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The New Space Opera 2 by Gardner Dozois

The New Space Opera 2

All-new Stories of Science Fiction Adventure

Gardner Dozois, Jonathan Strahan, Robert Charles Wilson

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 30, 2009

“An exceedingly fine set of stories written specifically for this collection by some of the best sf authors writing today.’ —Library Journal (starred review) Following the success of their Locus Award-winning anthology The New Space Opera, editors Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan now up the ante with The New Space Opera 2, new stories from some of the biggest names in science fiction’s biggest genre.

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Who it’s for
A second collection of new space-opera stories, bringing big-scale science fiction into anthology form.
Genres
Space Opera, Sci-Fi Short Stories, Short Story Anthologies
Published
HarperCollins, June 30, 2009

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About this book

“An exceedingly fine set of stories written specifically for this collection by some of the best sf authors writing today.’ —Library Journal (starred review) Following the success of their Locus Award-winning anthology The New Space Opera, editors Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan now up the ante with The New Space Opera 2, new stories from some of the biggest names in science fiction’s biggest genre.

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With contributions from Cory Doctorow, Elizabeth Moon, Garth Nix, John Scalzi, Bruce Sterling, Tad Williams, and a host of other science fiction luminaries, The New Space Opera 2 is yet another “reminder of why science fiction captured the hearts and minds of generations of generations of readers” (Orson Scott Card).

Big Ideas, Briefly

A second collection of new space-opera stories, bringing big-scale science fiction into anthology form.

Come here for

  • Space opera’s grand scale in short-story form
  • A varied lineup of established science fiction writers

Expect

  • Different voices gathered around science fiction adventure
  • A collection built for dipping into one story at a time

Where it sits

Sci-Fi Short Stories89%
Space Opera70%
Short Story Anthologies40%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fantasy Anthologies
  • Sci-Fi
  • Space Opera
  • Sci-Fi Short Stories
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Authors
Gardner Dozois, Jonathan Strahan, Robert Charles Wilson
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
June 30, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Fantasy Anthologies