Hi,
im looking for a sci-fi space opera to read. Usually I like harder sci-fi, but from time to time I like something that I consider as a guilty pleasure. I already know David Weber, but after reading – over a period of many years – most of his books, I feel tired with his repeatable stories and ideas, so Im looking new guilty pleasure 😉
I like when space opera is heavy on military and political stuff. I thought about Resnick's Starship, but this is just the title that came up randomly. Can You suggest something to read for me?
by failsafedb
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Star Wars: The High Republic seeies
***The EOM Expression by DPForesi***.
Its core concept is a large group of people leave the solar system to establish their own form of laissez-faire government only to face an attempt to coerce them back under control. It’s a fascinating story that enlightens and explains political might and failings, power lust, bureaucracy entrenchment, and late-stage empires; not a popcorn read.
The author puts forth some intriguing technology concepts and the technicals (scene depiction, word choice, sentence structure) of his writing are very good. The story itself contains some “dream” sequences and other author-choices that didn’t strike a chord with my personal tastes. Following along at the beginning was a little difficult, but sooner AND later everything came together.
Its one BIG flaw, though, is the copy I have from June of 2024 sorely needs copy editing. There are a lot of typos, a few missing words, and some serious dialogue punctuation problems that threw me out of the immersion. And yet, I was enthralled enough to read it three times.
Would Old Man’s War by John Scalzi count as “space opera”? Look into that.