Tag Archives: Space Opera

Catherynne M. Valente – Space Opera (2018) Review

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

I’m not sure what Catherynne Valente has been smoking, but it must have been a lot of fun. This is one crazy roller coaster ride of a novel, and I don’t mean in the dramatic emotional sense, but in the … Continue reading →

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Alastair Reynolds – Absolution Gap (2003) Review

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

Genre: science fiction series: Revelation Space 3 (or 4) My rating: 8.5/10 Numerous negative reviews online had scared me away from buying this book for the longest time. But a feeling that I should continue Clavain’s story nagged at me, … Continue reading →

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Kameron Hurley – The Stars Are Legion (2017) Review

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

8.5/10 The Stars Are Legion starts with a staggering feat of world-building and an intriguing premise. We meet Zan, a military leader who keeps losing the same fight and each time is sent back with her memory wiped. Each time … Continue reading →

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Alastair Reynolds – Chasm City (2001) Review

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 In the early 00s, Alastair Reynolds must have been scribbling furiously, gripped in the fever of imagination. Within a few years, he cranked out a couple of 700+ page tomes that formed the Revelation Space series, establishing him as … Continue reading →

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Alastair Reynolds – Redemption Ark (2002)

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

Genre: science fiction Series: Revelation Space, book 2 or 3 Pages: 694 My Rating: 8.5/10   Humanity faces a threat from deep space so great that imminent extinction is a real possibility. One of our most advanced societies, the mentally … Continue reading →

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Iain M. Banks – Against a Dark Background (1993)

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

Genre: science fiction / space opera Series: no Pages: 487 My rating: 7/10 While Iain M. Banks was working on his Culture series, he still found the time or the need to write science fiction that was unrelated to his … Continue reading →

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Alastair Reynolds – Revelation Space (2000)

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Jeroen Admiraal

Genre: Science fiction. Space opera Series: Revelation Space series, part 1 Pages: 585 My Rating: 8.5/10 It is no surprise that Alastair Reynolds turned into one of the most successful science fiction writers of our time, when you experience the … Continue reading →

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