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Space opera tells large-scale adventures among stars, spacecraft and interstellar societies. Its stories can encompass exploration, politics, war and encounters with other worlds.

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August 2021

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Light Chaser by Peter F Hamilton and Gareth L Powell (book review).

‘Light Chaser’ by Peter F Hamilton and Gareth L Powell is a standalone space opera novella. Amahle is the light chaser the title…

Rosie Oliver24 Aug 2021

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Back Issue #26 February 2006 (magazine review)

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Spider Baby or The Maddest Story Ever Told (1967) (film review).

Spider Baby or The Maddest Story Ever Told (1967) (film review).

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Dogfights Over the Desert: The SFcrowsnest UFO Roundup, October 2026

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Dimensions: A Case Book Of Alien Contact by Jacques Vallee (book review).

Andy Weir’s “Star Star” would have Spock haunting the Force and McCoy fixing Vader in sickbay (fan fiction news).

Andy Weir’s “Star Star” would have Spock haunting the Force and McCoy fixing Vader in sickbay (fan fiction news).

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Space opera

August 2021

Light Chaser by Peter F Hamilton and Gareth L Powell (book review).