![]() ![]() Military science fiction is often relegated to the space opera bin by default. Today, people tend to use the term to describe an action-based plot, whether or not the plot hinges upon a futuristic environment (or scientific and technological advances, etc.). It was also considered a derogatory term and often used to describe the earliest T.V. ![]() If the plot and characters could be lifted out and easily placed, for instance, in current times, then it was space opera. Initially, it indicated a plot and characters that didn’t truly depend upon a futuristic environment. Many people might use the label “space opera” for these novels, but that label isn’t even accurate any more since its meaning has drifted. ![]() That’s how I came to read the entire Vatta’s War series, end to end, with the exception of the fourth book that hasn’t been released yet. I’ve read Elizabeth Moon before and she’s an excellent writer (see The Speed of Dark, which won the 2003 Nebula Award for Best Novel), so it wasn’t much of a risk. ![]() Sometimes when the Science Fiction Book Club offers a whole series of books, I bite and buy them all, telling myself that I’m saving money. ![]()
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