Hard-Science Space Opera (18 books)

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Sci-Fi space opera novels that don't shy away from the science. Old Man's War wouldn't make the cut. Scott Westerfeld's Succession novels do. I'm looking for more like that, so please add to the list if you know of one.

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1		First Light (Resonance, #1) by Casey E. Berger (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 126 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Sowing the Dragon's Teeth (Gordian Knot, #2) by Jonathan E. Hernandez (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		One Day as a Lion (Gordian Knot, #1) by Jonathan E. Hernandez (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 169 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The Truth of Valor (Confederation, #5) by Tanya Huff 4.12 avg rating — 4,078 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Killing of Worlds (Succession, #2) by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 2,069 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Dark Colony (Asteroid Police, #1) by Richard Penn (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		50,000 A.D. The Awakening by J. Jack Bergeron (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		When the Earth Had a Moon: Part 1 by A.M. Cunning (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 79 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Weight of Dusk by Cooper Jacobus (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		In Times of Peace: Dance of Darkness and Light Episode 1 by The Loneliest Lone Wolf (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Starseed by Julien Mbayi it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		The Risen Empire (Succession, #1) by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 3,020 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Last Shuttle Flight, First Alien Contact (PARTS 1 to 3): Omnibus Edtion by J. Jack Bergeron (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Erebus Dawning (Seven Stars Saga, #1) by A.J. Super (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Harbinger of Treason by Bayard West (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		The High Crusade by Poul Anderson 3.87 avg rating — 4,831 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		NSA Wormhole Project by J. Jack Bergeron (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		The Martian by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 1,321,311 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 12 voters · list created March 28th, 2014 by Bayard West (votes) .

Tags: hard-science, killing-of-worlds, science, science-fiction, scott-westerfeld, space-opera

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