So, I'm a fan of Science Fiction, particularly space opera. You know, galaxy spanning stuff with huge ships and cool aliens and epic storylines. It seems like a lot of the prominent science fiction being written nowadays tends more towards the dystopian, cyberpunk or technological singularity stuff. the latter of which to me is okay, the former I avoid wholeheartedly (never worked for me), and dystopian stuff is always welcome in my book.
However, with some exceptions - James SA Corey's Expanse Series (brilliant and highly recommend, even if it doesn't quite fit my definition - I think I like the epic storyline aspect the best) and pretty much anything Alastair Reynolds puts out, I've been having trouble finding quality Space Opera.
I suppose that Scazli qualifies - he is slanted more towards military sci-fi, and I've read a bunch of his stuff, but his writing has gotten a bit tiresome to me. It seems like he can only give his character one specific voice, no matter what their age, gender or even species.
Any thoughts or recommendations?
- Jeff
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