01457cam a2200337 i 4500001001000000003000600010005001700016008004100033010001500074020001800089020001800107040000900125050002700134082001500161100004400176245004200220250001900262264003600281300002400317336002600341337002800367338002700395520048400422650002800906650002300934650003700957650002900994650003401023655003401057655002801091989963881OCoLC20250919140321.0170707s2018    nyu           000 1 eng    a2017028788  a9781481497497  a9781481497503  cAJMM00aPS3622.A4258bS63 201800a813/.62231 aValente, Catherynne M.,d1979-eauthor.10aSpace opera /cCatherynne M. Valente.  aFirst edition. 1aNew York :bSaga Press,c[2018]  a294 pages ;c22 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aOnce every cycle, the great galactic civilizations gather for Galactivision--part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant, part concert extravaganza, and part, a very large, but very subtle part, continuation of the wars of the past. Thus, a fragile peace has held. This year, a bizarre and unsightly species has looked up from its muddy planet-bound cradle and noticed the enormous universe blaring on around it: humanity...And the fate of Earth lies in their ability to rock. 0aBands (Music)vFiction. 0aContestsvFiction. 0aInterplanetary voyagesvFiction. 0aSpace coloniesvFiction. 0aMusicxCompetitionsvFiction. 7aSpace operas (Fiction)2lcgft 7aScience fiction.2lcgft