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Name: Dr. Kenneth Wayne DouglasFavorite Books: The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey (I love the gritty realism), Foundation by Asimov, and anything that mixes hard engineering with big stakes.
Favorite Genres: Space Opera, Hard Sci-Fi, and Techno-Thrillers.
Favorite TV shows: The Expanse (again, for the physics), For All Mankind, and Firefly.
Favorite Movies: Interstellar, Blade Runner, and The Martian.
Favorite Food: Being in Texas, I have to say BBQ. But since I work in the food manufacturing industry, I’m pretty picky because I know exactly how processed food gets made!
Day Job: I’m an hourly worker at a major food manufacturing corporation here in Texas. It keeps me grounded.
Hobbies: I’m currently learning Python and OpenAI API to mess around with automation. I also spend a lot of time researching magnetic levitation systems.
Other: The "geeky thing" my co-workers would be surprised to learn: Even though I work the line at a food plant, I am the lead author on a granted US Patent (12,037,144 B1) for a "Space Railway"—a vertical maglev system for space launch. I spend my free time trying to figure out how to get trains off the planet.
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Hi everyone,I'm actually seeking your advice. I'm the author of the Original Earth series and I would be very interested to know whether you would consider the series Space Opera? Book one pretty much deals with my main protagonist surviving after a crash on a alien planet, but at the beginning it does included space travel and at the end we see the establishment of a human community. Books two and three certainly involve a lot more space travel to other planets after the main protagonist makes friends with an alien being (actually that happens in book one) and a relationship does emerge and there's a lot of politics as the human community grows and politics on an alien planet. Obviously, I feel all the novels are highly entertaining and there is a lot of action. So your views, will the novel series qualify as Space Opera?
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Hi, long time member of Goodreads, but new to this group. I am looking forward to some interesting group reads.
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A warm welcome to the group Kevin - we look forward to hearing more from you. In return we can promise you a varied mix of group reads!
Name:Nathaniel Bernadeau (Goodreads Author)
Favorite Books:
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin, Foundation, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dune, and of course I’m partial to my own Terratron series.
Favorite Genres:
Science fiction (especially space opera), futurism, epic fantasy
Favorite TV Shows:
Game of Thrones, The Expanse, Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Favorite Movies:
Star Wars, Blade Runner 2049, Interstellar, Aliens, The Empire Strikes Back
Favorite Food:
Italian food — pasta in almost any form is undefeated.
Day Job:
Tech sales and IT solutions
Hobbies:
Writing sci-fi, worldbuilding, exploring new technologies, reading epic sagas, and connecting with other sci-fi fans
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Hey! Names Mason and i’m joining in hopes of connecting with Star Wars novel fans, and hopefully can find more books/ friends similar to that! I’m newer to Goodreads but i’ve thoroughly enjoyed it so far :) I’m currently reading Star Wars “Heir to the Empire” if that interests anyone, feel free to friend me, thanks!
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Welcome Mason. Lots of Star Wars fans here.
Hello Mason! I've read the bulk of the Star Wars books and am happy to discuss and recommend them any time. Zahn has a lot more hits than misses in that world, so you made a good choice with Heir to the Empire.
Hi! I'm Sam, I'm a cartoonist and author. I love Space Opera and I'm always hungry for more. Neal Asher, Ian Douglas and Jack Campbell are some of my favorites. Honestly, I'm a simple man: gimme some robots, space and the future, and I'm in.
Hi. Thanks for having me in the group. I'm a massive sci-fi fan, and Space Opera is my favourite sub-genre within it. I'm an author who's just started writing Science Fiction having written in a different genre in the past.Lets try those suggested questions :)
Name: S.D Williams
Favorite Books: Rendezvous with Rama, 1984, Gateway, The Forever War, Voyage of the Space Beagle.
Favorite Genres: Sci-Fi, Space Opera. Hard Sci-Fi. Classic.
Favorite TV shows: Farscape. Any old Trek. The Expanse. SG1
Favorite Movies: Wayyyy too many. Sci-fi wise though OG Star Wars, Starship Troopers. 2001. The Matrix
Favorite Food: Chinese.
Day Job: Science Fiction Author, Freelance Photographer.
Hobbies: Film. Writing. Photography.
Hopefully that will give you a little idea about me. Am hoping to be able to chat on the Goodreads groups a little as don't really get out much of late.
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Hi everyone! I'm Joe, I've been a big fan of science fiction and space opera since my dad exposed me to some of the classics back when I was a kid, and growing up watching Star Wars. I look forward to connecting to other scifi and space opera fans as I'm always looking for new suggestions on something to read!Name: Joe Bell
Favorite Books: Citizen of the Galaxy (my first sci-fi novel as a kid), 1984, Starship Troopers, Red Storm Rising, Rainbow Six, Gates of Fire, The Expanse series, and so many others!
Favorite Genres: Sci-fi, Space Opera, Fantasy/Sword & Board, Historical Fiction
Favorite TV shows: The Expanse, Firefly, Space: Above and Beyond, Andor, Star Trek, TNG, Tour of Duty, Magnum P.I. (the original), Deadwood, Justified
Favorite Movies: Star Wars (original trilogy), The Last Starfighter, Tombstone, Top Gun, Starship Troopers, The Fifth Element,
Favorite Food: Stromboli, Pierogies, BBQ Chicken, Thanksgiving dinner!
Day Job: Underwriter for auto/boat/RV loans
Hobbies: Video Games, Photography, History/visiting historical places, building LEGOs, and of course reading!
Other: My "geek" cred I guess would be a member of the 501st Legion since 2002, a Star Wars movie-quality costuming group that does a lot of charity work and public appearances.
I look forward to getting to know some of my fellow sci-fi and space opera enthusiasts!
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Name: daniella robinsonFavorite Books: currently the foundation books by isaac asimov, a discovery of witches books by debroah harkness, LOTR
Favorite Genres: crime thrillers, fantasy, si-fy
Favorite TV shows:criminal minds, 3 body problem, 1899, the OA,
Favorite Movies:hot fuzz, the day after tomorrow, LOTR,
Favorite Food:mac 'n cheese.
Day Job: paramedic
Hobbies: knittng, quilting, gardening
Other:
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John wrote: "Welcome to the group Daniella. Some of the group are currently reading Asimov's Foundation Universe books as part of a "buddy read" throughout 2026. We've just started and would be delighted if you..."my aim is to read the robot series after this.
i'm reading the foundation series in publication order. so ive read the first 5 books and now strating the 1st prologue book.
Welcome Daniella, Always good to have more Asimov fans!
This is a continuation of the following thread, which has been closed:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Why not tell us a little bit about yourself, who you are and what attracts you to Space Opera as a genre. What are your favorite foods, books and movies? Do you ever go to genre conferences? Do you like to do geeky things that co-workers would probably be surprised to learn? Space Opera Fans is the place to get in touch with your inner geek!
Here's some suggested stuff we'd love to hear:
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*If you are a Goodreads author, it's okay to say that, but please don't use this thread to drop your book link and writeup!!! This is where we want to get to know YOU! There is a Self-Promotion thread if you want to educate us about your book (must follow the rules).