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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.
Hi. Thanks for having me in the group. I'm a massive sci-fi fan, and Space Opera is my favourite sub-genre within it. I'm an author who's just started writing Science Fiction having written in a different genre in the past.Lets try those suggested questions :)
Name: S.D Williams
Favorite Books: Rendezvous with Rama, 1984, Gateway, The Forever War, Voyage of the Space Beagle.
Favorite Genres: Sci-Fi, Space Opera. Hard Sci-Fi. Classic.
Favorite TV shows: Farscape. Any old Trek. The Expanse. SG1
Favorite Movies: Wayyyy too many. Sci-fi wise though OG Star Wars, Starship Troopers. 2001. The Matrix
Favorite Food: Chinese.
Day Job: Science Fiction Author, Freelance Photographer.
Hobbies: Film. Writing. Photography.
Hopefully that will give you a little idea about me. Am hoping to be able to chat on the Goodreads groups a little as don't really get out much of late.
Hi everyone! I'm Joe, I've been a big fan of science fiction and space opera since my dad exposed me to some of the classics back when I was a kid, and growing up watching Star Wars. I look forward to connecting to other scifi and space opera fans as I'm always looking for new suggestions on something to read!Name: Joe Bell
Favorite Books: Citizen of the Galaxy (my first sci-fi novel as a kid), 1984, Starship Troopers, Red Storm Rising, Rainbow Six, Gates of Fire, The Expanse series, and so many others!
Favorite Genres: Sci-fi, Space Opera, Fantasy/Sword & Board, Historical Fiction
Favorite TV shows: The Expanse, Firefly, Space: Above and Beyond, Andor, Star Trek, TNG, Tour of Duty, Magnum P.I. (the original), Deadwood, Justified
Favorite Movies: Star Wars (original trilogy), The Last Starfighter, Tombstone, Top Gun, Starship Troopers, The Fifth Element,
Favorite Food: Stromboli, Pierogies, BBQ Chicken, Thanksgiving dinner!
Day Job: Underwriter for auto/boat/RV loans
Hobbies: Video Games, Photography, History/visiting historical places, building LEGOs, and of course reading!
Other: My "geek" cred I guess would be a member of the 501st Legion since 2002, a Star Wars movie-quality costuming group that does a lot of charity work and public appearances.
I look forward to getting to know some of my fellow sci-fi and space opera enthusiasts!
Welcome Joe! Check out our group bookshelf for ideas for books to read. When the nomination threads for March are posted, feel free to nominate or second a book.
Welcome to the group Joe. I love the mention of the 501st Legion - and your charity work!
Name: daniella robinsonFavorite Books: currently the foundation books by isaac asimov, a discovery of witches books by debroah harkness, LOTR
Favorite Genres: crime thrillers, fantasy, si-fy
Favorite TV shows:criminal minds, 3 body problem, 1899, the OA,
Favorite Movies:hot fuzz, the day after tomorrow, LOTR,
Favorite Food:mac 'n cheese.
Day Job: paramedic
Hobbies: knittng, quilting, gardening
Other:
Welcome to the group Daniella. Some of the group are currently reading Asimov's Foundation Universe books as part of a "buddy read" throughout 2026. We've just started and would be delighted if you joined us, or contributed any comments you have about the Foundation series.
John wrote: "Welcome to the group Daniella. Some of the group are currently reading Asimov's Foundation Universe books as part of a "buddy read" throughout 2026. We've just started and would be delighted if you..."my aim is to read the robot series after this.
i'm reading the foundation series in publication order. so ive read the first 5 books and now strating the 1st prologue book.
Welcome Daniella, Always good to have more Asimov fans!
Greetings fellow travelers on Spaceship Earth! (Finally an appropriate place to use that!)I like the space opera genre because it takes skill to write a good one. Lots of world building opportunities and plot threads to weave. Hard science or alien assistance? What kind of ships? Military or exploration?
The authors and series I return to over and over are Isaac Asimov, David Brin, Diane Duane’s So you want to be a wizard YA series, ACD’s Sherlock Holmes, Shakespeare’s Comedies and Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander.
TV: period dramas and detective shows like Murdoch Mysteries and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
I don’t have a particular favorite movie.
Food: nearly every fruit besides pineapple or coconut!
Day Job: Pastry Chef
Hobbies: all sorts of fiber arts.
Hello! I’m Gilbert, and my passion for science fiction goes back decades. My obsession started years ago during the 80's in my childhood, watching sci-fi movies and TV-series, drawing sci-fi comics in my sketchbook.Today, I balance my free time with family life and a full-time career as an IT Servicedesk Engineer. In my free time, I am writing the Space Enemies series.
Originally from Belgium, I now live in the Netherlands with my wife and two daughters.
Name: Gilbert Neyens.
Favorite Books: All Systems Red, Star Wars.
Favorite Genres: military sci-fi, space opera.
Favorite TV shows: Star Wars the Clone Wars, Battlestar Galactica.
Favorite Movies: Star Wars, Chronicles of Riddick.
Favorite Food: Spaghetti Bolognese.
Day Job: Senior IT Servicedesk Engineer.
Hobbies: fitness, writing.
Hello, I am Javier. I am originally from a cuban asteroid that impacted here in the US hehe. The first space opera book I read, I think it was The Andromeda Nebula by Ivan Efremov. Uff, I need to read that one again.Name: Javier Perez
Favorite Books: Invencible by Stanislaw Lem, Gateway by Frederik Pohl.
Favorite Genres: space opera, cosmic horror, alternative history.
Favorite TV shows: Dragonfly, The Orville,
Favorite Movies: Alien, Fifth Element
Favorite Food: Pork, rice, black beans
Day Job: Library science student.
Hobbies: gaming, running
Welcome Javier. Incidentally just read The Invincible a couple of days ago, great book.
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).