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Once every cycle, the great galactic civilizations gather for the Metagalactic Grand Prix, where sentient races compete for glory in a galaxy-wide musical contest, and the stakes are high as Planet Earth enters the competition . . . 

A science-fiction spectacle, Space Opera has been described as Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy meets the Eurovision Song Contest as it sings its heart out in full technicolor. 

"It's about loneliness, nerdiness, acceptance, and making fun of the old, frowsy powers that be.  Valente offers up a universe in which the only thing of true value is rhythm.  Not guns, not bombs, not money, not power, but sex and love and pop songs." -- NPR Books