“Valente’s signature stylistic whimsy is very much on display here, and fans will certainly enjoy this answer to 'what happens after you save the world.'”

– Booklist

"Like Douglas Adams writing on a sugar high."

– Publishers Weekly

Praise for Space Opera:
"As if Ziggy Stardust went on a blind date with The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, then they got smashed and sang karaoke all night long. Cat Valente is mad and brilliant and no one else would have even thought of this, much less pulled it off."

– New York Times bestselling and Hugo-Award winning author John Scalzi

“Space Opera is a book I really needed in this dour, dire age: Valente’s book contains a story and prose that is both electric and breathless, It has the heart of Douglas Adams and the soul of David Bowie. I loved it and it made me happy.”

– New York Times bestselling author Chuck Wendig

“Space Opera sings its heart out in full technicolor. This book made me giggle, freak out, and reflect on life’s tawdry beautiful pageant.”

– Charlie Jane Anders, Nebula Award-winning author of ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY

"This glorious glitterball dream of a book is Valente at her best: beguiling, bewitching, and inexplicably demanding. Are you ready to rock?"

– Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of the October Daye series

* "A wild, weird and witty magnum opus."

– Shelf Awareness, starred review

* "Valente has pulled off another spectacular feat of world building (it’s worth reading just for the descriptions of previous performances) and a story which is uproariously funny, sweet, and hopeful."

– Booklist, starred review