A definitive anthology of space opera and military SF, featuring classic and new stories from genre masters.
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A definitive anthology of space opera and military SF, featuring classic and new stories from genre masters.
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The 24 selections–which include classics from luminaries such as Robert Silverberg (who also contributes an informative historical introduction), Anne McCaffrey, Poul Anderson, and Cordwainer Smith, as well as 15 works original to this volume–illustrate the wide variety of themes that space opera can accommodate: galactic empire building across space and time in Leigh Brackett and Edmond Hamilton’s “Stark and the Star Kings”; the peculiar lives of extraterrestrial fauna in Orson Scott Card’s “Re...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Minor references to relationships; no explicit scenes depicted.
Violence & gore
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Frequent military combat scenes with graphic descriptions in several stories.
Profanity
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Occasional mild profanity in dialogue across some stories.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol use in social contexts; not central.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Minor presence of diverse identities in a few stories; not central.
Religious content
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Fleeting references to belief systems in some narratives.
Witchcraft / occult
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No occult or witchcraft themes present.
Political content
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Recurring themes of galactic politics and cultural identity in multiple stories.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide themes depicted.
Sexual assault
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No sexual assault or coercion depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Some stories depict systemic oppression and conflict-related suffering.
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