I'm still not precisely sure what defines space opera, I just like the phrase, and this short story collection caught my eye at our local bookstore for the selection of authors, most of whom I'd either read and enjoyed some of their work, or at least knew about.For the most part, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The stories were engaging and well-written, and most of them made very good short stories; only one or two I thought could easily make good longer works, and they were still delightful short stories. The authors I bought the collection for did not disappoint - though I'll admit I'm still a little confused by Cory Doctorow's contribution - and upon reading, there were more I was familiar with than I recalled at first glance. There was one story I wasn't crazy about, though I'm still uncertain if it was the author's writing style or the lead character that irked me, and one that lost me early and I never got through, but otherwise, I found the stories very enjoyable. Overall, I'd recommend this to anyone interested in the genre, especially those familiar with the authors or those looking for authors to become interested in. I do have a bad habit with anthologies I’ve been published in. I tend to receive them then stick them on a shelf as eye-candy yet, of course, they probably contain lots of stories I would like to read. The other day I changed that habit by picking up The New Space Opera edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan. It contains a story by me called Shell Game, and has been sitting on my shelf since 2009. I did enjoy this and out of the 19 stories enclosed there were only two I didn’t finish and maybe only a couple more I finished with a ‘meh’. Particular highlights for me were the stories by Robert Charles Wilson, Peter Watts, Kristine Kathryne Rusch, Jay Lake, Sean Williams, John Meaney, Elizabeth Moon and John Scalzi.
What do You think about New Space Opera 2 (2010)?
Peter Watts' The Island and Robert Charles Wilson's Utriusque Cosmi were outstanding.
—1leonie1
Český názov: New Space Opera 2Preklad: Aleš Drobek, Pavel Bakič, Aleš Heinz
—noljess
Not as good as the first set, but some of the stories are good.
—sia
