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Under Fortunate Stars

“This is too strange to be a coincidence. It’s all connected somehow”

Under Fortunate Stars by Ren Hutchings

May 9, 2022 by llamareadsbooks 3 Comments

I picked this up because of the gorgeous cover, and I’m glad I did! It’s a really good, extremely satisfying time travel space opera. “This is too strange to be a coincidence. It’s all connected somehow,” she said. “The engine problem, the Rift, that distress call… it’s all linked. And we need to figure out how if we want to get out of here.” The Gallion, a corporate science ship, and its skeleton crew has been pressed into service to ferry a Felen ambassador to […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Ren Hutchings, space opera, time travel

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:39 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Ren Hutchings, space opera, time travel ·
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From 3.5 stars to 5 stars on re-read. Congratulations to me on hypothesizing correctly.

Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) by James S.A. Corey

May 4, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I have lost all objectivity in regards to this series. I knew I would like this better on re-read, but I didn’t anticipate just how differently I’d feel. I’m bumping this up a full star from 3.5 to 4.5, and rounding up past that to five stars, because as previously mentioned: objectivity, gone. Haha look at my first review below. I have very different things to say now! The weird thing is, I can remember being the person who wrote that review below, but I […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, james s.a. corey, leviathan wakes, narfna, re-reads, sci-fi, sf, space opera, the expanse

narfna's CBR14 Review No:63 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, james s.a. corey, leviathan wakes, narfna, re-reads, sci-fi, sf, space opera, the expanse ·
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With Friends Like These…

The Z Team by Chris DeSantis

January 11, 2022 by sabian30 Leave a Comment

This book is my first ARC (Advanced Reader’s Copy) sent to me by the author. Knowing I’m a big space opera fan, Chris sent me a copy of his first book in a series. Captain Dash Anderton runs a cargo ship treading on the slim line between lawfulness and not. His crew, split into ops (the worker bees) and command (the captain, pilot, medtech, and loyal robot) is constantly at odds with one another and dealing with a ship gone too long without repairs or […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Chris DeSantis, space opera

sabian30's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Chris DeSantis, space opera ·
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Space opera binge – “Nothing touched by empire remains itself”

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

December 30, 2021 by Merryn 3 Comments

              ** Some spoilers for the plot of Ancillary Justice in the review of later books in the series ** Space opera can definitely be big, loud and dumb and that can be fun and exciting.  But I love my space opera to be populated by complex, conflicted people (and other beings) living in intricate worlds with a deep culture and history.  Add beautiful writing, and big questions about identity and ethics, and I am in heaven. So I […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: ann leckie, arkady martine, CBR13, sci-fi, space opera

Merryn's CBR13 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: ann leckie, arkady martine, CBR13, sci-fi, space opera ·
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“One human female, slightly rumpled and creased from a long time in storage. Expert pilot, trash at basically everything else.”

Cytonic (Skyward, #3) by Brandon Sanderson

December 29, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

How many left turns can one book series take? Not that I’m complaining. I wish book four was right now. And will I finally give five stars to a book in this series? I guess I will find out by the time I finish writing this review. (You are already aware if you are reading this right now. Writing is like time travel!) This is book three in Sanderson’s YA sci-fi/space opera series, Skyward. I liked the first book just fine, but book two, and […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, brandon sanderson, cytonic, narfna, sci-fi, sf, skyward, space opera, the cytoverse, YA, YA sci-fi, Young Adult

narfna's CBR13 Review No:205 · Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, brandon sanderson, cytonic, narfna, sci-fi, sf, skyward, space opera, the cytoverse, YA, YA sci-fi, Young Adult ·
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A final book that does this wonderful series justice.

Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9) by James S.A. Corey

December 29, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

I cried, because I am nothing if not predictable. This was a good ending, but I’m not sure five stars worth? Also, I’m not sure what exactly happened there at the end. Mostly, I’m even more excited to do my full-series re-read in 2022. I did all of these except #4 on audio the first time through (because Jefferson Mays didn’t originally record that one) so I spent 2021 slowly collecting the paperbacks in preparation for my re-read (I also will be purchasing the 10th […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, audiobooks, james s.a. corey, jefferson mays, leviathan falls, narfna, sci-fi, sf, space opera, the expanse

narfna's CBR13 Review No:202 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, audiobooks, james s.a. corey, jefferson mays, leviathan falls, narfna, sci-fi, sf, space opera, the expanse ·
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  • narfna on And now, jump back hundreds and hundreds of years…#BlameMalin on this one for me, too, because she literally sent me a copy.
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  • Emmalita on I liked this more as an exercise in boundary pushing for meI have to admit, I really liked this one. But Anita Kelly's whole vibe just works for me. I do have a couple of non...
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