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Dunes vs Star Wars (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

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