Most Popular Space Opera Books of the 2010s

Poseidon's Children #2

On the Steel Breeze

Alastair Reynolds

Science Fiction · Space Opera

September 24, 2013

Jean le Flambeur #1

The Quantum Thief

Hannu Rajaniemi

Science Fiction · Space Opera

September 20, 2010

The Culture #8

Surface Detail

Iain M. Banks

Science Fiction · Space Opera

October 4, 2010

Poseidon's Children #1

Blue Remembered Earth

Alastair Reynolds

Science Fiction · Space Opera

January 11, 2012

Imperial Radch #1

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Arthur C. Clarke Award · BSFA Award · Hugo Award

September 30, 2013

Jean le Flambeur #2

The Fractal Prince

Hannu Rajaniemi

Science Fiction · Space Opera

September 24, 2012

Prefect Dreyfus Emergency #2

Elysium Fire

Alastair Reynolds

Science Fiction · Space Opera

January 22, 2018

Jean le Flambeur #3

The Causal Angel

Hannu Rajaniemi

Science Fiction · Space Opera

July 10, 2014

Poseidon's Children #3

Poseidon's Wake

Alastair Reynolds

Science Fiction · Space Opera

April 2015

Revenger #2

Shadow Captain

Alastair Reynolds

Science Fiction · Space Opera

January 8, 2019

Revenger #1

Revenger

Alastair Reynolds

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Locus Award

September 13, 2016

Slow Bullets

Alastair Reynolds

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Novella

June 2015

Infinite Stars #1

Infinite Stars

Bryan Thomas Schmidt

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Space Opera · Anthology

October 2017

Rome's Revolution Universe

The Vuduri Companion

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera · Short Stories

October 2016

The Vuduri Knights #1

The Milk Run

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

March 2015

Rome's Revolution #3

Rome's Evolution

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

May 1, 2013

Rise of the Jain #2

The Warship

Neal Asher

Science Fiction · Space Opera

May 6, 2019

The Protectorate #1

Velocity Weapon

Megan E. O’Keefe

Science Fiction · Space Opera

June 2019

Embers of War #2

Fleet of Knives

Gareth L. Powell

Science Fiction · Space Opera

February 18, 2019

Superluminary #1

Superluminary: The Lords of Creation

John C. Wright

Science Fiction · Space Opera

February 2018

Noumenon #2

Noumenon Infinity

Marina J. Lostetter

Science Fiction · Space Opera

August 14, 2018

Liaden Universe #21

Neogenesis

Steve Miller, Sharon Lee

Science Fiction · Space Opera

January 1, 2018

Embers of War #1

Embers of War

Gareth L. Powell

Science Fiction · Space Opera

February 19, 2018

Underside #2

The Wages of Sin

Zoë Sumra

Science Fiction · Space Opera

June 9, 2017

The Indranan War #3

Beyond the Empire

K. B. Wagers

Science Fiction · Space Opera

November 13, 2017

Omega Force #8

The Human Factor

Joshua Dalzelle

Science Fiction · Space Opera

March 2016

The Indranan War #2

After the Crown

K. B. Wagers

Science Fiction · Space Opera

December 7, 2016

Tales of the Vuduri #3

Tales of the Vuduri: Year Three

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera · Non-fiction

January 2016

The Foreigner Universe #17

Visitor

C. J. Cherryh

Science Fiction · Space Opera

April 1, 2016

The Spiral Wars #2

Drysine Legacy

Joel Shepherd

Science Fiction · Space Opera

December 2015

The Spiral Wars #1

Renegade

Joel Shepherd

Science Fiction · Space Opera

August 2015

Tales of the Vuduri #2

Tales of the Vuduri: Year Two

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera · Non-fiction

January 11, 2015

Linesman #1

Linesman

S. K. Dunstall

Science Fiction · Space Opera

June 24, 2015

Undying Mercenaries #1

Steel World

B. V. Larson

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera

January 2, 2014

Tales of the Vuduri #1

Tales of the Vuduri: Year One

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera · Non-fiction

January 2014

Liaden Universe #20

The Gathering Edge

Steve Miller, Sharon Lee

Science Fiction · Space Opera

May 2017