Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book

Vote for your favourite space opera novels first published since the year 2000.

Please only add books that have received at least one thousand ratings
and
shelved at least 10 times as space opera.

Space opera, a subgenre of science fiction, is "romantic adventure set in space and told on a grand scale."
1

by
4.31 avg rating — 342,149 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
2

by
4.23 avg rating — 235,965 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
3

by
3.99 avg rating — 124,217 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
4

by
4.27 avg rating — 1,019,175 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
5

by
4.16 avg rating — 199,858 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
6

by
3.99 avg rating — 64,439 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
7

by
4.22 avg rating — 55,350 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
8

by
4.42 avg rating — 1,393,430 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
9

by
4.39 avg rating — 195,778 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
10

by
4.28 avg rating — 165,070 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
11

by
4.10 avg rating — 416,683 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
12

by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 128,777 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
13

by
4.45 avg rating — 123,136 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
14

by
4.24 avg rating — 34,883 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
15

by
4.09 avg rating — 62,851 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
16

by
4.24 avg rating — 136,673 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
17

by
4.18 avg rating — 30,337 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
18

by
4.51 avg rating — 635,061 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
19

by
4.55 avg rating — 516,179 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
20

by
4.13 avg rating — 62,027 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
21

by
4.12 avg rating — 101,348 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
22

by
3.87 avg rating — 122,193 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
23

by
4.16 avg rating — 33,617 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
24

by
4.24 avg rating — 239,741 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
25

by
4.23 avg rating — 30,344 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
26

by
4.22 avg rating — 52,171 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
27

by
4.30 avg rating — 41,575 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
28

by
4.30 avg rating — 200,791 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
29

by
4.17 avg rating — 22,473 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
30

by
4.25 avg rating — 25,205 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
31

by
4.27 avg rating — 31,209 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
32

by
4.21 avg rating — 26,455 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
33

by
3.94 avg rating — 16,512 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
34

by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16,706 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
35

by
4.23 avg rating — 191,991 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
36

by
4.15 avg rating — 32,871 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
37

by
4.36 avg rating — 168,997 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
38

by
3.82 avg rating — 24,613 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
39

by
4.13 avg rating — 28,546 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
40

by
4.28 avg rating — 23,913 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
41

by
4.08 avg rating — 18,402 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
42

by
4.09 avg rating — 39,751 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
43

by
4.12 avg rating — 1,039,715 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
44

by
4.15 avg rating — 373,104 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
45

by
4.04 avg rating — 25,124 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
46

by
4.08 avg rating — 15,591 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
47

by
4.37 avg rating — 94,569 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
48

by
4.10 avg rating — 78,620 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
49

by
3.78 avg rating — 28,817 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
50

by
3.87 avg rating — 22,938 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
51

by
4.02 avg rating — 26,239 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
52

by
4.46 avg rating — 141,497 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
53

by
4.21 avg rating — 17,523 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
54

by
4.07 avg rating — 23,955 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
55

by
4.11 avg rating — 30,767 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
56

by
3.83 avg rating — 4,433 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
57

by
3.97 avg rating — 34,687 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
58

by
4.13 avg rating — 9,923 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
59

by
3.73 avg rating — 27,297 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
60

by
3.98 avg rating — 61,216 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
61

by
3.53 avg rating — 22,397 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
62

by
4.29 avg rating — 39,383 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
63

by
3.89 avg rating — 12,430 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
64

by
4.04 avg rating — 33,486 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
65

by
4.08 avg rating — 10,549 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
66

by
3.74 avg rating — 16,503 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
67

by
4.08 avg rating — 17,310 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
68

by
3.79 avg rating — 22,140 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
69

by
3.99 avg rating — 9,204 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
70

by
4.12 avg rating — 10,808 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
71

by
4.23 avg rating — 149,167 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
72

by
4.03 avg rating — 3,454 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
73

by
4.02 avg rating — 29,266 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
74

by
4.09 avg rating — 11,713 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
75

by
3.60 avg rating — 8,341 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
76

by
4.21 avg rating — 14,583 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
77

by
3.81 avg rating — 9,565 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
78

by
4.23 avg rating — 12,172 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
79

by
3.90 avg rating — 3,079 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
80

by
4.19 avg rating — 16,015 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
81

by
4.03 avg rating — 2,847 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
82

by
3.84 avg rating — 16,379 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
83

by
4.39 avg rating — 416,445 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
84

by
4.10 avg rating — 9,737 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
85

by
4.08 avg rating — 3,386 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
86

by
4.04 avg rating — 7,083 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
87

by
3.90 avg rating — 5,917 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
88

by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23,884 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
88

by
3.98 avg rating — 28,691 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
90

by
4.09 avg rating — 14,607 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
91

by
3.86 avg rating — 5,894 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
92

by
3.96 avg rating — 13,132 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
93

by
4.18 avg rating — 11,697 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
93

by
4.14 avg rating — 14,521 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
95

by
4.05 avg rating — 9,609 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
96

by
3.61 avg rating — 3,440 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
97

by
4.23 avg rating — 12,008 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
98

by
3.84 avg rating — 22,229 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
99

by
4.28 avg rating — 117,152 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
100

by
4.09 avg rating — 2,281 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
241 likes · 
Lists are re-scored approximately every 5 minutes.


useFOSS 1669 books
7 friends
Ahem! 610 books
1 friend
David 792 books
11 friends
Jenni 284 books
5 friends
Daniel 1176 books
64 friends
Richard 2478 books
13 friends
Equifinality 1544 books
11 friends
Brian 1049 books
7 friends

More voters…


Comments Showing 1-12 of 12 (12 new)

dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by Mitchell (new)

Mitchell Friedman I added a bunch of new books to this list. And by the criteria there are still a few more to remove.


message 2: by useFOSS (new)

useFOSS Mitchell wrote: "I added a bunch of new books to this list. And by the criteria there are still a few more to remove."

Thanks. Didn't know there were so many others to read! Please feel free to remove those that don't fit the criteria.


message 3: by Paul (new)

Paul This is a very good list. I am surprised by how many of the books listed here I have read. However, you have omitted Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky" — and often overlooked novel in the Keep series. Of course, it is my favorite.


message 4: by Mitchell (new)

Mitchell Friedman Gene wrote: "This is a very good list. I am surprised by how many of the books listed here I have read. However, you have omitted Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky" — and often overlooked novel in the Keep ..."

A Deepness in the Sky was published in 1998 and thus should not be on this list.


message 5: by useFOSS (new)

useFOSS It was published in 1999


message 6: by Laura (new)

Laura L. Van Dam Enders Game shouldnt be in the list since it was published in 1985.


message 7: by Mitchell (new)

Mitchell Friedman Laura wrote: "Enders Game shouldnt be in the list since it was published in 1985."

removed


message 9: by Bob (new)

Bob Flowerdew I'm really not sure the Martian should count as a space Opera. Sure it's dramatic tense and covers space, but the scale is subjective. I could two planets and one space craft. That in my mind is nothing compared to what the genre offers. Fantastic book that it is; in my mind it is not a Space Opera


message 10: by Paul (last edited Nov 16, 2018 09:58AM) (new)

Paul I agree, if I said something different I was mistaken.


message 11: by Smeno (new)

Smeno The marsian is by no means a space opera.


message 12: by Rachel (new)

Rachel 242 Winter's Orbit is a duplicate.


back to top



Related News

Look, these are busy times. There’s no one to blame. It’s the nature of our accelerating society. Sometimes you just want to read a short book....

Anyone can add books to this list.