About 6 months ago, I read Princess Of Mars and really liked it. But there's barely anything else like the Barsoom books-I know there's other stuff out there, but there's rather slim pickings.
I've had a few issues with the "New Space Opera" style, but the biggest one is that it forgets the "opera" part. Hyperion, Ancillary Justice, Revelation Space-all of these felt short of my wants because they felt so mundane and quiet. When I read space opera, that's not what I want! Spectacular heroes! Bombastic space battles! Epic narratives! SAGAS OF A THOUSAND SUNS! Y'know, that sort of thing. So what are your suggestions?
Examples of what I'm looking for: Lensmen, anything Peter F Hamilton writes, Final Architecture, Sun Eater, Bobiverse, Deathstalker, Dune, and Edmond Hamilton's stuff like Star Kings and Battle For The Stars.
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John Woo is a Hong Kong film director who is credited with creating the "heroic bloodshed" genre, where characters pull off sick acrobatics while firing more guns than the average American household. He is best known for his Hong Kong-made films such as A Better Tomorrow (1986), The Killer (1989), Bullet In The Head (1990) and Hard Boiled (1992), frequently collaborating with Chow-Yun Fat who played the heroes in both The Killer (Ah Jong, a hitman who blinds a nightclub singer) and Hard Boiled (Inspector Tequila Yen, who's basically Chinese Dirty Harry), and the tritagonist (third important character) in A Better Tomorrow (Mark Lee, a triad member and the hero's best friend).
I'm 19 and autistic. My parents are both ADHD, diagnosed recently, and really impatient and impulsive-when I was young they'd fly off the handle if I even TRIED to talk to them and they were busy. And the frustrating thing is that I was diagnosed when I was 3, so they knew I still had troubles but somehow weren't able to just not respond calmly. This made me feel that if I make the slightest mistake, anyone is just going to give up on me.
They're also paranoid and anxious lunatics who make me feel like I'm at risk when I talk to anyone and I am done with this shit. I want them to stop this, or alternatively move out and find a roommate who can help me get back on more confident feet.
Not as in "stupidity for the plot's sake", but instead "look how dumb humans really are!" kinda way, similar to Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
My self-esteem is just awful, and I'm constantly fearing that people think I'm a weirdo (I happen to be autistic and have parents who weren't diagnosed with ADHD for years). My friends (mostly girls) still let me talk with them, but I had a bit of a breakdown not long ago saying that I wanna be closer with them but don't know what to say. And now I'm trying to tell them I'm scared I'll ward them off with my eccentricities, but I have no f***ing clue how to tell them.
I barely read YA lit when I was in that age demographic-I was more interested in anime and manga. They felt way more real-the characters were actual people rather than archetypes by people using "relatable" as an excuse for lazy characterization. Sure, those have their own archetypes, but there were characters there that felt real, at least to me. Deku from MHA, Shiki from Edens Zero, Ed and Al from Fullmetal Alchemist. They were written to be real people rather than teenage boys first. YA Lit has been a niche thing for years because manga and anime provided something that they didn't-honesty. Emotional, serious, funny, and grimness-they are all things teenagers feel, and Japan has provided that. They keep the tone light enough while still having stuff like sexual or mature themes.
I've always felt that even if there are lots of bad people, they are outnumbered (even if slightly) by those with a conscience. And this proves my point-57.9 is a bigger number than 42.1.
I love the Ithorians. They've got such a cool as hell design.
This is my current passion project, and I really want it to be good. Please give me any feed back, negative or positive.
Basic premise: When an extra-galactic threat appears from beyond known space, a band of young heroes become the only thing between the Cooperative and utter destruction.
(I know what I called them-it's just setting up the story.)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AlQ2Es70Tlrr6NH2RQy1spcKrwCdnTRwZ5F_4CVaU9w/edit?tab=t.0
This is genuinely confusing.
Social Democrats: "We want workers to have good conditions, fair pay and control over their jobs. The public deserves free healthcare, education and fair taxes."
Marxists: "Socdems rely on exploiting Brazil!"
I've been trying to recreate my original species with this game, but it's really hard. Their heads are shaped like the Grox's or the Toy Story aliens.