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Space Opera

by Catherynne M. Valente

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Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente appears in NPR’s 2018 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, for music lovers, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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