Space Oddity

Name: Space Oddity
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Catherynne M. Valente
ISBN: 9781797180625

Author: Catherynne M. Valente

Series: Space Opera, The #2

Narrator: Heath Miller

Unabridged: 12 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 09/24/2024

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Humorous Fiction

Synopsis

Return to the greatest contest in the galaxy in this “beguiling, bewitching” (Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of the October Daye series) sequel to the hilarious USA TODAY bestseller Space Opera from New York Times bestselling author and finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy and Ursula K. Le Guin awards, Catherynne M. Valente.

The Metagalactic Grand Prix—part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant, part concert extravaganza, and part continuation of the wars of the past returns and the fate of the Earth is once again threatened. The civilizations opposed to the humanity have been plotting and want to take down the upstarts. Can humanity rise again?

About Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne M. Valente is an acclaimed New York Times bestselling creator of over forty works of fantasy and science fiction, including the Fairyland novels and The Glass Town Game. She has been nominated for the Nebula and World Fantasy awards, and has won the Otherwise (formerly Tiptree), Hugo, and Andre Norton award. She lives on a small island off the coast of Maine with her partner, young son, and a shockingly large cat with most excellent tufts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Trish

This was the sequel I didn't know I needed. Not long ago, on a small island in Maine, author Catherynne Valente bet ... something ... while watching the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC for short). She bet that if she lost, she'd write a novel about the ESC. Now, anyone knowing this absolutely bonkers "m......more

Goodreads review by Venneh

This is one of the books I've been looking forward since I heard Valente read excerpts from this at World Con in 2022 and ended up laughing my ass off repeatedly during the reading. Valente gets to take her wonderfully dry sense of humor even further, and deal with the whole thing that happened at t......more

Goodreads review by Trevin

Whew. So. This might be the toughest review I’ve had to write. How does one review a book that you love and yet found incredibly frustrating? How do you write a review when the sequel both is and isn’t as good as the original? How do you write a review when everything about this book should have hit......more

Quotes

"Heath Miller returns as narrator for this sequel to SPACE OPERA. The heroes of this audiobook have saved Earth from destruction because they didn’t finish in last place in the Metagalactic Grand Prix. Now it’s time for another song contest, and they’re trying to help some aliens figure out what they need to do. This is a story that begs to be read aloud, and Miller’s sardonic tone is perfect for its quirky humor. In a stream of consciousness reminiscent of Douglas Adams’s HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, Miller is adept at helping listeners keep track of each main thought. Seemingly having great fun, he crafts personalities for the many characters who are as colorful as their names."