A review by illtakethenightshiftx
New Adventures in Space Opera by Jonathan Strahan

adventurous medium-paced

3.5

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an e-ARC!

This anthology is full of rich, creative stories from some heavy-hitting sci-fi/fantasy authors and it was really cool to see so many compiled in one release!

Like many anthologies/collections, stories can be hit or miss. Unfortunately, there were more misses and ‘middle of the road’ stories for me. I was also a little disappointed that while the collection is titled “New Adventures,” all of these stories have been published elsewhere previously. That being said, there were some stories that were stellar and stood out over others. 

I would definitely recommend this to folks who love space-centric science fiction and space opera stories!

Favorites include:
“Belladonna Nights” by Alastair Reynolds
“All the Colors You Thought Were Kings” by Arkady Martine
“A Good Heretic” by Becky Chambers
“The Last Voyage of Skidbladnir” by Karin Tidbeck
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