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Originally posted by dr_rocket:
That's what I like about Brin - it's not just space opera - it has some substance.
I like Larry Niven's 'The Mote in God's Eye' for similar reasons. The Moties are a fantastic creation and are not just humans in alien costumes - they truly are alien. I love Niven.

Though I also really love EE Doc Smith's - The Family D'Alembert series - pure, easy reading, unsophisticated Space Opera. A cracking read.

Blacknad.