Tag: space opera

Review: A Memory Called Empire – A Brilliantly Ambitious Space Opera

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Title: A Memory Called Empire (Texicalaan 1) Author: Arkady Martine Publisher: Tor Books Release Date: March 26th, 2019 Genre(s): Science Fiction Space Opera Subjects and Themes: Political Intrigue, Culture, LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 464 (hardback) Rating: 8.0/10 Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her predecessor, the … Continue reading Review: A Memory Called Empire – A Brilliantly Ambitious Space Opera

August 2018 Wrap Up – It’s Not You, Scifi, It’s Me…But It’s Also Kind of You

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So mental-health wise, life has been a veritable mess from July to August. After a trip to the emergency room, days of yelling and apologizing, and talking to from doctors, things are now marginally better. I've been throwing myself into art which has been helping quite a bit. And while it feels like I'm creeping … Continue reading August 2018 Wrap Up – It’s Not You, Scifi, It’s Me…But It’s Also Kind of You

Review: Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers 3) – A Cozy Space Soap Opera

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Title: Record of a Spaceborn Few Author: Becky Chambers Publisher: Harper Voyager Release Date: July 24th, 2018 Genre(s) and Subject(s): Space Opera, Aliens, LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 368 (paperback) Goodreads Rating: 8.0/10         Becky Chambers' third entry in her highly-acclaimed Wayfarers series opens with a catastrophic accident and a mass funeral. Thousands of … Continue reading Review: Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers 3) – A Cozy Space Soap Opera

Review: A Big Ship At the Edge of the Universe – An Exciting Intragalactic Adventure

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Title: A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe Author: Alex White Publisher: Orbit Release Date: June 26th, 2018 Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Fantasy Page Count: 480 (paperback) Goodreads Rating: 8.0/10     “You’re going to get killed.” She looked across at him, stars in her eyes. “But what a grand way to die.” A Big … Continue reading Review: A Big Ship At the Edge of the Universe – An Exciting Intragalactic Adventure