Books matching: grand scale space opera
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Save:The Deathstalker series by Simon R. Green is a bombastic space opera filled with a corrupt empire, rebellious psychic slaves, eldritch aliens, rogue AI, and more. The plot is described as over the top, with characters like Owen standing out while the storyline is repeated in each book. The writing style is likened to Flash Gordon, with a tone that reads like Star Wars on steroids, offering a mix of ray guns, swords, psychic powers, and dry humor.
It gets dark out on the Rim. Strange planets and stranger people can be found on the edge of Empire, where habitable worlds are few and civilization grows thin. Beyond the Rim lies uncharted darkness,... - #2
Save:"Leviathan Wakes" is a space opera set in a future where humanity has colonized the Moon, Mars, and the Asteroid Belt. The story follows the crew of the Rocinante as they become entangled in a conspiracy involving Earth, Mars, and the Belters. The narrative is fast-paced, featuring elements of political intrigue, alien encounters, zombie horror, and epic space battles. The writing style is described as compelling, with realistic physics and vivid world-building that explores the complex relationships between humans living in different regions of the solar system.
A hundred and fifty years before, when the parochial disagreements between Earth and Mars had been on the verge of war, the Belt had been a far horizon of tremendous mineral wealth beyond viable econo... - #3
Save:'The Naked God' by Peter F. Hamilton is the final volume in the Night's Dawn trilogy, a space opera on a grand scale. The book explores themes of religion, politics, government, social stratification, and the threat of possession by souls returning from the beyond. The story is intricate, thought out, and brilliant, revealing all secrets and bringing the Kiint alien race into the spotlight. However, some readers found the book overly long with too many characters and plot threads, leading to a somewhat unsatisfying and predictable ending.
Jay Hilton was sound asleep when every electrophorescent strip in the paediatric ward sprang up to full intensity. The simple dream of her mother broke apart like a stained-glass statue shattered by a...
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