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At The Speed Of Light by Simon Morden (book review).
‘At The Speed Of Light’ by Simon Morden is a standalone novella that is a crossover between space opera and hard Science Fiction.…
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Space opera
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…
November 2020
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Saints Of Salvation (The Salvation Sequence Trilogy book 3) by Peter F Hamilton (book review).
‘Saints Of Salvation’ by Peter F Hamilton is the third novel in his ‘Salvation Sequence Trilogy’ of grand scale space opera. This picks…
July 2020
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Blood Orbit (A Gattis File Novel) by K.R. Richardson (book review).
‘Blood Orbit’ by K. R. Richardson is ‘A Gattis File’ novel. Eric Matheson has left his rich powerful family behind and is ‘five…
April 2020
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Bone Silence (Revenger trilogy book 3) by Alastair Reynolds (book review).
Space Opera was a term coined in the 1930s and related to fictional adventures set almost entirely off-planet. Spaceships ignored the problems of…
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The Bastard Legion: book one by Gavin Smith (book review).
‘The Bastard Legion’ by Gavin Smith is the first novel in the ‘The Bastard Legion trilogy. Miska Corbin, ex-United States Marine Corps Special…
March 2020
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A Pale Light In The Black (A NeoG book 1) by K.B. Wagers (book review).
Four hundred years in our future, humans are still reeling from the Collapse, a catastrophic event which devastated human and animal populations alike,…
February 2020
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Salvation Lost (The Salvation Sequence book 2) by Peter F Hamilton (book review).
‘Salvation Lost’ by Peter F Hamilton is the second novel in the Salvation Sequence trilogy. This in line with so many of Peter…
October 2019
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Deep Blue: The Second Species Trilogy book 2 by Jane O’Reilly (book review).
‘Deep Blue’ by Jane O’Reilly, the second book in ‘The Second Species Trilogy’, is a space opera with a heavy leaning towards romance…
September 2019
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Blue Shift: The Second Species Trilogy book 1 by Jane O’Reilly (book review).
‘Blue Shift’ by Jane O’Reilly, the first book in ‘The Second Species Trilogy’, is a space opera with a heavy leaning towards romance…
May 2016
NewsScifi
Writers Jamie Sawyer and Neal Asher discuss their latest books.
Jamie Sawyer, author of the recently released sci-fi action debut ‘The Lazarus War: Artefact’ gets some writing tips and finds out what’s next…
February 2014
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Which Of The SF Sub-Genres Is Safe Or Unsafe And Why? An examination by: GF Willmetts (article).
After last month’s editorial, I thought it would make sense to have a look at the baker’s dozen of Science Fiction sub-genres and…