On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 11:11:58 -0600 (CST) Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>
>
> On Sat, 10 Feb 2001, Jim Sharkey wrote:
>
> > Sundiver was more of a murder mystery with the Uplift universe as
> its
> > background than the high space opera books that came after.
>
> "High space opera"? I've just kind of gotten something of a handle
> of
> what "high fantasy" is ("hard science fiction" is easier to grasp,
> somehow), but I'm not sure I've seen "high space opera". I think
> this is
> one of those things where I'll get the definition eventually if I'm
> given
> enough examples of what is and is not "high space opera"; aside from
> the
> aforementioned Uplift books, what would qualify? And what wouldn't?
>
> Julia
I have always assumed that "high space opera" is that brand of SF that
deals with world-shattering events and titanic struggles that involve
vast amounts of space over long time scales. Examples would include the
"Foundation" series, the "N-Space" series, and books by Vernor Vinge to
list a few.
Patrick Schlichtenmyer
Patrick Schlichtennmyer
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