3.83 avg rating — 16,902 ratings

"Any book that zooms between galaxies wins on scale..."

4.01 avg rating — 245,418 ratings

"Like The Forever War, not sure if I count this as Space Opera. But a cracking tale."

4.03 avg rating — 11,053 ratings

"A universe where planets specialise in occupations, spread across an immense scale. A oft-neglected book these days."

3.92 avg rating — 6,679 ratings

"Another big, epic-scaled series: see also Tau Zero."

4.12 avg rating — 183,215 ratings

"Not sure if I count this one as Space Opera, as its focus is generally rather narrow."

3.69 avg rating — 27,622 ratings

"Sundiver is the weakest of these; but Startide Rising and Uplift War are brilliant."