Space Opera Fans discussion

This thread is for nominations for READER category for August 2022.

READER books need to be
* currently in print in either hardback or paperback (or both). Requiring a special order from a store or website counts, but not if the book is only available used.
* currently available in multiple ebook formats, from multiple vendors
* Space Opera, which means a spaceship has to be involved in the story somewhere.
* If it is part of a series, it needs to be suitable to being read without having read other books in the series.
* Please no blatantly erotic books, as some of our members are not full adults yet.

RULES:
* you may nominate one book on this thread.
* you may second as many nominations as you like on this thread.
* it is okay to nominate the same book on more than one nomination thread, as long as it meets the criteria
* books we already have on our bookshelf will be disqualified if they were added less than two years ago
* If a book you nominate or second is selected, you are expected to post at least one comment about it on the thread about the book.
* In about two weeks I will draw a book randomly, with each second being one raffle ticket for the book. That is, a book with three seconds (so four of us want it) will get three chances in the pool.

It is likely helpful if you know something about a book that has been nominated if you mention it in this thread, whether it is for or against the book.

I’ll again nominate Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky (book two of The Final Architecture series). We read Shards of Earth (#1) a couple months ago. Happy to see books of the month back!!

Consider Phlebas, Iain M Banks

Summary so far:
Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Nominated by Richard. Awaiting seconds. We read the previous book in March 2022.

Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks. Nominated by Jeff. Awaiting seconds. We discussed this book in 2015, so fair game for a reread.

I would nominate Mickey7

Author and editor Eric Flint died this morning. I notice we don’t have any of his books on our shelf here (but I have several on my Goodreads shelf). So I nominate Boundary by Eric Flint. The ebook is free. Much of this book takes place on Earth but my vague memory of it has a trip to Mars in the first book rather than the second of the series. I could be mistaken. I know that the rest of the series is definitely out there: Mars, asteroids, Saturn, and even farther.

Edit: we do have at least one book on our shelf that Eric Flint edited: Pandora's Legions by Christopher Anvil.

I'll second Mickey7. Thanks!

Summary so far:
Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Nominated by Richard. Awaiting seconds. We read the previous book in March 2022.

Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks. Nominated by Jeff. Awaiting seconds. We discussed this book in 2015, so fair game for a reread.

Mickey7 by Edward Ashton. Nominated by Leticia. Seconded by Shawnie.

Boundary by Eric Flint. Nominated by Teresa. Awaiting seconds.

Nominations will close on the 22nd. Only books that get seconded have a chance at being picked, but we do have a book that has been seconded: Mickey7.

I will second Boundary by Eric Flint. (I realized I own a copy but still haven't read it.)

Nominations are now closed. I count one second each for Mickey7 and Boundary. Flipping a coin, with Mickey7 getting heads, Boundary getting tails.

Heads it is, so our Reader Pick for August is Mickey7.