The New Space Opera 2

The New Space Opera 2: All-new stories of science fiction adventure

Cover of the first edition
Editors	Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan
Cover artist	Stephan Martiniere
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	HarperVoyager
Publication date	2009
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	560 [1]
ISBN	978-0-06-156235-8
Preceded by	The New Space Opera

The New Space Opera 2 is a science fiction anthology edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan. It was published in 2009, and includes all original stories selected to represent the genre of space opera. Five of the stories in the book were selected for the Locus recommended reading list for 2009. ^[2] The book won the Locus Award for Best Anthology in 2010. ^[3]

This anthology follows The New Space Opera which was published in 2007.

Contents

• Robert Charles Wilson: "Utriusque Cosmi"
• Peter Watts: "The Island"
• John Kessel: "Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance"
• Cory Doctorow: "To Go Boldly"
• John Barnes: "The Lost Princess Man"
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch: "Defect"
• Jay Lake: "To Raise a Mutiny Betwixt Yourselves"
• Neal Asher: "Shell Game"
• Garth Nix: "Punctuality"
• Sean Williams: "Inevitable"
• Bruce Sterling: "Join the Navy and See the Worlds"
• Bill Willingham: "Fearless Space Pirates of The Outer Rings"
• John Meaney: "From the Heart"
• Elizabeth Moon: "Chameleons"
• Tad Williams: "The Tenth Muse"
• Justina Robson: Cracklegrackle"
• John Scalzi: "The Tale of the Wicked"
• Mike Resnick: "Catastrophe Baker and A Canticle For Leibowitz"
• John C. Wright: "The Far End of History"

References

1. "The New Space Opera 2".
2. "2009 Locus Recommended Reading List". Locus . February 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
3. "Locus Awards 2010" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.