The New Space Opera 2: All-new
stories of science fiction adventure
by Jonathan Strahan
Not Free Sf Reader
Some of the most beloved names in science fiction spin all-new tales of
interstellar adventure and wonder
Neal Asher
John Barnes
Cory Doctorow
John Kessel
Jay Lake

John Meaney
Elizabeth Moon
Garth Nix
Mike Resnick
Justina Robson
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
John Scalzi
Bruce Sterling
Peter Watts
Sean Williams
Tad Williams
Bill Willingham
Robert Charles Wilson
John C. Wright
Personal Review: The New Space Opera 2: All-new stories of
science fiction adventure by Jonathan Strahan
The second volume has turned out about how I expected, not as good as
the first. This is to be expected when the best exponents of the form are
mostly excluded - these authors are all different to the first book. So no
Reynolds, Baxter, Reed, Egan, McDonald, Simmons, etc.
So, rather than being outstanding, this anthology is excellent. Which is still
a great result. A 3.68 average as opposed to 3.83. The high end not
being there, as such. Still, a bunch of good stories to be found, in a fair
variety.
It would seem at the moment you could order a Black Beauty, Superman,
or any other sort of story from Bruce Sterling, and you'd end up getting an
urban planning screed, currently. No idea why they kept this one, other
than Sterling's name probably sells books. It is just an ok story, and
neither space opera or adventure.

The pick of this lot is John Barnes layered con story, then Watts, Rusch,
Lake, (doing a passable Alastair Reynolds style - and apparently the same
setting for a novel he is working on, which would appear to be very
promising), Williams and Williams.
A class anthology, just not one for the 5 star best ever list. A right on 4.5,
in fact.
New Space Opera 2 : Utriusque Cosmi - Robert Charles Wilson
New Space Opera 2 : The Island - Peter Watts
New Space Opera 2 : Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance -
John Kessel
New Space Opera 2 : To Go Boldly - Cory Doctorow
New Space Opera 2 : The Lost Princess Man - John Barnes
New Space Opera 2 : Defect - Kristine Kathryn Rusch
New Space Opera 2 : To Raise A Mutiny Betwixt Yourselves - Jay Lake
New Space Opera 2 : Shell Game - Neal Asher
New Space Opera 2 : Punctuality - Garth Nix
New Space Opera 2 : Inevitable - Sean Williams
New Space Opera 2 : Join The Navy and See the Worlds - Bruce Sterling
New Space Opera 2 : Fearless Space Pirates of the Outer Rings - Bill
Willingham
New Space Opera 2 : From the Heart - John Meaney
New Space Opera 2 : Chameleons - Elizabeth Moon
New Space Opera 2 : The Tenth Muse - Tad Williams
New Space Opera 2 : Cracklegrackle - Justina Robson
New Space Opera 2 : The Tale of the Wicked - John Scalzi
New Space Opera 2 : Catastrophe Baker and a Canticle for Leibowitz -
Mike Resnick
New Space Opera 2 : The Far End of History - John C. Wright
Dark matter universe jumping Invisible Enemy Rapture, go fast, kid.
3.5 out of 5
Gate Mission live Dyson sphere violence Chimp conflict.
4 out of 5
Monk play nicking folded soldier escape.
3.5 out of 5
Space navies? You guys are crazy. No to mention inefficient.

3.5 out of 5
We'll find the right conman for this Empress thing, yet.
4.5 out of 5
Son's a killer combo.
4 out of 5
One posthuman captain ahead of another, Ship.
4 out of 5
Straightening out an alien religious conflict revenge.
3.5 out of 5
There's a gene for the intergalactic transport version.
3.5 out of 5
I'm safe till we loop, enemy woman.
4 out of 5
Just not in this story.
3 out of 5
No human bosses, so now superheroes.
4 out of 5
Spying sneaky Pilot stuff for you, Candidate.
4 out of 5
Dad, filthy rich or not, hiring bad men = bad.

3.5 out of 5
Construct killer space libretto.
4 out of 5
Ghost energy Forged daughter hunt.
3.5 out of 5
Ship Brain independence spread.
3.5 out of 5
Voluptua playing around.
3 out of 5
A new mental model for lots of the two of us via the Atkins methods.
3.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
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