Revelation Space

New Space Opera has been an exciting development for me. Although many quality science fiction books have appeared in recent years, the field went through a time where the stories were internally focused. Philip K. Dick was one of the pioneers of this type of science fiction. Read his “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”. The story is very tightly focused. It is one of my favorite novels. But, like most things in life, a steady diet of that type of fiction tends to overload my senses. I like to switch between the Philip K. Dick novels and the galactic adventures that dominated the field for many years. Some of my favorite early reading fiction experiences was the Lensman series by E. E. “Doc” Smith. Another was the classic multi-author serial “Cosmos”. Many of the old school space operas were not exactly high quality literature. But they did generate a level of excitement that George Lucas tapped in to when he filmed “Star Wars”. In response to the lack of epic stories, a new British invasion arrived. The New Space Opera movement was born.

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