Starquest — John C. Wright

Space Opera must be Great! Gallant! Gigantic! Grandiose! This tale told by a Grandmaster vows to return the glory that was lost! Remember the days gone by, when science fiction was fun? Now new hope is here!If you are weary of weak, wan, woke and wasted works, your wait is ended!Here is an epic, as grand as any tale of old -- here you will hear wonders told! Of course there is a Space Princess, and Space Pirates galore, and an Evil Galactic Empire. Of course there is a super-weapon known only as the Great Eye of Darkness! Here meet Athos Lone, Ace of Star Patrol, in his one-man mission of vengeance!The Ancient Mariner, like an iron ghost, when slain, seems to rise again!The mysterious spymaster called Nightshadow walks in dark worlds but serves the light! An Imperial Deathtrooper must reverse his loyalties, and fight his own clone-brothers! Fate has set these unlikely heroes against the Four Dark Overlords An utmost evil the unwary galaxy thinks long dead! Can Darkness fail and Light prevail? Read On! For All True Tales are but Part of a Greater!