House of Suns was one of my introductions to Space Opera and it blew me away. One of, if not my favorite (i need to re read it as its been awhile). I think it has the character exploration your hoping for. As for Neal Asher, his Polity stuff is a great mix of Space Opera, Military SF and Cyberpunk. And the Cormac books have a great character arc where the main character learns a lot about his world and himself over time. Great video and suggestions!
Thank you for watching! Ah man I'm so excited about all of those suggested books, and I can't wait to jump in! Thank you for inspiring in no small part this video, your channel (and your library) are amazing 🤩
Lord Valentine's Castle has been on my shelf for 40 years and I haven't got around to reading it yet. House of Suns was great, but I think I like the Revelation Space series more.
Great list. I read House of Suns, which I enjoyed quite a while ago. I thought I read Lord Valentine's Castle, but I don't see it marked as read in my list. Your description of it sounded like something familiar to me. I've been wanting to try the Honor Harrington series, but haven't gotten around to it yet. My favorite space opera series that I've read so far is the Vorkosigan saga by Lois McMaster Bujold. Those books were a lot of fun.
Thank you for watching Staci! I have only read the two prequels to the Miles Vorcosigan saga, the books focusing on his parents. They were absolutely AWESOME and I think Bujold is a real genius 🔥🔥🔥
House of Suns was one of my introductions to Space Opera and it blew me away. One of, if not my favorite (i need to re read it as its been awhile). I think it has the character exploration your hoping for.
As for Neal Asher, his Polity stuff is a great mix of Space Opera, Military SF and Cyberpunk. And the Cormac books have a great character arc where the main character learns a lot about his world and himself over time. Great video and suggestions!
Thank you for watching! Ah man I'm so excited about all of those suggested books, and I can't wait to jump in! Thank you for inspiring in no small part this video, your channel (and your library) are amazing 🤩
Lord Valentine's Castle has been on my shelf for 40 years and I haven't got around to reading it yet. House of Suns was great, but I think I like the Revelation Space series more.
Wow 40 years? 😁 I'll try to read (or listen to it) during the spring. I have to read Revelation Space then. And thank you for watching 😊
Great list. I read House of Suns, which I enjoyed quite a while ago. I thought I read Lord Valentine's Castle, but I don't see it marked as read in my list. Your description of it sounded like something familiar to me. I've been wanting to try the Honor Harrington series, but haven't gotten around to it yet. My favorite space opera series that I've read so far is the Vorkosigan saga by Lois McMaster Bujold. Those books were a lot of fun.
Thank you for watching Staci! I have only read the two prequels to the Miles Vorcosigan saga, the books focusing on his parents. They were absolutely AWESOME and I think Bujold is a real genius 🔥🔥🔥
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