The New Space Opera 2: All-new stories of science fiction adventure

“An exceedingly fine set of stories written specifically for this collection by some of the best sf authors writing today.’
—Library Journal (starred review)

Following the success of their Locus Award-winning anthology The New Space Opera, editors Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan now up the ante with The New Space Opera 2, new stories from some of the biggest names in science fiction’s biggest genre. With contributions from  Cory Doctorow, Elizabeth Moon, Garth Nix, John Scalzi, Bruce Sterling, Tad Williams, and a host of other science fiction luminaries, The New Space Opera 2 is yet another “reminder of why science fiction captured the hearts and minds of generations of generations of readers” (Orson Scott Card).

Some of the most beloved names in science fiction spin all-new tales of interstellar adventure and wonder

Neal Asher
John Barnes
Cory Doctorow
John Kessel
Jay Lake
John Meaney
Elizabeth Moon
Garth Nix
Mike Resnick
Justina Robson
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
John Scalzi
Bruce Sterling
Peter Watts
Sean Williams
Tad Williams
Bill Willingham
Robert Charles Wilson
John C. Wright

“Inside the science fiction I love the best there’s a rip-roaring space opera just waiting to take me for a ride. This anthology is a reminder of why science fiction captured the hearts and minds of generations of generations of readers. So why are you still just looking at the cover?” - Orson Scott Card

“In sheer breathtaking, mind-expanding scope, this collection . . . delivers hours of exhilarating reading.” - Booklist

“Highly recommended!” - Greg Bear

“Dynamic and exciting, THE NEW SPACE OPERA is...an essential roadmap to the cutting edge of SF today...” - Charles Stross

“Dynamic and exciting, THE NEW SPACE OPERA is something new under an alien sun, an essential roadmap to the cutting edge of SF today.” - Charles Stross

“...Dozois and Strahan bring together some of the finest writers in the field...” - Vernor Vinge

“The19 original stories in this collection exemplify the growing sf subgenre of new space opera, featuring galactic themes, dramatic episodes, a social conscience, and literary excellence. ... a stellar group of writers... a solid introduction to the genre.” - Library Journal

“This anthology is a reminder of why science fiction captured the hearts and minds of generations of generations of readers.” - Orson Scott Card

“These grand adventures across space and time use the expected broad brush and huge canvas, but they aren’t our fathers’ or our grandfathers’ space opera. Modern themes approached with modern sensibilities add up to one of the best anthologies ever assembled by this most prolific of science fiction editors. Eighteen twenty-first century seers show that science fiction has not lost its power to evoke the sense of wonder.” - Joe Haldeman

“Almost certainly one of the defining original anthologies of the year.” - Locus

“An exceedingly fine set of stories written specifically for this collection by some of the best sf authors writing today.’ - Library Journal (starred review)

“The roster of contributors includes some of contemporary sf’s brightest innovators… In sheer breathtaking, mind-expanding scope, this collection of some of the finest tale-spinning the subgenre has to offer delivers hours of exhilarating reading.” - Booklist

“One of the best anthologies ever assembled by this most prolific of science fiction editors....” - Joe Haldeman

“Interstellar adventure continues to be at the heart of science-fiction. In THE NEW SPACE OPERA, editors Dozois and Strahan bring together some of the finest writers in the field—to take us once more to the stars.” - Vernor Vinge