Space Opera Books

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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by (shelved 1437 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.31 — 317,824 ratings — published 2011
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 965 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,622,960 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 — 184,454 ratings — published 2014
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Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)
by (shelved 871 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.39 — 182,261 ratings — published 2012
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Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
by (shelved 863 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.99 — 118,745 ratings — published 2013
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Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)
by (shelved 733 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.28 — 153,941 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 724 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 223,677 ratings — published 2005
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Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
by (shelved 700 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 297,921 ratings — published 1989
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Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
by (shelved 665 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.85 — 100,424 ratings — published 1987
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Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4) Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4)
by (shelved 640 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 127,254 ratings — published 2014
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A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
by (shelved 597 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.11 — 71,962 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 — 114,272 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 — 61,636 ratings — published 2000
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Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1) Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1)
by (shelved 552 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 53,783 ratings — published 2004
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Shards of Honour  (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
by (shelved 547 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.07 — 40,212 ratings — published 1986
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
by (shelved 542 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.30 — 173,256 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 — 59,736 ratings — published 2017
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Foundation (Foundation, #1) Foundation (Foundation, #1)
by (shelved 521 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.17 — 595,282 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 4.25 — 98,347 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 — 66,571 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 — 48,852 ratings — published 1993
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Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7) Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)
by (shelved 444 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.38 — 86,713 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 — 60,422 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 — 1,472,033 ratings — published 1985
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The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)
by (shelved 392 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 30,308 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 — 81,368 ratings — published 2019
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Dune Messiah (Dune #2) Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
by (shelved 382 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.89 — 401,598 ratings — published 1969
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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 4.12 — 38,043 ratings — published 1996
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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 — 80,521 ratings — published 1988
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A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2)
by (shelved 357 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.37 — 88,320 ratings — published 2016
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The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, #2) The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, #2)
by (shelved 356 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.12 — 96,341 ratings — published 2006
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
by (shelved 354 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.12 — 367,067 ratings — published 2017
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The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
by (shelved 349 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.24 — 147,661 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 — 49,940 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 — 21,493 ratings — published 2016
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 331 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 763,320 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 328 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 123,169 ratings — published 2016
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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 — 40,430 ratings — published 2005
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The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
by (shelved 322 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.14 — 180,204 ratings — published 2003
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Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1) Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)
by (shelved 316 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.18 — 33,413 ratings — published 2021
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House of Suns House of Suns (Paperback)
by (shelved 315 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.24 — 32,543 ratings — published 2008
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 308 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.50 — 468,527 ratings — published 2015
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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 — 16,190 ratings — published 2013
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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 — 226,004 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 — 27,111 ratings — published 1990
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Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 298 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.54 — 382,677 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 — 102,743 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 — 29,936 ratings — published 1993
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Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1) Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1)
by (shelved 296 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.96 — 47,557 ratings — published 2018
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A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2) A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)
by (shelved 294 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.30 — 36,301 ratings — published 2021
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