A lot of people describe Scalzi’s Old Man's War novels as military science fiction, but I would classify its sequel Zoë’s Tale as a space opera. It’s a story about, well, Zoë, a teenage girl whose parents are invited to take leadership roles in building a colony on a new planet. Zoë is an enthusiastic member of the group sent to colonize Roanoke, despite the risks—and the risks are considerable even before the political machinations of greater powers boil to the surface. Continue reading Zoë’s Tale
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In non-fiction, I thoroughly enjoyed three of Malcolm Gladwell's books: Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers. Those are actual page-turners in non-fiction.
These guys have some pretty good suggestions to follow:
http://elitistbookreviews.blogspot.com/
And I'll plug my favorite: Daniel Abraham's Long Price Quartet.
The Way of Kings HC
486.15 "Try it, Kaladin thought, meeting Gaz's eyes."
Gaz only has one eye.
Perhaps Gaz borrowed Uno's eyepatch?
