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Non-military space opera recomendations (lemmy.world)
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I'm looking for some good space opera. I read a lot on royal road and KU. I love space opera, but I'm sick of military and AI tropes. Any good suggestions? The more ship to ship battles the better. I understand that may be counter-intuitive, but I've read several privateer/freighter/scrapper books that were amazing. Looking for more of the same.

Thanks!

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How close to Fantasy as a genre do you mind getting, compared to Sci-Fi?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Absolutely adore fantasy too. Everything from classic, swords and sorcery to litrpg and cultivation. You got something space opera with fantasy? I'm excited.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You can try the Salvagers series by Alex White. It's fun space fantasy that starts with A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe.

    Another light read that is more space drama than space fantasy and has lower "stakes" is... a book whose name I'm blanking on and definitely won't remember until I get home to look on my shelf for it.

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