Space Opera Books

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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by (shelved 1468 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.31 — 330,133 ratings — published 2011
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 979 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,671,454 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 948 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.16 — 191,894 ratings — published 2014
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Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)
by (shelved 883 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.39 — 188,945 ratings — published 2012
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Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
by (shelved 866 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.99 — 121,274 ratings — published 2013
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Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)
by (shelved 741 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.28 — 159,436 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 — 230,003 ratings — published 2005
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Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
by (shelved 709 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.28 — 309,379 ratings — published 1989
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Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
by (shelved 676 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.85 — 102,556 ratings — published 1987
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Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4) Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4)
by (shelved 649 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.24 — 131,907 ratings — published 2014
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A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
by (shelved 614 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.10 — 74,794 ratings — published 2019
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Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5) Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5)
by (shelved 592 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.45 — 118,845 ratings — published 2015
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Revelation Space (The Inhibitor Sequence, #1) Revelation Space (The Inhibitor Sequence, #1)
by (shelved 588 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.99 — 63,045 ratings — published 2000
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Shards of Honour  (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
by (shelved 560 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.06 — 40,983 ratings — published 1986
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Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1) Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1)
by (shelved 556 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 54,570 ratings — published 2004
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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 — 186,483 ratings — published 2015
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The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1) The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1)
by (shelved 539 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.13 — 60,845 ratings — published 2017
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Foundation (Foundation, #1) Foundation (Foundation, #1)
by (shelved 528 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.17 — 606,891 ratings — published 1951
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Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse, #6) Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse, #6)
by (shelved 516 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.26 — 102,113 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 491 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.13 — 67,756 ratings — published 1992
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On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
by (shelved 488 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.14 — 49,292 ratings — published 1993
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Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7) Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)
by (shelved 454 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.38 — 90,120 ratings — published 2017
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Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch #2) Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch #2)
by (shelved 439 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.09 — 61,531 ratings — published 2014
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 418 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,490,489 ratings — published 1985
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Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8)
by (shelved 400 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.57 — 84,757 ratings — published 2019
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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 — 30,791 ratings — published 1986
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Dune Messiah (Dune #2) Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
by (shelved 387 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.90 — 425,262 ratings — published 1969
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The Player of Games (Culture, #2) The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
by (shelved 370 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.28 — 82,486 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 — 38,440 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 361 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.12 — 98,951 ratings — published 2006
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A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2)
by (shelved 359 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.37 — 91,374 ratings — published 2016
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 357 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.11 — 391,524 ratings — published 2017
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The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
by (shelved 355 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.25 — 152,989 ratings — published 1990
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 351 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 883,670 ratings — published 2014
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Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3) Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)
by (shelved 348 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.22 — 50,967 ratings — published 2015
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Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1) Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
by (shelved 344 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.79 — 21,817 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 342 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.25 — 136,021 ratings — published 2016
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Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1) Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)
by (shelved 329 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.18 — 35,590 ratings — published 2021
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 326 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.51 — 546,386 ratings — published 2015
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Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1) Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1)
by (shelved 323 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.94 — 59,396 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 41,014 ratings — published 2005
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The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
by (shelved 318 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.14 — 183,060 ratings — published 1974
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Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 317 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.55 — 444,515 ratings — published 2016
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House of Suns House of Suns (Paperback)
by (shelved 315 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.24 — 33,582 ratings — published 2008
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Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2) Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
by (shelved 308 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.22 — 230,574 ratings — published 1952
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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 — 16,357 ratings — published 2013
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The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6) The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6)
by (shelved 305 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 27,547 ratings — published 1990
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A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2) A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)
by (shelved 302 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.30 — 37,817 ratings — published 2021
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Use of Weapons (Culture, #3) Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)
by (shelved 302 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.16 — 53,622 ratings — published 1990
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Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (Thrawn Trilogy, #1) Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (Thrawn Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 299 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.18 — 105,188 ratings — published 1991
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“Death, it turned out, had a sense of irony.”
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