nominate a book for one of our group reads as long as it is just a basic nomination.
Hey! Names Mason and i’m joining in hopes of connecting with Star Wars novel fans, and hopefully can find more books/ friends similar to that! I’m newer to Goodreads but i’ve thoroughly enjoyed it so far :) I’m currently reading Star Wars “Heir to the Empire” if that interests anyone, feel free to friend me, thanks!
Mason wrote: "Hey! Names Mason and i’m joining in hopes of connecting with Star Wars novel fans, and hopefully can find more books/ friends similar to that! I’m newer to Goodreads but i’ve thoroughly enjoyed it ..."Welcome Mason. Lots of Star Wars fans here.
Hello Mason! I've read the bulk of the Star Wars books and am happy to discuss and recommend them any time. Zahn has a lot more hits than misses in that world, so you made a good choice with Heir to the Empire.
Hi! I'm Sam, I'm a cartoonist and author. I love Space Opera and I'm always hungry for more. Neal Asher, Ian Douglas and Jack Campbell are some of my favorites. Honestly, I'm a simple man: gimme some robots, space and the future, and I'm in.
This is a continuation of the following thread, which has been closed:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Why not tell us a little bit about yourself, who you are and what attracts you to Space Opera as a genre. What are your favorite foods, books and movies? Do you ever go to genre conferences? Do you like to do geeky things that co-workers would probably be surprised to learn? Space Opera Fans is the place to get in touch with your inner geek!
Here's some suggested stuff we'd love to hear:
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*If you are a Goodreads author, it's okay to say that, but please don't use this thread to drop your book link and writeup!!! This is where we want to get to know YOU! There is a Self-Promotion thread if you want to educate us about your book (must follow the rules).