Space Opera Fans discussion

This thread is for nominations for READER category for September 2019.

READER books need to be currently in print in both paperback and ebook, and readily available through most of the normal places to get books (both online and brick and mortar stores). They must be Space Opera, which means a spaceship has to be involved in the story somewhere. If it is part of a series, it needs to be suitable to being read without having read other books in the series.

RULES:
* you may nominate one book on this thread.
* you may second as many nominations as you like on this thread.
* it is okay to nominate the same book on more than one nomination thread, as long as it meets the criteria
* don't nominate a book we already have on our bookshelf
* If a book you nominate or second is selected, you are expected to post at least one comment about it on the thread about the book.
* In about two weeks I will draw a book randomly, with each second being one raffle ticket for the book. That is, a book with three seconds (so four of us want it) will get three chances in the pool.

It is likely helpful if you know something about a book that has been nominated if you mention it in this thread, whether it is for or against the book.

No nominations for Reader?

Since we have no seconds yet, I’m going to nominate a short story: “To Cut an Edge” which is currently in print in two collections:
Two Tales of Korval by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.
A Liaden Universe Constellation: Volume I

It’s the first story in each of these books. There is no need to have read any other Liaden Universe stories. This story is about Val Con when he is a newish Scout, and how he meets Edger the Clutch Turtle. So it’s First Contact, there is danger (both dragon and prejudice), and there are creative solutions to problems too.

The free preview of the ebook of the Constellation anthology should give you most if not all of the story. It’s also available free to read on the Baen website: https://www.baen.com/Chapters/9781451...

Red's Planet by Eddie Pittman

We already read Red’s Planet, in 2016

I will second To Cut an Edge.
Side note: is anyone else having trouble posting on Goodreads? I kept getting "oops! Something went wrong " messages when I tried to respond using my phone and my Kindle Fire.

I’ll second “To Cut an Edge” as well. (I’m not having any trouble posting on my iPhone other than the usual counterintuitive mess that is the Goodreads iPhone app.)

Whoops

Then Friends and Foes

Summary so far
“To Cut an Edge” in A Liaden Universe Constellation: Volume I by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Nominated by Teresa. Seconded by Audrey and Richard.
Friends and Foes by Eddie Pittman. Nominated by Mary. Awaiting seconds.

Nominations are now closed. The only nomination that was seconded gets picked: To Cut an Edge