Thanks for the rec, will check that out. Hard to see it topping Scalzi but I'm up for a bit of space opera more often than I'd care to admit.I've yet to see anyone mention one of my favorite space opera novels, The Cassini Division, by Ken Macleod.
Cassini's Division is the term for a gap in the rings around Saturn, but this novel is about an elite military force that mans the forts around Jupiter, guarding against mischief from the godlike post-human uploaded beings that frolic in the electrosphere of that planet and bombard earth with transformative data viruses. Ellen May Ngewthu, a soldier of that force, has a plan to eliminate the threat once and for all.
Really enjoyed the Quarter/etc Share books, even with a few niggles here and there.
Not scifi, but in the semi-related fantasy realm will throw a pointer towards Legends and Lattes if enjoying books focusing on the joys of coffee
But for scifi not sure I've seen a mention of Ninefox Gambit. That and Anathem have a nice heavy dose of mathy scifi. Somewhat like the poetry based world of Memory of Empire. Really got wrapped in those worlds.
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