three schools of space opera

Coming soon!

Yes, I did notice that those 3 books that I'm looking forward to acquiring are representative of the different schools of space opera published these days. Or are they? Steele's book is not typical of what is currently popular, I think, and is more like the kind of romps that Galaxy used to publish, or so I've been led to believe. On the other hand, Hemry's story is military SF, but without the ideology that usually makes me want to throw the book forcefully against a wall. Finally, Williams's novel, Book Three of the Astropolis story, is nouveau space opera, but of the superduper kind.

Galaxy Blues
Allen Steele
Ace
February 24

The Lost Fleet: Relentless
John G Hemry as Jack Campbell
Ace
April 28

The Grand Conjunction
(Book Three of Astropolis)
Sean Williams
Ace
April 28