Space Opera Books

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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by (shelved 1449 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.31 — 321,353 ratings — published 2011
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 966 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,636,490 ratings — published 1965
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
by (shelved 940 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.17 — 186,518 ratings — published 2014
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Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)
by (shelved 873 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.39 — 184,212 ratings — published 2012
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Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
by (shelved 864 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.99 — 119,493 ratings — published 2013
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Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)
by (shelved 734 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.28 — 155,566 ratings — published 2013
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Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
by (shelved 730 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 225,647 ratings — published 2005
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Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
by (shelved 701 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 301,102 ratings — published 1989
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Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
by (shelved 666 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.85 — 101,059 ratings — published 1987
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Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4) Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4)
by (shelved 642 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 128,598 ratings — published 2014
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A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
by (shelved 601 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.11 — 72,719 ratings — published 2019
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Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5) Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5)
by (shelved 584 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.44 — 115,308 ratings — published 2015
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Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1) Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
by (shelved 576 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.99 — 62,004 ratings — published 2000
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Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1) Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1)
by (shelved 553 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 54,020 ratings — published 2004
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Shards of Honour  (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
by (shelved 549 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.07 — 40,446 ratings — published 1986
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
by (shelved 548 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.30 — 176,873 ratings — published 2015
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The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1) The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1)
by (shelved 537 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.13 — 60,089 ratings — published 2017
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Foundation (Foundation, #1) Foundation (Foundation, #1)
by (shelved 523 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.17 — 598,879 ratings — published 1951
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Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse, #6) Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse, #6)
by (shelved 512 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.26 — 99,421 ratings — published 2016
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A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)
by (shelved 484 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.13 — 66,906 ratings — published 1992
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On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
by (shelved 482 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.14 — 48,974 ratings — published 1993
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Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7) Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)
by (shelved 446 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.38 — 87,674 ratings — published 2017
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Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch #2) Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch #2)
by (shelved 438 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.08 — 60,727 ratings — published 2014
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 412 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,477,442 ratings — published 1985
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The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)
by (shelved 391 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 30,448 ratings — published 1986
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Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8)
by (shelved 389 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.57 — 82,330 ratings — published 2019
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Dune Messiah (Dune #2) Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
by (shelved 384 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.89 — 407,319 ratings — published 1969
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The Player of Games (Culture, #2) The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
by (shelved 364 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.28 — 81,086 ratings — published 1988
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The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1) The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1)
by (shelved 361 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.13 — 38,172 ratings — published 1996
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The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, #2) The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, #2)
by (shelved 359 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.12 — 97,112 ratings — published 2006
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 358 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.12 — 374,367 ratings — published 2017
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A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2)
by (shelved 355 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.37 — 89,171 ratings — published 2016
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The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
by (shelved 351 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.24 — 149,170 ratings — published 1990
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Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3) Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)
by (shelved 347 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.22 — 50,207 ratings — published 2015
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Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1) Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
by (shelved 342 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.79 — 21,572 ratings — published 2016
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 334 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 798,079 ratings — published 2014
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We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1) We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1)
by (shelved 332 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.26 — 126,265 ratings — published 2016
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Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1) Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)
by (shelved 326 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.18 — 34,125 ratings — published 2021
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Judas Unchained (Commonwealth Saga #2) Judas Unchained (Commonwealth Saga #2)
by (shelved 322 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.30 — 40,577 ratings — published 2005
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The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
by (shelved 319 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.14 — 181,053 ratings — published 2003
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House of Suns House of Suns (Paperback)
by (shelved 315 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.24 — 32,846 ratings — published 2008
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 312 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.50 — 490,534 ratings — published 2015
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Fortune's Pawn (Paradox, #1) Fortune's Pawn (Paradox, #1)
by (shelved 307 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.94 — 16,230 ratings — published 2013
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Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1) Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1)
by (shelved 305 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.95 — 51,239 ratings — published 2018
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Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2) Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
by (shelved 305 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.22 — 227,435 ratings — published 1952
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The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6) The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6)
by (shelved 301 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 27,230 ratings — published 1990
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Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 299 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.54 — 399,496 ratings — published 2016
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Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (The Thrawn Trilogy, #1) Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 297 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.17 — 103,428 ratings — published 1991
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The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington, #2) The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington, #2)
by (shelved 296 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,004 ratings — published 1993
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A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2) A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)
by (shelved 295 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.30 — 36,746 ratings — published 2021
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“If scientists and archaeologists investigate everything like detectives, their proof will be more than circumstantial, and their theories will take us to the stars!” —Captain Jul Naris”
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