![]() My initial enthusiasm for the sub-genre was immediately deflated by works that were heavy on the hard SF and light on plot and character. I certainly assumed as much, but the authors of most of the Space Opera I read felt otherwise. ![]() ![]() Presumably, in the far distant future, amidst the space battles, alien invasions, and recreational virtual reality generators run amok, such quaint concepts as love, marriage, and relationships would still prove of some significance. Okay, while I wasn’t exactly expecting Love’s Laser’s Lost, I was looking forward to reading science fiction that focused on real people dealing with real problems against the backdrop of a potentially surreal environment. Finally, a Space Opera that lives up to the title! Ages ago, when I first heard of the sub-genre, I was intrigued by the idea of mixing SF with soap operatic convention. ![]()
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