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A review by thestarman
The New Space Opera by Jonathan Strahan, Gardner Dozois
3.0
VERDICT: Average ~ 3.2 suns (mostly goodthink).
REVIEW: Not all tales within are "space opera," in my opinion. Not a keeper, but good enough to recommend.
BREAKDOWN:
3/18 stories were 2 stars or lower for me. 5/18 rated 4 or more stars:
Saving Tiamaat by Gwyneth Jones - 1.6
Verthandi’s Ring by Ian McDonald - 1.7
Hatch by Robert Reed - 3
Winning Peace” by Paul J. McAuley - 2.8
Glory by Greg Egan - 3.3
Maelstorm by Kage Baker - 2
Blessed by an Angel by Peter F. Hamilton - 4.6
Who’s Afraid of Wolf 359? by Ken Macleod - 2.8
The Valley of the Gardens by Tony Daniel - 4.3
Dividing the Sustain by James Patrick Kelly - 2.9
Minla’s Flowers by Alastair Reynolds - 4.9
Splinters of Glass by Mary Rosenblum - 3.3
Remembrance by Stephen Baxter - 3
The Emperor and the Maula by Robert Silverberg - 4
The Worm Turns by Greg Benford - 2.9
Send Them Flowers by Walter Jon Williams - 3
Art of War by Nancy Kress - 3
Muse of Fire by Dan Simmons - 4
AVERAGE (MEAN) ~3.2 stars
REVIEW: Not all tales within are "space opera," in my opinion. Not a keeper, but good enough to recommend.
BREAKDOWN:
Spoiler
3/18 stories were 2 stars or lower for me. 5/18 rated 4 or more stars:
Saving Tiamaat by Gwyneth Jones - 1.6
Verthandi’s Ring by Ian McDonald - 1.7
Hatch by Robert Reed - 3
Winning Peace” by Paul J. McAuley - 2.8
Glory by Greg Egan - 3.3
Maelstorm by Kage Baker - 2
Blessed by an Angel by Peter F. Hamilton - 4.6
Who’s Afraid of Wolf 359? by Ken Macleod - 2.8
The Valley of the Gardens by Tony Daniel - 4.3
Dividing the Sustain by James Patrick Kelly - 2.9
Minla’s Flowers by Alastair Reynolds - 4.9
Splinters of Glass by Mary Rosenblum - 3.3
Remembrance by Stephen Baxter - 3
The Emperor and the Maula by Robert Silverberg - 4
The Worm Turns by Greg Benford - 2.9
Send Them Flowers by Walter Jon Williams - 3
Art of War by Nancy Kress - 3
Muse of Fire by Dan Simmons - 4
AVERAGE (MEAN) ~3.2 stars