A review by libraryoflanelle
New Adventures in Space Opera by Jonathan Strahan

Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.

This collections is incredibly varied, by which is mean both that it covers a lot of aspects of the Space Opera niche but also in the quality of stories. Sadly, this one was not for me, within the first half of the book there was only one short story that drew me in. I ended up DNF’ing at 50%. I was finding it hard to motivate myself to pick this one up, especially considering that all of the stories have previously been published elsewhere which I had not looked into before requesting this title, so that is on me! 

I’ve read some brilliant short story collections and anthologies this year but sadly this one did not live up to the high standard. I appreciate this anthology for what it is and would definitely still recommend it for anyone who is already a big fan of the space opera niche as I’m sure the variety could make for an interesting read for hardcore fans of the genre. 

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-arc. All opinions are my own.