Space Opera Books

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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by (shelved 1431 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.31 — 315,760 ratings — published 2011
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Dune (Dune #1) Dune (Dune #1)
by (shelved 962 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,613,985 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 4.17 — 183,300 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 — 181,193 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 — 118,387 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 — 153,042 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 721 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 222,746 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 — 296,089 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 — 100,060 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 — 126,491 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 — 71,508 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 — 113,648 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 — 61,447 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 — 53,661 ratings — published 2004
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Shards of Honour  (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
by (shelved 543 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.07 — 40,102 ratings — published 1986
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
by (shelved 536 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.30 — 171,263 ratings — published 2015
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The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1) The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1)
by (shelved 531 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.13 — 59,554 ratings — published 2017
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Foundation (Foundation, #1) Foundation (Foundation, #1)
by (shelved 519 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.17 — 592,869 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 — 97,684 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 481 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.13 — 66,377 ratings — published 1992
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On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
by (shelved 481 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.14 — 48,792 ratings — published 1993
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Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7) Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)
by (shelved 438 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.38 — 86,122 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 — 60,245 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 — 1,468,411 ratings — published 1985
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The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)
by (shelved 389 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 30,260 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 — 80,786 ratings — published 2019
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Dune Messiah (Dune #2) Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
by (shelved 380 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.89 — 398,130 ratings — published 1969
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The Player of Games (Culture, #2) The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
by (shelved 362 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.28 — 80,192 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 — 362,443 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 — 37,997 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 — 95,966 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 — 87,876 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 — 146,871 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 — 49,772 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 — 21,436 ratings — published 2016
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 325 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 744,685 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 324 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 121,623 ratings — published 2016
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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 — 40,332 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 — 179,734 ratings — published 2003
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Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1) Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)
by (shelved 314 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.18 — 33,086 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 — 32,408 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 — 16,171 ratings — published 2013
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 302 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.49 — 457,602 ratings — published 2015
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Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2) Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
by (shelved 302 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.22 — 225,168 ratings — published 1952
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The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6) The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6)
by (shelved 299 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 27,054 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 — 29,887 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 — 102,330 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 — 36,077 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 — 374,050 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 — 52,331 ratings — published 1990
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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

“Ludzkość zawsze niestrudzenie poszukiwała wiedzy, uważając ją za prawdziwy skarb. Są jednak wyjątki od tego, rzeczy, których nikt nigdy nie powinien się uczyć robić. - kogitor Kwyna, archiwa Miasta Introspekcji”
Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson

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