Space Opera Books

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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by (shelved 1432 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.31 — 316,410 ratings — published 2011
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Dune (Dune #1) Dune (Dune #1)
by (shelved 966 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,616,789 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 939 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.17 — 183,692 ratings — published 2014
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Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)
by (shelved 868 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.39 — 181,552 ratings — published 2012
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Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
by (shelved 858 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.99 — 118,507 ratings — published 2013
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Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)
by (shelved 732 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.28 — 153,362 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 722 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 223,065 ratings — published 2005
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Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
by (shelved 696 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 296,718 ratings — published 1989
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Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
by (shelved 663 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.85 — 100,189 ratings — published 1987
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Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4) Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4)
by (shelved 637 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 126,748 ratings — published 2014
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A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
by (shelved 593 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.11 — 71,651 ratings — published 2019
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Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5) Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5)
by (shelved 582 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.44 — 113,869 ratings — published 2015
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Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1) Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
by (shelved 580 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.99 — 61,508 ratings — published 2000
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Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1) Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1)
by (shelved 550 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 53,705 ratings — published 2004
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Shards of Honour  (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
by (shelved 545 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.07 — 40,141 ratings — published 1986
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
by (shelved 538 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.30 — 171,900 ratings — published 2015
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The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1) The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1)
by (shelved 532 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.13 — 59,611 ratings — published 2017
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Foundation (Foundation, #1) Foundation (Foundation, #1)
by (shelved 519 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.17 — 593,605 ratings — published 1951
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Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse, #6) Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse, #6)
by (shelved 509 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.25 — 97,896 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 482 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.13 — 66,446 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 — 48,818 ratings — published 1993
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Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7) Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)
by (shelved 439 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.38 — 86,329 ratings — published 2017
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Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch #2) Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch #2)
by (shelved 436 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.08 — 60,305 ratings — published 2014
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 410 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,469,567 ratings — published 1985
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The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)
by (shelved 390 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 30,277 ratings — published 1986
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Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8)
by (shelved 384 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.57 — 80,981 ratings — published 2019
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Dune Messiah (Dune #2) Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
by (shelved 381 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.89 — 399,213 ratings — published 1969
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The Player of Games (Culture, #2) The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
by (shelved 361 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.28 — 80,300 ratings — published 1988
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 359 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.12 — 363,979 ratings — published 2017
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The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1) The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1)
by (shelved 358 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.13 — 38,016 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 357 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.12 — 96,102 ratings — published 2006
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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 — 88,011 ratings — published 2016
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The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
by (shelved 348 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.24 — 147,165 ratings — published 1990
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Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3) Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)
by (shelved 344 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.22 — 49,832 ratings — published 2015
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Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1) Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
by (shelved 341 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.79 — 21,457 ratings — published 2016
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We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1) We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1)
by (shelved 326 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 122,111 ratings — published 2016
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 324 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 750,277 ratings — published 2014
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Judas Unchained (Commonwealth Saga #2) Judas Unchained (Commonwealth Saga #2)
by (shelved 320 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.30 — 40,362 ratings — published 2005
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The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
by (shelved 320 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.14 — 179,897 ratings — published 2003
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Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1) Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)
by (shelved 313 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.18 — 33,199 ratings — published 2021
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House of Suns House of Suns (Paperback)
by (shelved 311 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.24 — 32,450 ratings — published 2008
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Fortune's Pawn (Paradox, #1) Fortune's Pawn (Paradox, #1)
by (shelved 306 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.94 — 16,178 ratings — published 2013
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 303 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.49 — 460,912 ratings — published 2015
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Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2) Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
by (shelved 303 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.22 — 225,452 ratings — published 1952
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The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6) The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6)
by (shelved 300 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 27,072 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 294 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 29,905 ratings — published 1993
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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 294 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.17 — 102,453 ratings — published 1991
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A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2) A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)
by (shelved 293 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.30 — 36,164 ratings — published 2021
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Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 291 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.54 — 376,718 ratings — published 2016
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Use of Weapons (Culture, #3) Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)
by (shelved 291 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.16 — 52,411 ratings — published 1990
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“I have spent my life battling monsters. It was only in realizing that I was the monster, and choosing to destroy her, that I could save the world.”
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