The New Space Opera 2, edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan ★★★★½

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A worthy followup to the first New Space Opera anthology; like the first volume, the editors give you all the information you need to track down more stories by the authors you like. The stories are all engaging, and range from swashbuckling space piracy to galaxy-spanning wars to grim murder investigations. If you know someone who needs to catch up on recent trends in science fiction, the two volumes in this series are a great starting point.