#SpaceOperaSeptember 2025 #SOS

Read 13 books for this "readathon", though I believe I was the ONLY one actually doing it this year.

Look below for the prompts that I accomplished.

It was a LOT of fun.

I wanted to read for all the prompts, but that didn't happen, unfortunately.

Next year, maybe.

Review by graff_fuller - Alien - Alien 3: The Unproduced Screenplay by William Gibson Phew, I liked this story a WHOLE lot better than the Alien³ movie, and the novelization (thoug...

4 Stars #Alien franchise #Alien³ (unproduced script by William Gibson) with novel by Pat Cadigan

I can see why it wasn't produced, but "if only". I didn't like what they did instead, but really liked what they did here.

#SpaceOperaSeptember 2025 #SOS

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b173...

Review by graff_fuller - Revenant-X This was a very strong sequel to the Paradise-X novel in the Red Space "duology", though I hop...

4.25 Stars #RedSpace 02 #Revenant-X by David Wellington (and others)

#SpaceOperaSeptember 2025 #SOS #Horror story prompt, also.

I don't know why, but Horror in space doesn't bother me as much as in other genres. I just feel space, itself is horrifying. Right?

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4722...

Oops, this was another #SpaceOperaSeptember 2025 #SOS read.

Review by graff_fuller - Paradise-1 I'm not sure WHY I bought this book. Well...that's not exactly true. It was a cover buy. The h...

4 Stars #RedSpace 01 #Paradise-1 by David Wellington (and others)

#SpaceOperaSeptember 2025 #SOS

Prompt: Stage Three: Unplanned Events: Engines have failed, lights out, power at 20 percent - Read a Space Horror/Survival story:

Scary with #Alien vibes to me.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/cb00...

Review by graff_fuller - The Relentless Legion This is my first time reading this book. I know I missed a lot of things, but I also know that...

4.75 Stars #TheDivide 03 #TheRelentlessLegion by J.S. Dewes

Conclusion of the "trilogy". I hope & pray the author revisits this universe & explores more there.

There's so much more to mine in this universe. Please write more.

#SpaceOperaSeptember 2025 #SOS

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/835d...

Review by graff_fuller - The Exiled Fleet This after a Reread of this book, in preparation for The Divide 03 The Relentless Legion. So, ...

5 Stars #TheDivide 02 #TheExiledFleet #reread by J.S. Dewes

#SpaceOperaSeptember 2025 #SOS

Like the first time reading it, it is such a great story...and I will continue to revisit this amazing story for years to come.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/05a7...

Oops. Forgot to mention the prompt.

#SpaceOperaSeptember 2025 #SOS

Stage Four: Epilogue

Go back home...as a celebrated hero - Rereading one of your favourite Space Operas.

This book fulfills this prompt perfectly.

Thanks @jsdewes.com for your incredible imagination & talent as an author.

Review by graff_fuller - The Last Watch Second Reread: 5 Stars, again.You'd think that the process of rereading a book, would lessen t...

5 Stars #TheDivide 01 #TheLastWatch by J.S. Dewes

#SpaceOperaSeptember 2025 #SOS

It was my 3rd time reading this book & I still LOVE it. Such an impressive first book for any author, let alone a #SelfPublished one.

She's also an awesome person. Support her.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3ad8...

Review by graff_fuller - A Closed and Common Orbit This story is almost ALL character work...from Jane to Sidra, and their dual narratives (one n...

4.5 Stars #TheWayfarers 02 #AClosedandCommonOrbit by Becky Chambers

This is a great story, with a unique narrative style, mostly told from the viewpoints of people who've been marginalized.

#SpaceOperaSeptember 2025 #SOS

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3da5...

Review by graff_fuller - A Time to Kill This is a good multi-POV story with high stakes. The court intrigue. Our intrepid heroes...doi...

4 Stars #StarTrek #TNG #ATimeTo... 07 #ATimeToKill by David Mack

Good story, but the ending is still a problem. The first book in the duos of this series, doesn't really have a ending that is satisfying (to me).

#SpaceOperaSeptember 2025 #SOS

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0de1...

Review by graff_fuller - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet I enjoyed the characters and the worldbuilding, but the plot was non-existant (at least from m...

3.75 Stars #Wayfarers 01 #LongWaytoaSmallAngryPlanet by Becky Chambers

Character driven story with very little actual plot. Been wanting to read this series for a LONG time. Interested to see what all the fuss has been about.

#SpaceOperaSeptember 2025 #SOS

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4633...

Review by graff_fuller - Kesrith In some ways, this book reminds me of Dune, by Frank Herbert. It isn't as intricate, but it do...

3.5 Stars #TheFadedSun 01 #Kesrith by C.J. Cherryh - an early part of the Alliance-Union universe

#SpaceOperaSeptember 2025 #SOS @sff180.bsky.social

Stage 2: Mission - Top Secret Time Travel - Read a book before 1980.

The book was published in 1978.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2983...

Review by graff_fuller - A Time to Hate I really enjoyed the struggles that were happening in each of the storylines.Commander Will Ri...

4.25 Stars #StarTrek #TNG #ATimeTo... 06 #ATimeToHate by Robert Greenberger

#SpaceOperaSeptember 2025 #SOS @sff180.bsky.social

A good start to the readathon.

Prompt: Find a stowaway - Read a Space Opera book from a popular franchise.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/c03b...

Here is last year's introduction video by Thomas of @sff180.bsky.social

He's not hosting it this year, but says we are encouraged to continue the #SpaceOperaSeptember #SOS for this year (2025).

Come join the fun...and have an adventure in reading... #SpaceOpera.

I'm doing #SpaceOperaSeptember #SOS for 2025...since it started.

I've got my books set, and ready to go (below).

I'll be reading books outside of the readathon, too.

Should be an amazing month.

If you're interested, the prompts are below. Any questions?...watch this:
youtu.be/NhJmU3zfQfM?...

I'll carry that torch.

I know that it takes a lot to put on this readathon. All of us readers appreciate everything you do.

Want you to know...that it is the ONLY readathon that I do EVERY year. I'm a huge #ScienceFiction reader, but dedicating a month SOLELY for #SpaceOperaSeptember is important.