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[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I did eventually finish my reread of Mouse and Dragon. I’ve mostly been reading fantasy since then. Today I’m back in space opera with Two Bottles of Wine with a War God by Blaze Ward. I had a hard time getting into the story but at about the one third mark it finally started getting interesting. This is not an action packed story like most of the other books by this author.

[Miki]

I have finished my first book of the genre (well, I think it qualifies) and it is Lost in amber by Esther Rabbit. I loved it. It's a PNR NA but my guess is that it can also fall in the space opera genre and I loved the romance. I would also love more recommendations of similar books where aliens are not tacky or too erotic. This was a beautiful love story with lovable characters.

[LeisureSuitLarry]

I'm reading the 9th book (Daring) by Mike Shepherd. I highly recommend it, although if you start off the with the first book (Mutineer) don't expect the title to have a whole lot to do with the book. I have to assume the series is fairly well known since there are something like 15 books in it (and a spin-off series as well), but I'd never read any of them until 2018. If you're a fan of Honor Harrington - who isn't? - you'll enjoy these too. It's got all the action of HH, some of the politics, and none of the words you'll have to ask google to translate for you.

[Lizzie]

I just finished book 6 of the Star Phase series by Jason Weberloff. It is cyberpunk science fiction. I think that would be the correct subcategory. He writes well, but it is a combination of sci-fi, horror, psychology, different tech. It is not my usual reading genre, but I like his writing style.

I am also reading Lindsay Buroker's Emperor's Edge series , which is fantasy, also a category I don't usually read but I liked her Fallen Empire sci-fi series. .

While waiting to afford to buy more of that series, I am reading in anticipation of reviewing Jade Kerrion's Daughter of Air series. . This is also fantasy which I started because I really like her Double Helix series and her stand alone Earth Sim .

For someone who hasn't liked fantasy in the past, I seem to have fallen into it because of good sci fi writers.

[Lizzie]

I am headed for a cruise vacation with my 3 sister. For pool side suntanning reading, I have loaded my ereader with Amy DuBuoff's Mindspace series. (Amazon has 4 books listed, but they don't show up in Goodreads.)

Her Light in the Dark is a 2018 Nebula finalist for the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy! It is book 2 of her Dark Stars trilogy.

I started reading her books when I fell into her Cadicle science fiction series.

If I need more to read, I have some Aeon14 universe books to catch up on.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I found the Mindspace books on Goodreads, if anyone is looking. Starts with Infiltration by A.K. DuBoff.

[Lizzie]

Teresa wrote: "I found the Mindspace books on Goodreads, if anyone is looking. Starts with Infiltration by A.K. DuBoff."

Thanks Teresa. I think my searches failed because I was using her name rather than her initials.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Goodreads can fail to find an author even if the difference is “A.K.” vs “A. K.”. Have to be sneaky with the search strings ;)

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I’m currently reading a new book: Soul Code by Sabrina Chase. This is the third book of the series that starts with The Scent of Metal. Aliens, psychic powers, Big Dumb Objects, AIs controlling ships, and entire planetary populations at risk.

[Betsy]

I just finished Planetside, one of our group reads this month, and I'm trying to decide what's next. I'm waffling between Foundation, which I've read before, or Red Mars, which I haven't. I already have both of them on my kindle, so that's not an issue, but I can't quite decide.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I enjoyed Soul Code by Sabrina Chase, then reread Queen Anne's Revenge by Blaze Ward. Now I’m reading Packmule by Blaze Ward which is the sequel. It’s good but isn’t wowing me the way QAR did the first time I read it.

[Michael]

Currently reading Long Way to a Small Angry Planet and loving it. I can see where all the acclaim comes from.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Michael wrote: "Currently reading Long Way to a Small Angry Planet and loving it. I can see where all the acclaim comes from."
I encourage you to post comments on the discussion thread for that book
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Patrick]

Currently making my way through the Old Man's War series...book 2, The Ghost Brigades. First time reading this book and I really am enjoying it. Some laugh out loud moments on the train...

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"I'm reading all of the books in The Expanse. It started with the television series and now I also listen to the audio while driving. I think they are well written, but I love the strong female characters."

Greetings Space Opera Fans!

This is a general purpose thread to announce what Space Opera themed book you're reading at the moment, or THINKING of reading and want to know if anybody else has re..."

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I’m rereading Sargasso of Space by Andre Norton. It’s been decades since my last reading of it, and I can’t recall how much I liked it back then other than there was a time when I read anything by Norton that I could find. Definitely dated: mentions of microfilm, no hand held communicators, so far no female characters at all, and interstellar trading ships land directly on planets rather than using shuttles.

[Jemima]

Finally finished Revelation Space which was our Reader pick for December!

Bears some resemblance to War and Peace IMHO, including passages where the author writes an essay on his favourite subject. A fascinating story, nevertheless (both of them, in fact).

I'm reading a middle grade scifi adventure to now, but looking forward to getting back into space soon with Galileo's Theme Park (anthology) and The Star Agency. I've read the second in that series already.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I finished Sargasso of Space but won’t be rereading it again, or the other Solar Queen books. I didn’t spot a single female character in the entire book. Okay when it was written that was not unusual, but my standards have changed.

Rereading Frontier Incursion by Leonie Rogers now and enjoying it far more. Will likely binge the full trilogy. Thanks to Laz for mentioning it on the Pets nomination thread.

[Jemima]

Teresa wrote: "I finished Sargasso of Space but won’t be rereading it again, or the other Solar Queen books. I didn’t spot a single female character in the entire book. Okay when it was written that was not unusu..."

I added Frontier Incursion to my TBR as well, thanks to Laz.

[Phillip]

I just picked up Star Wars: Last Shot.

[Debrac2014]

I'm also reading Frontier Incursion now! Thank you Laz!

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

For anyone reading Frontier Incursion, the discussion thread is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Leen]

I just started Audacious by Mike Shepherd.

[Kirsten]

I've been reading Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor

[L J]

Hearts and Swords: Four Original Stories of Celta by Robin D. Owens. The first story Heart and Sword is about attempted mutiny on colony ship and starts with one of the sleepers in cryogenics being awakened to deal with the crisis. The others take place generations after landing. While many of her books contain mysteries, including the Celta SF series, these have some crimes and a missing heirloom but are not mysteries.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Finished Frontier Incursion, Frontier Resistance, and Frontier Defiant. The middle book seems weaker than the other two. The third kept me up until 2am to finish it - even though it was a reread!

Now I’m reading Refuge in Time by Sarah Woodbury, which isn’t space opera by any definition. Not really time travel, more traveling to an alternate version of Earth that is currently in the Middle Ages, but where history was changed about 20 years ago. This is the 17th book of the series. Not exactly science fiction, but not exactly fantasy either.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

And now I’m reading Sojourn by S.H. Jucha which is number 13 in the series that starts with The Silver Ships. It’s not grabbing me yet, likely due to bouncing between too many characters, but I’m only 10% in so far.

[Debrac2014]

Teresa wrote: "Finished Frontier Incursion, Frontier Resistance, and Frontier Defiant. The middle book seems weaker than the other two. The third kept me up until 2..."
Thank you for mentioning Sarah Woodbury's time series! I enjoyed the prequel, Daughter of Time, and I'm now reading Footsteps in Time!

[Patrick]

Just finished reading The Last Colony by John Scalzi, and Permafrost by Alastair Reynolds. Just got Tiamat's Wrath by James S.A. Corey and so my weekend is planned.

[Trike]

Because my cataracts have made reading the Kindle too difficult, I had to pause my reading of We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (which is awesome so far, highly recommended to all Space Opera fans).

So I’ve continued the Vorkosigan Saga on audiobook, with Ethan of Athos being a 4-star book for me. It’s not exactly Space Opera but it is certainly a next door neighbor. Currently listening to Falling Free, which is similar. I’m really impressed by how well books written in the mid 80s have held up.

[Laz]

I just finished The Science Officer Omnibus 1 and 2. Unusual due to being serialized, which gave it a shaggy dog feel for the first 2/3, but the characters were well developed and they evolved. Solid 4-stars from me.

[Charles]

Anna wrote: "

Greetings Space Opera Fans!

This is a general purpose thread to announce what Space Opera themed book you're reading at the moment, or THINKING of reading and want to know if anybody else has re..."

I’m currently reading Turn Coat in the Dresden Files series, I’m also reading or rereading, the Foundation Trilogy. A classic.

[Caitlin]

I just finished The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander. It’s an alternate history novella that takes two historical elements - the horrific treatment of circus elephants in the early 20th century, and the radium poisonings of women working in watchmaking factories- and weaves together quite the poignant tale.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Sojourn by S.H. Jucha was okay but not great. I reread Catseye by Andre Norton for our Themed Pick, which was also just okay.

I’m currently rereading a fantasy series, but sometime in April I’ll be reading each of
* Sassinak for the Reader Pick
* Persephone by Blaze Ward, due out on the 10th
* Fortune’s Favors by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, due out on the 15th and not yet showing on Goodreads apparently

[Debrac2014]

Teresa wrote: "Sojourn by S.H. Jucha was okay but not great. I reread Catseye by Andre Norton for our Themed Pick, which was also just okay.

I’m cur..."

Thanks for the heads up about Fortune's Favors!
I also thought Catseye was just ok!

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Fortune’s Favors is a chapbook in the Liaden Universe. One story plus two outakes from novels. Beta readers said it was great. It was just added for preorder on Amazon, BN, and a few other places today, so it’s not surprising that it isn’t in Goodreads yet.

Edit: it’s not two outtakes from novels, it’s a single scene that is an outtake from two novels.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I finished Fortune's Favors by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Quite good. It’s not a novel and probably counts as Indie since it was published as a chapbook. Most of it is the title story, which may be considered a novella and adds a new character to the Liaden Universe. The rest is a scene that was cut from Neogenesis and didn’t fit into Accepting the Lance either, plus some talk from the authors about the stories.

I’m pretty sure that the bakery in the title story is run by characters from other chapbooks. Degrees of Separation is one, but I don’t recall the name of the one set on Surebleak (story is Block Party but don’t know the name of the chapbook it is in) and I’m only vaguely thinking there might be another set on Liad during the evacuation. The title story takes place on Liad, in Low Port.

If you insist on stories where the action takes place on ships, give this a pass. Purely on planet, although the scene is on a different planet than the title story.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I reread Degrees of Separation by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Quite enjoyable.

Block Party is available to read free online on Baen until June, linked from the Goodreads page for the story. It will be included in Liaden Universe Constellation IV which will be published in June (when the copyright reverts to the authors). I did not reread it because the font is too tiny and Safari’s “send to kindle” didn’t work. I can wait a couple of months.

But what do I read this weekend???

[Betsy]

Have you read Binti or any of the other African sci-fi that seems to be very popular? I haven't read them myself, but I'm interested.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I read Binti some time back. It was okay but I didn’t like it enough to read the sequel.

I found a fantasy book to read. Not particularly good but acceptable and I hadn’t read it before.

Monday I’ll roll random numbers for the May group reads, and if the theme pick isn’t the one I nominated then I’ll start a reread of that series. If it is, I’ll try to wait until May to do so.

[Patrick]

Reading The Human Division, by Scalzi. On deck, I have Adrian Tchaikovsky's latest Cage of Souls.

[Audrey]

I am currently reading Shield of Terra by Glynn Stewart.

[MadProfessah]

Teresa is you need good fantasy have you tried Brian Staveley, THE EMPEROR’S BLADES is Book 1 of the CHRONICLES OF THE UNHEWN THRONE trilogy? It’s VERY good but not in very many lists.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Thanks MadProfessah, I’ve grabbed the free preview and will try it.

[Phil]

Finishing up the Book of the Ancestor trilogy by Mark Lawrence (on Holy Sister now. Amazing series!

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

After several fantasy books, I started reading Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension by Matt Parker. Nonfiction, but humorous. I’m enjoying it very much.

In a few days I’ll start rereading The Price of the Stars by Debra Doyle and John MacDonald, which is our Themed Pick for May.

[Trike]

The Space Opera series Blackbeard superbox is on sale for 99 cents at Amazon. It’s been on my wishlist for a while, and seven books for a buck is a steal.

First book: Starship Blackbeard

[Debrac2014]

Trike wrote: "The Space Opera series Blackbeard superbox is on sale for 99 cents at Amazon. It’s been on my wishlist for a while, and seven books for a buck is a steal.

First book: [book:Starship Blackbeard|239..."

Thanks Trike! It looks interesting!

[Miki]

Debrac2014 wrote: "Trike wrote: "The Space Opera series Blackbeard superbox is on sale for 99 cents at Amazon. It’s been on my wishlist for a while, and seven books for a buck is a steal.

First book: [book:Starship ..."

This sounds very interesting, I might give it a try!

[Sean]

Hi. I'm new to this community.

Just bought Earth Force by Shemer Kuznits. It's Gamelit Sci-Fi. His other LitRPG series where the MC is a goblin has almost 1,000 reviews for the first book.

He's a really good author. The series is a little mysterious in the beginning. Humanity gets cured of illnesses and people can live longer, but some people and animals start changing. There are aliens but I've only read 20% so far.