“This first book-length study of the ‘Space Opera Renaissance’ in contemporary science-fiction is a superb contribution to the field. Deeply researched, with an impressive command of cutting-edge theories of globalization and cosmopolitanism, Winter’s book offers incisive critical analyses of a wide range of American, British, and Caribbean space operas, focusing on issues of race, gender, class, and neo/postcolonialism. Winter’s readings are unfailingly exciting, conveying both the genre’s galaxy-spanning ‘sense of wonder’ and its potent engagement with crucial issues of political and social moment.”
 

Rob Latham, Editor of The Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction

“An important intervention in our understanding of science fiction in the context of globalization and popular culture, Science Fiction, New Space Opera, and Neoliberal Globalism offers a provocative framework for thinking through the interpenetration of colonial ideology and popular culture through the lens of transnational postcolonial theory. An essential read for those interested in the history and futures of science fiction.”    
 

Sherryl Vint, University of California Riverside