Space Opera Books

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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by (shelved 1447 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.31 — 320,761 ratings — published 2011
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 966 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,634,407 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 — 186,172 ratings — published 2014
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Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)
by (shelved 870 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.39 — 183,898 ratings — published 2012
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Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
by (shelved 864 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.99 — 119,374 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 — 155,280 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 727 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 225,327 ratings — published 2005
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Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
by (shelved 702 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 300,626 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 — 100,953 ratings — published 1987
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Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4) Cibola Burn (The Expanse, #4)
by (shelved 641 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.23 — 128,379 ratings — published 2014
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A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
by (shelved 601 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.11 — 72,597 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 — 115,112 ratings — published 2015
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Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1) Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
by (shelved 576 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.99 — 61,931 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 — 53,976 ratings — published 2004
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Shards of Honour  (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
by (shelved 549 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.07 — 40,392 ratings — published 1986
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
by (shelved 548 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.30 — 176,235 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 — 60,020 ratings — published 2017
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Foundation (Foundation, #1) Foundation (Foundation, #1)
by (shelved 522 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.17 — 598,325 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 4.26 — 99,236 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 — 66,842 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 — 48,948 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 — 87,505 ratings — published 2017
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Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch #2) Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch #2)
by (shelved 438 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.08 — 60,666 ratings — published 2014
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 412 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,476,667 ratings — published 1985
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The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)
by (shelved 391 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 30,424 ratings — published 1986
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Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8)
by (shelved 388 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.57 — 82,178 ratings — published 2019
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Dune Messiah (Dune #2) Dune Messiah (Dune #2)
by (shelved 384 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.89 — 406,409 ratings — published 1969
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The Player of Games (Culture, #2) The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
by (shelved 364 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.28 — 80,987 ratings — published 1988
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The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1) The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1)
by (shelved 360 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.13 — 38,149 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 359 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.12 — 96,991 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 4.12 — 373,267 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 — 89,028 ratings — published 2016
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The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
by (shelved 351 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.24 — 148,912 ratings — published 1990
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Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3) Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)
by (shelved 346 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.22 — 50,165 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 — 21,560 ratings — published 2016
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 333 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 792,653 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 332 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.26 — 125,750 ratings — published 2016
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Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1) Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)
by (shelved 325 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.18 — 34,016 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 — 40,536 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 — 180,933 ratings — published 2003
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House of Suns House of Suns (Paperback)
by (shelved 315 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.24 — 32,806 ratings — published 2008
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 312 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.50 — 486,935 ratings — published 2015
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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 — 16,224 ratings — published 2013
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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 — 227,205 ratings — published 1952
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Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1) Empire of Silence (The Sun Eater, #1)
by (shelved 304 times as space-opera)
avg rating 3.96 — 50,671 ratings — published 2018
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The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6) The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga, #6)
by (shelved 301 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.27 — 27,211 ratings — published 1990
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Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 299 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.54 — 396,679 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 298 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.17 — 103,316 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 — 29,989 ratings — published 1993
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A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2) A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)
by (shelved 295 times as space-opera)
avg rating 4.30 — 36,674 ratings — published 2021
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