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It's like a bad copy of the Star Wars universe (Rebels and Empire) combined with the Philadelphia Experiement. And I would also suggest more of Mike Resnick's stuff that Santiago. That is good, but almost all of his SF novels are set in the same universe. I don't think he's ever written a bad book, either. Last edited by JeremyR; 01-29-2011 at 02:01 AM. |
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01-30-2011, 07:28 PM | #77 |
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Charles Stross' novel Glasshouse is pretty exciting but finds time to explore a whole boatload of great ideas about the future, technology, and society.
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01-30-2011, 10:06 PM | #78 |
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Charlie Stross rocks, no question
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Lots of great suggestions here.
One I haven't seen mentioned yet (though I could have missed it) is Scott Westerfeld's Succession series. It's only two volumes (The Risen Empire and The Killing of Worlds). It was originally intended as one large book but the publisher decided to split it due to its size. The main female character is easily as important as the main male, and there are some other powerful female characters as well. The first volume is available in both epub and kindle, but the second one, for some reason, is not (as far as I can tell) but the paperback is still in print. I enjoyed it a lot. Plenty of reviews at amazon if you're curious. |
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Am really suprised that no one has mentioned John W. Campbell's Arcot, Morey, and Wade novels. They are as follows:
The Black Star Passes Islands Of Space Invaders From The Infinite The Ultimate Weapon I would also suggest Lin Carter's Jondar Of Callisto and The Green Star series of books. |
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The Lensman books hold up far better for me than the Skylark series. Skylark's hero, Richard Seaton, is a little too squeaky clean, and a guy who can destroy an entire sentient alien race (even if they are loathsome Chlorine breathers who want to destroy humanity) without batting an eye or breaking a sweat is a bit much to take. ______ Dennis |
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I agree in the main that they are science fiction fantasy but to my mind they do contain some space opera elements. I was lucky enough to hear Carter speak at a convention many years ago and he emphatically listed these as a homage to both space opera and ERB.
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If you want to look at it that way, you can make a case that males are the weak ones, because they require the artificial aids to do things the females accomplish naturally. (Consider Jill Sams playing Herkimer Herkimer the 3rd in _First Lensman_.) ______ Dennis Last edited by DMcCunney; 02-03-2011 at 11:35 AM. |
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Space Opera
I don't think that anyone has mentioned one of the greatest Space Opera sequences of the golden age: namely the "Hub" sequence of James H. Schmitz. It comprises:
Trigger and Friends TNT: Telzey & Trigger Telzey Amberdon Agent of Vega You won't find weak women in these books! He also wrote the fab Witches of Karres--which is not fantasy. Despite the title it is solid Space Opera! Another great SO series I enjoyed is The Chanur series by C J Cherryh. I have these in hard copy but they may well be available in e-book format. Last edited by fantasyfan; 02-02-2011 at 09:46 AM. Reason: spelling error |
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The "Federation of the Hub" series is classic work, and Telzey Amberdon is one of the best female protagonists in SF. (Trigger Argee is a close second.) Note, however, that _Agent of Vega_ is not set in the Hub universe. It's a stand alone volume of linked stories in a different setting. ______ Dennis |
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I've just been writing about this at length :- (including Schmitz) - got through a couple of hundred authors now :-
http://bluetyson.livejournal.com/tag...0space%20opera And I bit older which I will update sometime soon :- http://www.archive.org/stream/SpaceO...GuideArray.txt |
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