Nikki Root

Space Opera writer. The magic is in the slow-burn. Fan of TNG, DS9, Voyager and any sci fi/fantasy with a dash of romance.

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@idsblake Me either! That's why I wanted to fill the gap. There is a sad lack of books with that mix when I went looking

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Space opera fans, answer honestly. Would you rather read about:
massive fleet battles
political intrigue
cosmic horror
slow-burn romance
found crew family

Because I need all five together. 🚀

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@idsblake I need to read your books. Sounds like my favorite genre mix

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'Competence is attractive' might actually be the foundation of all great sci-fi romance.

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A terrifying alien threat becomes 10x scarier when the characters are trapped together on a ship with nowhere to run. More of that please.

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I adore parent/child story arcs in sci-fi and fantasy. It can save even a bad movie for me. There’s something powerful about people carrying generational pain all the way across the stars/Moors and finally choosing to heal.

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Sometimes the real reason I read and write space opera is for that specific feeling of staring out into the stars and realizing how small, and yet how meaningful, people are. Without people the vast cosmos means nothing.

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Strong female characters don’t have to punch someone every chapter. Intelligence, restraint, compassion, and maternal instincts are strengths too. Traits sorely missing in many modern stories.

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Must have the ambient noise

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Visitors allowed to walk the set of the 1701-D during TNG's original run often reported that something seemed to be missing. When questioned in detail, they realized it was the ubiquitous low-register ambient noise of the ship. Without it? The visitors were really thrown off.

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@BradRTorgersen That ambient noise is strangely comforting

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@KenAbides Exactly!

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If your space opera doesn’t include at least one scene where exhausted characters share a quiet conversation at 2 AM while the ship hums around them… what are we even doing?

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My favorite Star Trek episodes were always the ones where the crew solved impossible problems because they genuinely cared about each other.

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There can never be enough sci-fi that balances wonder with terror. Beautiful nebula outside the viewport. Ancient unknowable horror underneath it. Or the silent sea of the moon...

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@JoshDaws Bring back Gina Carano

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Heroic men in sci-fi should be strong, protective, kind, loyal, and above all, not afraid to rescue a damsel in distress. Thank you Edgar Rice Burroughs.

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This cover is amazing!

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This is one book that demands you get a physical copy. The end paper maps are exquisite.

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@basedbooksale Love the video!

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