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Jul 04, 2025 12:30AM
Thank U, Betsy. Really appreciate it.
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Hi Everyone! I just found this group! Name: L. D. McRae
Favorite Books: New Species by Laurann Dohner
Favorite Genres: Tortured Hero
Favorite TV Show: I don't watch much TV but I did recently watch MurderBot which I thought was fantastic.
Favorite Movies: Too many to name! Umm... Battleship, Star Wars, Indiana Jones
Favorite Food: Chocolate Anything or Anything I don't have to cook!
Day Job: I took early retirement. At age 54 I started writing my first book! I now have a complete 7 book Steamy Alien Space Opera Series on KU! Book 1 is titled The Blood of Sin.
Hobbies: Genealogy and Playing Video Games - Loved Skyrim, Death Stranding, and right now I'm playing Balder's Gate 3! Elden Ring was fun and I really loved Zelda Breath of the Wild!
What I'm hoping to get out of this group: Well, obviously, I'd like to find some readers for my series, but I'd also like to make some new friends. Anyone want to play Monster Hunter Wilds?
Hi everyone, my name is Sergio. I’m a strength and conditioning coach irl. Just recently joined both the app and the group. I’ve always been a sucker for cyberpunk and sci-fi movies, video games and tv shows. Haven’t delved too deep into the book genre though since I typically prefer to read fantasy. Excited to meet everyone. Here’s a little more about myself:Favorite Books: the Witcher series, neuromancer, the alchemist, do androids dream of electric sheep?
Favorite Genres: fantasy, sci-fi, cyberpunk, mystery
Favorite TV shows: how I met your mother, the expanse, gurren lagann
Favorite Movies: spider-man 2, Star Wars 1-6, blade runner 2049
Favorite Food: ramen, chilaquiles, sushi
Day Job: strength and conditioning coach and soccer coach
Hobbies: playing soccer, weightlifting, boxing, video games, reading, anime, going to the movies
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Hi everyone! There's a lot of discussion to catch up on here so I have been lurking for a bit. I felt now is a good time to step out of the shadows and say HI!So, HI!
Here's the basics.
Name: Michael LaVoice
Favorite Books: Too many to list, but I LOVE the Stainless Steel Rat series, and Honor Harrington!
Favorite Genres: Space Opera/MilScifi/Crime and mystery fiction
Favorite TV shows: Firefly, Resident Alien, The Mentalist, Justified, The Expanse, tons of cop shows.
Favorite Movies: Star Wars, (ESB) Highlander, The Matrix, Star Trek 2, the Wrath of Khan, Tron Legacy, Aliens...the list goes on.
Favorite Food: Japanese Hibachi
Day Job: Research assistant at St Jude
Hobbies: Writing (I am a Goodreads Author, but since it only pays a few bills here and there, it’s more of an expensive hobby at this point.) My YouTube channel is also kind of a hobby.
Other: Before I was a writer, I was a reader of scifi and fantasy, as well as crime fiction and mystery. Someday, I will find a way to mix all those loves onto one successful series!
I am married with seven kids (hers, mine, and ours), two dogs, and a cat (for balance) and I call the flood plains of West Tennessee my home! I have an office stuffed to the gills with action figures and star ship models, and the occasional movie poster. It feels great to be here with fellow Space Opera Fans!
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Hello all! I'm Kara Lenore, space opera fan since the original Star Wars literally shook me in my seat as a child. I'm new to Goodreads. :)Space Opera favorites: Murderbot, Chilling Effect, Shards of Honor, Winter's Orbit, A Thousand Words for Stranger
Favorite Genres: secondary world sci-fi, space opera, cyberpunk, fantasy, cozy fantasy, romance (especially in SFF).
Favorite Movies: anything Hayao Miyazaki
Day Job: Program manager
Hobbies: yoga and writing
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Hi everyone!We’re Jef and Mindy. We love sci‑fi that mixes humor, absurdity, and big “what if” ideas—think Hitchhiker’s Guide meets Spaceballs. Excited to join the conversations and discover new favorites here.
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I know we're not supposed to plug our own stuff on here too much, but I do write humorous space opera. Galaxy's Most Wanted might be right up your alley. and I second Bob's Saucer Repair as a recommendation.
Teresa wrote: "Welcome, Jef and Mindy! Have you read Bob's Saucer Repair by Jerry Boyd? A hillbilly repairing a flying saucer seems to fit your description of humorous and absurd."Thanks :) Just checked it out and yes, sounds like a great read that just got added to my list lol
Michael wrote: "I know we're not supposed to plug our own stuff on here too much, but I do write humorous space opera. Galaxy's Most Wanted might be right up your alley. and I second Bob's Saucer Repair as a recom..."Thanks for the hello… cool, send me a link to check it out!
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Hello friends! My name is Alexis Haidamac and I am a student. I love writing as a hobby. I am into sci-fi, fiction, worldbuilding and romance. My favorite authors are Isaac Asimov and Clive Cussler. Other things I love doing are playing the piano and sports.
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Hello! Damon here! I have been attracted to space opera for the longest time. As a kid I was in love with Star Wars and still am. I would say Star Wars was the reason I fell in love with the genre. Which then evolved into a love for space. Some of my favorite books include Jurassic Park, Red Rising, Hunger Games, Slaughterhouse Five, the Shining, The Martian, and many more. I generally prefer to read scifi, fantasy and horror. I do branch out and read other genres but those three I stick to the most. A few of my favorite shows are Supernatural, Resident Alien, Game of Thrones, Clone Wars/Bad Batch, Big Bang Theory, South Park, The Boys, and more. I really am an all around nerd. Superheroes, Star Wars, Star Trek, you name it. By day I am a quality specialist for my company. By night, I game a lot lol. I spend a lot of time playing Star Wars The Old Republic with some friends and am currently in the process of writing a campaign for Star Wars 5e.I am currently reading Iron Gold by Pierce Brown. This series has easily become my favorite series I have read. I haven't devoured a series this fast in ages. I have other series on my list to read after. But I am always up for recommendations. Next in line, I am thinking either Suneater or Expanse.
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Welcome Damon - you sound like our kind of nerd!
Hi everyone, I’m T.W. Alexander 👋 Excited to find this group—it’s nice knowing I’m not the only one geeking out over space opera worlds.I’m into Harry Potter, Dune, and Iain M. Banks’ Culture series, and when I’m not reading, I’m usually writing or homeschooling my 5-year-old. TV-wise, I love The Blacklist and The Dark Knight trilogy—especially the ones with Bane and Two-Face.
Looking forward to connecting and learning from all of you!
Fair maidens and noble sirs, Neo-Renaissance brothers and sisters of the stars. I write Rome the way you read galaxies — emperors and rebels, collapsing empires, and battles that echo with universal epic flair. My invincible Roman blaze carries a hilarious Youngstown smile into the Middle Ages with charm and humor. My flair isn’t safe — it strives to be true, with sword and pen, in the historic spiral, in the quantum mirror of smaller mirrors.
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Hi group! I'm Juliana and a member for quite some time, when I was a lot more here on Goodreads, but life happens and my reading and online times had to take a step back.Now I'm slowly reading more (thanks too to audibooks) and having a bit of time to come back to reading groups.
I'm a reader since I can remember, my taste in genres are broad but fantasy and sci fi are my favorites.
I have so many favorite books, but a few of then are Foundations trilogy by Asimov; The Final Empire by Sanderson; Harry Potter series by Rowling, The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien, THe Murderbot series by Wells, A Batalha do Apocalipse by Spohr, To be Taught, if Fortunate by Chambers and Childhood's End by C. Clarke
Beside fantasy and sci fi I really enjoy a smart romance, some paranormal and mistery books.
To see I like sci fi movies, medical dramas, periods dramas and ocasionally some romance too.
I'm a full time mom and manager of my home and family affairs living far away from my home country without any other family near apart from my husband and kids.
And I love to read, dance, play board games and see tv.
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Hello Group, I'm Brad. Been kicking around GR for... erm, well over a decade though my engagement depends on what's going on in life at any given moment. I've decided to jump back into some groups with topics that interest me (Space Opera being a big-fav genre of mine) in hopes that I bump into some cool, like minded individuals and share my love of these worlds I explore. The Expanse series and Murderbot Diaries come to mind as more recent SO loves. I also can't seem to get enough Adrian Tchaikovsky scifi works consumed. So... yeah, hi :)
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We're currently nominating, and voting on, our "Limited" and "Reader" book reads for November. Why not have a look at those two nomination threads and decide if there are any nominations that you'd like to "second", or any alternatives that you'd like to nominate? (But hurry - nominations and votes end on Wednesday).
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Hi - I'm Philip. A long term lover of space opera since I was a boy, and I used to swap Heinlein and Asimov books with my Uncle Bob, who owned a garage but spent most of his time in the back room dreaming of outer space. These days I think Peter Hamilton and Alastair Reynolds are masters of the genre, though Lavie Tidhar is apparently writing a space opera as we speak... :) And Mike Carey's Pandominum books are great. I've written a bunch of space opera novels of my own in the past though I'm now writing fantasy stuff. I'm a HUGE fan of the rebooted BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, which blends big space opera battles with wonderful character development.
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Hi, i am Manoranjan, a member of this group, author and reader, are you know me?
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I hope you'll both consider participating in reading and discussing our two nominated books for November - which will be chosen later today.
Name:A.R. Balcarcel
Favorite Books:
1984 by George Orwell, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and pretty much anything by Asimov — I’m drawn to stories that explore humanity through science and struggle.
Favorite Genres:
Science fiction, post-apocalyptic, and military fiction — especially the kind that focuses on people trying to hold on to their morals when the world falls apart.
Favorite TV Shows:
Haven’t watched The Expanse or Battlestar Galactica yet (they’re on my list!), but I enjoy character-driven stories with grounded sci-fi concepts.
Favorite Movies:
Star Wars, Children of Men, and Interstellar — I love when science fiction mixes hope, tragedy, and big-picture ideas.
Favorite Food:
Pasta and anything spicy. Coffee is mandatory.
Day Job:
Writer — working mostly on speculative and post-apocalyptic fiction.
Hobbies:
Reading books, watching movies, and… reading more books. It’s a healthy cycle, I promise.
Other:
I’m also a Goodreads author, but I’m here mainly as a reader and sci-fi enthusiast looking to connect with others who love the genre.
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Hey! Mateo here. On and off Goodreads and taking some time to read some sci-fi indies. Enjoying 'Amber Sea' right now by Lance W Marker. There's something about Venus ... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amber-Sea-La...
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