space opera

WE THE PEOPLES OF THESE MANY STARS DETERMINED to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which across countless lifetimes has brought untold sorrow to the universe, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental sophont rights, in the dignity and worth of the sapient person, in the equal...

You are Lieutenant Zarr, and you were Prince Aumley of Zeon's most loyal companion. But Zeon fell, and the prince disappeared. Your final orders were to take the 7th fleet and go into hiding, waiting for the signal that Zeon was rising again. So you did. And now, a dreamless sleep later, the...

=}+{= Pioneers of Stars without Number =}+{= Sector 387-AZ Getiat System 0204 13.9.3202 – Standard Terran Mandate Calendar Federation Capital City Abrosa Spaceport =}+{= Abraso had the honour of being the oldest – surviving- settlement of the planet. Founded centuries...

To The Ends of the Galaxy will be a character driven Space Opera quest, combining inspiration from Dune, Fading Suns, BattleTech, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, the Mote in God's Eye series, and the history of Philip and Alexander of Macedon. A modified version of the CK2 character stats...

The Shadowlands has been pushed back, the Festering Pit closed. All of the nations of the world have been brought to heel, and with no other lands to conquer Rokugan turned her eyes to the stars. Thanks to science and magic of the Isawa, the people of Rokugan took to exploring the galaxy...

So I'm trying to find an audiobook or better yet a series that has aliens, but I'm running into a bit of a rut. I find it hard to determine what audiobooks on audible and elsewhere are actually good (user reviews and scores aren't really that helpful I find, maybe I don't know what to look for)...

The idea is pretty straightforward. Create a space-faring society based on either a historical nation/kingdom, or just the aesthetic of a particular era you like. Try to be as creative and detailed as you can!

I asked this at Spacebattles as well. Ok, so there are robust reasons why FTL would break the rules of causality and relativity. Why is fictional FTL travel not time travel? But say normal laws of relativity, causality and non-instantaneous FTL travel (but not communication) did apply to the...

I am writing the beginnings of a space opera like fic and I would love suggestions or ideas regarding the naming schemes for various ships, I have a fairly strong idea what I want the alien ships to be called but I am having a hard time thinking up a scheme for the human factions. The three...

"Good, Bad, I'm the one with the gun." Attributed to an unknown hero from ancient times. As long as you can remember, you have always wished to own a Gun, to be one of the rare individuals out of uncountable trillions across the known universe who bore one of the ancient and revered Gun...

After reading David Weber, Asimov and several other books, I wanted to read the book with alien races. It is desirable that the aliens have been somewhere as part of the main characters. I've read most of the books of Robert A. Heinlein ,Philip José Farmer, Clifford D. Simak and some other...

"Urrgh" You wake up with a splitting headache. That's not strange, you do distinctly remember getting absolutely hammered on some Brewboy'z new batch of Squig Blood Vodka, before starting a fight that got interrupted by Da Warboss announcing that you and the rest of the ladz were going to...

Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are...

In some small-ish chunk of the galaxy, really really far away from Earth, several civilizations took their first steps into the wider galaxy at roughly the same time. There was just one little catch: All but one of them were entirely mechanical, and even the local 'meatbags' were heavily...

"Removing evil is not the same as creating good." - Thane Krios Assume you have been given total power over humanity. Also assume that you know about the Incubators and their deceptive exploitative behaviour in contracting little girls to stave off the heat death of the universe. Assume that...

Inspired by the "In the Beginning there was Man" quest, and with a similar premise. The Imperium is being torn apart by renewed Chaos incursions, and the Necrons are waking up en masse in response. There's other stuff going on, but that's the main event. The Emperor notices that the increased...

OOC Thread Reference Rules 1. Be courteous of other players, do not dictate the actions or reactions of other factions. 2. No godmodding. 3. No contradicting the references. If you notice any contradictions, bring them up in the OOC thread. 4. Freeform posts, usually. 5. Your first post is...

From "Ashes of Empire" by Brother Emil of the Stouthaven Monastic Order When one speaks of Empire many examples come to mind, from the many pocket empires of the Barbarian lords to the edge of the network, to the bastion of peace and prosperity that our own Holy Terran Empire represents, to the...

(This is a Space Opera Quest- Strike Legion heavily references other space operas, so familiarity is not required. You'll play a badass commando sent headlong into danger again and again to take on the greatest threats to life and freedom! And you're gonna die in the process, but don't let that...

A horror fic filled with gore and other mind bending emo stuff that you worm people like so much. But in a different way. The initial start may appear to be just a space battle fic. But I assure you that blood will be spilled and intestines ripped out for the glory of the blood god! For now, the...

You’re awoken by the shrill blare of your alarm. Your room stinks of alcohol, which means that your roommate’s been drinking again. You groan and roll out of bed, tapping out the codephrase to your alarm against your wrist. You stumble over your roommate’s bedding in the darkness and bark an...

Mankind has reached the stars, but the galaxy is troubled. You're presently sitting alone in a dimly lit bar, examining the parcel sitting on the counter in front of you. The licensed courier who delivered it is walking out through the door behind you out onto the streets of Champagne 7...

I'm working on a novel (hopefully to be a series) where the species-collective of arthropod-derived aliens (the Xzul) are inspired and influenced by less commonly known and generally uglier asocial arthropods such as carabid (ground/tiger) beetles, whip scorpions (tailless and tailed), vampire...

http://collective.square-enix.com/projects/123/xo [site for it, you can vote on weather or not you want it funded and stuff, but dont need to pay anything just click yes, the dev responds on this site]...

This is an original piece of sci-fi heavily influenced by authors like Orson Scott Card. Hope you enjoy, and comments are welcome. Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Victor Vance pressed the back of his left hand against the cool half an inch...