Happy Sunday! Today is Appreciate a Dragon Day, created by Donita K. Paul, author of the Dragonspell Chronicles back in 2004 to celebrate our favorite dragons in books and television. Great series by the way, which I enjoyed and has since disappeared into the book jungle in my son's room.
Combine dragons, beasts and other fantastical or scary creatures that characters may encounter in outer space with our first 52 books bingo category - Space Operas and what do you have? Scary and/or thrilling, entertaining stories set in outer space, alternative worlds, and other planets.
I came across Barnes and Nobles 55 Essential Space Operas from the Last 70 Years and took a trip down memory lane as I've read quite a few of these books over the years and still have them in my personal library. From Harrison and Heinlein, Niven and Asimov to Weber and Donaldson to Scalzi and Chambers. I currently have a few on the nightstand I haven't read such as Corey's Leviathan Wakes to Vinge's Snow Queen. They are in the queue for this year.
11 of the best sci-fi books that transport you to another world reminds me to move Robinson's Red Mars as well as Ursula Le Guin's Left Hand of Darkness up in the queue as well. Both dusty books have been calling to me to read sooner than later.
And don't forget Star Wars which my son loves to read, as well as Star Trek novelizations.
A to Z and Back Again - our letter and word of the week is C - Conundrum.
Have fun exploring the outer regions of space!
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