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A review by urwa
The Space Opera Renaissance by David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer
4.0
i only picked this up to read the one bujold story in it but then quarantine hit so i decided to read the whole thing. i read them all save one which i simply could not stomach
authors i must read more of: sarah zettel, scott westerfeld, samuel r delaney
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edmond hamilton, the star stealers
★★
jack williamson, the prince of space
★
disgusting portrayal of the ONE female character, sucky plot
leigh brackett, enchantress of venus
★★
bit all over the place
clive jackson, the swordsman of varnis
★★
again, misogyny out the wazoo, but twist at the end made me laugh out loud
cordwainer smith, the game of rat and dragon
★★★★
completely unlike anything i've ever read
samuel r delany, empire star
★★★★★
a devil-kitten that giggles when it's upset.. a ‘linguistic ubiquitous multiplex’ that makes literary allusions to wilde and bosie.. a story that starts where it ends and also doesn't ! absolutely terrific writing *_*
robert sheckley, zirn left unguarded. the jenghik palace in flames. jon westerley dead
★★★
confusing at first with all the proper nouns strewn about but rly pulls together in the last two passages
david brin, temptation
★★★
strong lady DOLPHIN
david drake, ranks of bronze
★★
much too military for my tastes
lois mcmaster bujold, weatherman
★★★★★
bujold does not disappoint :-)
iain m banks, a gift from the culture
★★★★
dan simmons, orphans of the helix
★★★
colin greenland, the well wishers
‘you couldn't stop working, they all agreed. none of them at the moment seemed to be in much of a hurry to start again, nevertheless.’
★★★★
fantastic murder sf
peter f hamilton, escape route
★★★★
excellent
david weber, ms. midshipwoman harrington
★★★★★
honor harrington can Murder me
catherine asaro, aurora in four voices
★★★
notbad; do not understand title of story
r garcia y robertson, ring rats
★★★
allen steele, the death of captain future
★★★
gregory benford, a worm in the well
★★★★
donald kingsbury, the survivor
dnf: couldn't get through more than two pages dripping misogyny
sarah zettel, fool’s errand
★★★★
ursula k le guin, the shobies’ story
★★★
robert reed, the remoras
★★★★
clever clever clever
paul j mcauley, recording angel
★★
stephen baxter, the great game
★★★
michael moorcock, lost sorceress of the silent citadel
★
hot garbage
michael kandel, space opera
★★★★
funny!! pierre menard vibes; there were a lot of music references that i wish had not gone entirely over my head
tony daniel, grist
★★
very confusing .....
scott westerfeld, the movements of her eyes
★★★★
i loved this author’s uglies series, and this story was fantastic too.. bit at the end was a little Uncomf though.
p.s. WILDE REFERENCE!!!!! UGH
alastair reynolds, spirey and the queen
★★★
not baaaaaad
charles stross, bear trap
★★★
too many finance references i do not comprehend!!!!
john c wright, guest law
★★★
did not at all enjoy the implications that humanity would regress so badly despite having progressed so far ;__;
authors i must read more of: sarah zettel, scott westerfeld, samuel r delaney
--
edmond hamilton, the star stealers
★★
jack williamson, the prince of space
★
disgusting portrayal of the ONE female character, sucky plot
leigh brackett, enchantress of venus
★★
bit all over the place
clive jackson, the swordsman of varnis
★★
again, misogyny out the wazoo, but twist at the end made me laugh out loud
cordwainer smith, the game of rat and dragon
★★★★
completely unlike anything i've ever read
samuel r delany, empire star
★★★★★
a devil-kitten that giggles when it's upset.. a ‘linguistic ubiquitous multiplex’ that makes literary allusions to wilde and bosie.. a story that starts where it ends and also doesn't ! absolutely terrific writing *_*
robert sheckley, zirn left unguarded. the jenghik palace in flames. jon westerley dead
★★★
confusing at first with all the proper nouns strewn about but rly pulls together in the last two passages
david brin, temptation
★★★
strong lady DOLPHIN
david drake, ranks of bronze
★★
much too military for my tastes
lois mcmaster bujold, weatherman
★★★★★
bujold does not disappoint :-)
iain m banks, a gift from the culture
★★★★
dan simmons, orphans of the helix
★★★
colin greenland, the well wishers
‘you couldn't stop working, they all agreed. none of them at the moment seemed to be in much of a hurry to start again, nevertheless.’
★★★★
fantastic murder sf
peter f hamilton, escape route
★★★★
excellent
david weber, ms. midshipwoman harrington
★★★★★
honor harrington can Murder me
catherine asaro, aurora in four voices
★★★
notbad; do not understand title of story
r garcia y robertson, ring rats
★★★
allen steele, the death of captain future
★★★
gregory benford, a worm in the well
★★★★
donald kingsbury, the survivor
dnf: couldn't get through more than two pages dripping misogyny
sarah zettel, fool’s errand
★★★★
ursula k le guin, the shobies’ story
★★★
robert reed, the remoras
★★★★
clever clever clever
paul j mcauley, recording angel
★★
stephen baxter, the great game
★★★
michael moorcock, lost sorceress of the silent citadel
★
hot garbage
michael kandel, space opera
★★★★
funny!! pierre menard vibes; there were a lot of music references that i wish had not gone entirely over my head
tony daniel, grist
★★
very confusing .....
scott westerfeld, the movements of her eyes
★★★★
i loved this author’s uglies series, and this story was fantastic too.. bit at the end was a little Uncomf though.
p.s. WILDE REFERENCE!!!!! UGH
alastair reynolds, spirey and the queen
★★★
not baaaaaad
charles stross, bear trap
★★★
too many finance references i do not comprehend!!!!
john c wright, guest law
★★★
did not at all enjoy the implications that humanity would regress so badly despite having progressed so far ;__;