Space Opera Books

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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by (shelved 1452 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.31 — 325,190 ratings — published 2011
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 967 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,650,830 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 938 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.16 — 188,919 ratings — published 2014
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Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)
by (shelved 875 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.39 — 186,322 ratings — published 2012
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Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
by (shelved 862 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.99 — 120,228 ratings — published 2013
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Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)
by (shelved 737 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.28 — 157,271 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 732 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 227,679 ratings — published 2005
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Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
by (shelved 701 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.28 — 304,647 ratings — published 1989
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Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
by (shelved 672 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.85 — 101,731 ratings — published 1987
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Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4) Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4)
by (shelved 643 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 130,137 ratings — published 2014
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A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
by (shelved 607 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.10 — 73,584 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 4.45 — 117,234 ratings — published 2015
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Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1) Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
by (shelved 578 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.99 — 62,386 ratings — published 2000
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Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1) Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1)
by (shelved 555 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 54,272 ratings — published 2004
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Shards of Honour  (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
by (shelved 554 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.06 — 40,709 ratings — published 1986
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
by (shelved 553 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.30 — 181,003 ratings — published 2015
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The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1) The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1)
by (shelved 535 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.13 — 60,429 ratings — published 2017
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Foundation (Foundation, #1) Foundation (Foundation, #1)
by (shelved 523 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.17 — 602,447 ratings — published 1951
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Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse, #6) Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse, #6)
by (shelved 513 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.26 — 100,663 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 489 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.13 — 67,285 ratings — published 1992
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On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
by (shelved 485 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.14 — 49,140 ratings — published 1993
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Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7) Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)
by (shelved 450 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.38 — 88,746 ratings — published 2017
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Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch #2) Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch #2)
by (shelved 437 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.09 — 61,093 ratings — published 2014
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 416 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,483,120 ratings — published 1985
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The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)
by (shelved 396 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 30,601 ratings — published 1986
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Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8)
by (shelved 392 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.57 — 83,400 ratings — published 2019
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Dune Messiah (Dune #2) Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
by (shelved 383 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.90 — 414,520 ratings — published 1969
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The Player of Games (Culture, #2) The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
by (shelved 367 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.28 — 81,714 ratings — published 1988
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The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1) The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1)
by (shelved 364 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.13 — 38,299 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 360 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.12 — 97,957 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 4.11 — 381,515 ratings — published 2017
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A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2)
by (shelved 356 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.37 — 90,161 ratings — published 2016
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The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
by (shelved 352 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.24 — 150,807 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 — 50,511 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 — 21,687 ratings — published 2016
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 341 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 836,615 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 336 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.26 — 130,127 ratings — published 2016
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Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1) Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)
by (shelved 328 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.18 — 34,832 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 — 40,775 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 — 181,932 ratings — published 1974
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 318 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.50 — 515,665 ratings — published 2015
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Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1) Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1)
by (shelved 315 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.95 — 55,036 ratings — published 2018
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House of Suns House of Suns (Paperback)
by (shelved 314 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.24 — 33,150 ratings — published 2008
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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 — 16,290 ratings — published 2013
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Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 306 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.55 — 419,650 ratings — published 2016
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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 — 228,861 ratings — published 1952
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The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6) The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6)
by (shelved 302 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 27,377 ratings — published 1990
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Use of Weapons (Culture, #3) Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)
by (shelved 299 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.16 — 53,201 ratings — published 1990
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The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington, #2) The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington, #2)
by (shelved 297 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,082 ratings — published 1993
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A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2) A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)
by (shelved 297 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.30 — 37,195 ratings — published 2021
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Alastair Reynolds
“Nightside, cities glistened in chains, and a spray of tinkertoy habitats girdled the planet. Gossamer starbridges reached from the equator towards orbit.”
Alastair Reynolds, Revelation Space

Andri E. Elia
“Let a sleeping dragon lie.”
Andri E. Elia, Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel

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