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Space opera with at least one LGBTQIA+ protagonist.

From Wikipedia: "Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes ... melodramatic risk-taking space adventures and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space it features technological and social advancements (or lack thereof) in faster-than-light travel, futuristic weapons and sophisticated technology on backdrop of galactic empires and interstellar wars with fictional aliens often in fictional galaxies."
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message 1: by M'rella (new)

M'rella Great list, Kaa!


message 2: by Kaje (last edited Jan 26, 2020 04:44PM) (new)

Kaje Harper Are you adding only first books of series? If so, you might want to note that in the list description.

Also are you including paranormal space opera (like Angel Martinez's Brimstone books and Arshad's vampires in space), or only hard sciFi?

Is anything with spaceflight in it included in this umbrella? Or does there have to be a degree of interpersonal melodrama?

(I have several I could add, but trying to get a better feel for how you want to define the list.)


message 3: by Kaa (new)

Kaa Thanks for the questions, Kaje! I only added the first books of series, but I don't mind if others add later books.

I will work on a definition for space opera to add to the description, but paranormal is fine (I think the lines between science and magic are pretty blurry for a lot of space opera anyway).


message 4: by Kaje (new)

Kaje Harper Kaa wrote: "Thanks for the questions, Kaje! I only added the first books of series, but I don't mind if others add later books.

I will work on a definition for space opera to add to the description, but para..."


Thanks :) I'll add a few, you can always delete.


message 5: by Ria (last edited Feb 18, 2023 07:05AM) (new)

Ria for a very, very broad definition of space opera.


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