SylviaRosemond Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Greetings All, I'm currently looking for a new genre of fiction to get into. I absolutely love spy thrillers, however, a majority of them have the same concept. The spy/assassin gets into doing what he/she does, because of some past tragedy. All the spy novels seem to follow the same concept, just different characters. Right now, unless it's spy history/biography, then I'm not reading it. I've tried to get into space opera/fantasy, but, I struggled with it. I always tend to find the space opera that's always military space opera. I've read a little Lost Fleet but couldn't finish it. I prefer watching space-opera/fantasy than reading it. If you can recommend a good non-military space opera that's easy to get into, doesn't take itself too seriously, and overall a fun read, then lets hear it. Sticking with the thriller, can anyone recommend an "every man" type thriller? Maybe one where the MC isn't a black ops/solider that can handle himself, maybe the average person is wrapped up in a government conspiracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 The only space opera I have read is Pandora's Star by Peter F Hamilton. I don't think I'd classify it as non-military though, and it's probably a more serious than fun read. All that aside though, I did enjoy it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More reading time required Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Toby Frost's Space Captain Smith series is a good read. I'm not sure if it's technically a space opera, but it's set in space & is rather amusing. I suppose it's in a similar vein to hitchhiker's guide, so it depends how much of a comedy type book you want to read. Something more serious than those, but well worth a look is Stephen Donaldson's The Gap series. The story you think you're reading in the first volume gets completely turned on its head in the subsequent books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predrag Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Hi, You are looking for:"Maybe one where the MC isn't a black ops/solider that can handle himself, maybe the average person is wrapped up in a government conspiracy." I read yesterday a book Avenger by Dusko Duric but it is only available on Kindle amazon store I find it total refreshing to normal writing. It has a lead character Miroslav who is ex soldier and now leader of secret organization but has normal problems and he isn't a superhero. If this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyM Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I have absolutely no idea what the genre space opera/fantasy is all about. Can someone give me a brief description? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky55 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Try Cold Hands by John Niven superb book IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timebug Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 How about the Stainless Steel Rat series by Harry Harrison,for a non-military sci-fi series? Military involment IS there but kept to a minimum really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Have you tried any of Iain M Banks novels? I would recommend The Player of Games as a good starting point; non-military space opera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Perhaps The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North would fill the bill. There is some spy action, with sci-fi thrown in, or Touch by the same author. Great concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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