Most Popular Space Opera Books of the 2020s
Discover popular Space Opera books from the 2020s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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The Expanse
Memory's Legion
Science Fiction · Space Opera · Collection · Short Stories
March 15, 2022
Backyard Starship #1
Backyard Starship
Science Fiction · Space Opera
September 15, 2021
Persephone Station
Science Fiction · Space Opera
January 5, 2021
The Protectorate #2
Chaos Vector
Science Fiction · Space Opera
July 28, 2020
Embers of War #3
Light of Impossible Stars
Science Fiction · Space Opera
February 18, 2020
P.X #1
No Man’s Space
Science Fiction · Space Opera
October 29, 2025
The Sun Eater #3
Demon in White
Science Fiction · Space Opera
July 28, 2020
Children of Time #4
Children of Strife
Science Fiction · Space Opera
March 17, 2026
The Sun Eater #7
Shadows Upon Time
Science Fiction · Space Opera
November 18, 2025
Bobiverse #5
Not Till We Are Lost
Science Fiction · Space Opera
September 5, 2024
The Sun Eater #4
Kingdoms of Death
Science Fiction · Space Opera
March 22, 2022
The Sun Eater #6
Disquiet Gods
Science Fiction · Space Opera
April 2, 2024
Children of Time #3
Children of Memory
Science Fiction · Space Opera
January 31, 2023
Star Wars
The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition
Science Fiction · Space Opera · Star Wars
March 17, 2020
The Cosmic Dryad Series #1
Botanical Mischief
Fantasy · Science Fiction · Space Opera
July 15, 2026
Blue Star Enterprises #3
Forged Unity
Science Fiction · Space Opera · Self-published
March 24, 2026
The Captive's War #2
The Faith of Beasts
Science Fiction · Space Opera
April 14, 2026
Empire Rising #19
Battle of The Wilds
Science Fiction · Space Opera
March 13, 2024
The Icarus Series #2
The Icarus Twin
Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera
December 5, 2023
The Icarus Series #1
The Icarus Plot
Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera
July 5, 2022
The Finder Chronicles #3
The Scavenger Door
Science Fiction · Space Opera
August 17, 2021
The Divide #2
The Exiled Fleet
Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Space Opera
August 17, 2021
The Imperials Saga #4
The Currency of War
Science Fiction · Space Opera
March 2021
Noumenon #3
Noumenon Ultra
Science Fiction · Space Opera
August 18, 2020
The Finder Chronicles #2
Driving the Deep
Science Fiction · Space Opera
May 5, 2020
The Salvation Sequence #3
The Saints of Salvation
Science Fiction · Space Opera
October 29, 2020
The Sun Eater #5
Ashes of Man
Science Fiction · Space Opera
December 6, 2022
The Final Architects Trilogy #2
Eyes of the Void
Science Fiction · Space Opera
November 22, 2022
Wayfarers #4
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
Science Fiction · Space Opera
February 18, 2021
Bobiverse #6
The Infinite Extent
Science Fiction · Space Opera
September 10, 2026
The Captive's War #1
The Mercy of Gods
Science Fiction · Space Opera
August 6, 2024
Star Wars: The High Republic
Light of the Jedi
Science Fiction · Space Opera · Star Wars
January 5, 2021
Teixcalaan #2
A Desolation Called Peace
Science Fiction · Space Opera
March 2, 2021
The Final Architects Trilogy #1
Shards of Earth
Science Fiction · Space Opera
May 27, 2021
Bobiverse #4
Heaven's River
Science Fiction · Space Opera
November 24, 2020
The Final Architects Trilogy #3
Lords of Uncreation
Science Fiction · Space Opera
May 2, 2023