Title: Space Opera
Title Record # 2331285
Author: Catherynne M. Valente
Date: 2018-04-10
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Catherynne M. Valente
Date: 2018-04-10
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: Humanity is contacted by the numerous sentient species of the galaxy and informed that they must enter the next intergalactic song contest and finish better than dead last or they will be destroyed as not truly sentient. However, the aliens choose as humanity's representatives a washed-up glam-rock trio, of whom one is already dead. The remaining duo have to handle their residual mutual antagonism as well as the difficulties of adjusting to very alien surroundings and characters engaged in rather underhanded ploys, in addition to the pressure of creating an entry which will be competitive against a number of species with vastly superior powers.
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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17 | 2018 Goodreads | Science Fiction |
2 | 2019 Locus | Best SF Novel |
6 | 2019 Hugo | Best Novel |
Finalists | 2019 Campbell Memorial | Best Science Fiction Novel |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Space Opera | 2018-04-10 | Catherynne M. Valente | Saga Press | 978-1-4814-9749-7 | $19.99?$: US dollar |
289 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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Space Opera | 2018-04-10 | Catherynne M. Valente | Saga Press | 978-1-4814-9751-0 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
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Space Opera | 2018-04-10 | Catherynne M. Valente | Corsair | 978-1-4721-1509-6 | £16.99?£: UK pound |
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Space Opera | 2018-04-10 | Catherynne M. Valente | HighBridge Audio | 978-1-68168-917-3 | $17.49?$: US dollar |
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Space Opera | 2018-09-06 | Catherynne M. Valente | Corsair | 978-1-4721-1507-2 | £16.99?£: UK pound |
304 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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Space Opera | 2018-12-18 | Catherynne M. Valente | Saga Press | 978-1-4814-9750-3 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
289 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
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Space Opera | 2019-05-00 | Catherynne M. Valente | Fischer Tor | 978-3-596-70444-6 | €14.99?€: Euro |
347 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
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Space Opera | 2019-07-04 | Catherynne M. Valente | Corsair | 978-1-4721-1508-9 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
304 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
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Space Opera | 2021-03-01 | Catherynne M. Valente | Highbridge Audio and Blackstone Publishing | 978-1-66514-095-9 | $44.99?$: US dollar |
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Space Opera | 2024-05-29 | Catherynne M. Valente | Thorndike Press | 979-888579931-7 | $35.99?$: US dollar |
450 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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Space Opera | date unknown | Catherynne M. Valente | Saga Press | 978-1-4814-9749-7 | $19.99?$: US dollar |
294 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
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Reviews
- Review by Gary K. Wolfe (2018) in Locus, #688 May 2018
- Review by Adrienne Martini (2018) in Locus, #689 June 2018
- Review by Catherine Baker (2018) in Strange Horizons, 17 September 2018
- Review by Robert Goodman (2018) in Aurealis, November 2018