• @[email protected]
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    111 month ago

    “Space opera” has been a term in science fiction since at least the 1940s. Flash Gordon, John Carter, and Buck Rogers all fought Emperors.

    • Clay_pidgin
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      329 days ago

      I’m so cheesed off that the John Carter didn’t perform well. It was pretty good and they’re really interesting/fun books.

      • @[email protected]
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        129 days ago

        I think I made it through one Burroughs book [ a WW2 era Tarzan]

        If you want a great heroic fantasy, try Robert Heinlein’s “Glory Road.” He gives you a great adventure, and casually kicks all the tropes in the knee.

        • Clay_pidgin
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          229 days ago

          I read mostly old sci-fi, so I can manage colonialist, racist, and misogynist stuff and enjoy the story around it!