Space Opera

Space opera is a subgenre of speculative fiction or science fiction that emphasizes romantic, often melodramatic adventure, set mainly or entirely in space, generally involving conflict between opponents possessing powerful (and sometimes quite fanciful) technologies and abilities. Perhaps the most significant trait of space opera is that settings, characters, battles, powers, and themes tend to be very large-scale.

Also see Planetary Romance, which has similarities.
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Was niemand kommen sah
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Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1)
System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, #1)
Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)
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Kingdoms of Death (The Sun Eater, #4)
Shadows Upon Time (The Sun Eater, #7)
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Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
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Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
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A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5)
Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)

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I have spent my life battling monsters. It was only in realizing that I was the monster, and choosing to destroy her, that I could save the world.
Kameron Hurley, The Stars Are Legion

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