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snipenekkid · 02-14-2011, 01:18 AM

Of recent reading:

Hidden Empire by Kevin J. Anderson
Horizon Storms by Kevin J. Anderson

Better be ready to spend a year to swallow these three, around 3k pages give or take a few hundred pages.
Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton
The Dreaming Void by Peter F. Hamilton

Also I really enjoyed the Invasion Earth series by one very under rated SF author L. Ron Hubbard. This series is NOT a difficult read but it's got all manner of good fun with politics, subterfuge, betrayal and anything else one could love in a tacky space version of a soap opera. Plus any of the 100s of the genre I've read over the years which I can no longer remember.

I am not sure if Heinlein's Time Enough For Love is truly space opera, it's all to human with emotions and it will leave you misty eyed when you are done, a real rarity from Heinlein.

One last series from years gone my that might be more space adventure than space opera not sure if there is any difference but, hey I know about the net-nitpickers so one need, out of self preservation if nothing else to edit and qualify every figgin' comment anymore, but there was a series which long predated Star Trek that surrounded the the space career of John Grimes who was everything from young upstart flight officer on his first ship to a Commodore to a pirate with all the tawdry relationships and adventure that went along with a colorful life out on The Rim. Just google "john grimes A. Bertram Chandler" or look here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Bertram_Chandler

These also have some loose tie-ins to the Dominc Flandry stories by Poul Andersen which are also a lot of fun. Nothing deep or introspective but more fun and escapist story telling. But still I came to care about Grimes and Flandry just made me laugh.

Oh yeah, the John Grimes and Dominic Flandry books can be had from Baen, in fact I believe you can get the Grimes series, there are three, in collections so as to keep them straight.

02-14-2011, 01:18 AM	#129
snipenekkid Banned Posts: 760 Karma: 51034 Join Date: Feb 2009	Of recent reading: Hidden Empire by Kevin J. Anderson Horizon Storms by Kevin J. Anderson Better be ready to spend a year to swallow these three, around 3k pages give or take a few hundred pages. Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton The Dreaming Void by Peter F. Hamilton Also I really enjoyed the Invasion Earth series by one very under rated SF author L. Ron Hubbard. This series is NOT a difficult read but it's got all manner of good fun with politics, subterfuge, betrayal and anything else one could love in a tacky space version of a soap opera. Plus any of the 100s of the genre I've read over the years which I can no longer remember. I am not sure if Heinlein's Time Enough For Love is truly space opera, it's all to human with emotions and it will leave you misty eyed when you are done, a real rarity from Heinlein. One last series from years gone my that might be more space adventure than space opera not sure if there is any difference but, hey I know about the net-nitpickers so one need, out of self preservation if nothing else to edit and qualify every figgin' comment anymore, but there was a series which long predated Star Trek that surrounded the the space career of John Grimes who was everything from young upstart flight officer on his first ship to a Commodore to a pirate with all the tawdry relationships and adventure that went along with a colorful life out on The Rim. Just google "john grimes A. Bertram Chandler" or look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Bertram_Chandler These also have some loose tie-ins to the Dominc Flandry stories by Poul Andersen which are also a lot of fun. Nothing deep or introspective but more fun and escapist story telling. But still I came to care about Grimes and Flandry just made me laugh. Oh yeah, the John Grimes and Dominic Flandry books can be had from Baen, in fact I believe you can get the Grimes series, there are three, in collections so as to keep them straight. Last edited by snipenekkid; 02-14-2011 at 01:20 AM.