Most Popular Space Opera Books

Crisis of Empire #4

Crown of Empire

David Drake, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Science Fiction · Space Opera

1994

Crisis of Empire #3

The War Machine

David Drake, Roger MacBride Allen

Science Fiction · Space Opera

1989

Crisis of Empire #2

Cluster Command

David Drake, William C. Dietz

Science Fiction · Space Opera

1989

Crisis of Empire #1

An Honorable Defense

Thomas T. Thomas, David Drake

Science Fiction · Space Opera

1988

Uplift

Earthclan

David Brin

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Collection

1987

P.X #1

No Man’s Space

Kerim Tapkan

Science Fiction · Space Opera

October 29, 2025

The Commonwealth Saga #2

Judas Unchained

Peter F. Hamilton

Science Fiction · Space Opera

2005

The Commonwealth Saga #1

Pandora's Star

Peter F. Hamilton

Science Fiction · Space Opera

2004

The Gap Series #3

The Gap into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises

Stephen R. Donaldson

Science Fiction · Space Opera

1992

The Sun Eater #3

Demon in White

Christopher Ruocchio

Science Fiction · Space Opera

July 28, 2020

Spatterjay Series #3

Orbus

Neal Asher

Science Fiction · Space Opera

August 23, 2009

Children of Time #4

Children of Strife

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Science Fiction · Space Opera

March 17, 2026

The Sun Eater #7

Shadows Upon Time

Christopher Ruocchio

Science Fiction · Space Opera

November 18, 2025

Liaden Universe #20

The Gathering Edge

Steve Miller, Sharon Lee

Science Fiction · Space Opera

May 2017

Liaden Universe #19

Alliance of Equals

Steve Miller, Sharon Lee

Science Fiction · Space Opera

July 2016

Ragnarok #1

Absorption

John Meaney

Science Fiction · Space Opera

May 12, 2010

The Culture #9

The Hydrogen Sonata

Iain M. Banks

Science Fiction · Space Opera

September 29, 2012

Bobiverse #5

Not Till We Are Lost

Dennis E. Taylor

Science Fiction · Space Opera

September 5, 2024

The Sun Eater #4

Kingdoms of Death

Christopher Ruocchio

Science Fiction · Space Opera

March 22, 2022

The Expanse #8

Tiamat's Wrath

James S. A. Corey

Science Fiction · Space Opera

March 26, 2019

The Expanse #7

Persepolis Rising

James S. A. Corey

Science Fiction · Space Opera

December 4, 2017

Vorkosigan (omnibus editions)

Miles in Love

Lois McMaster Bujold

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Collection

February 2008

Starfire #3

In Death Ground

David Weber, Steve White

Science Fiction · Space Opera

1997

Vorkosigan

Barrayar

Lois McMaster Bujold

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award

October 1991

Vorkosigan

Memory

Lois McMaster Bujold

Science Fiction · Space Opera

October 1996

Ian Cormac Series #3

Brass Man

Neal Asher

Science Fiction · Space Opera

2005

Ian Cormac Series #1

Gridlinked

Neal Asher

Science Fiction · Space Opera

2001

Cyteen #1

Cyteen

C. J. Cherryh

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1988

The Culture #4

Excession

Iain M. Banks

Science Fiction · Space Opera · BSFA Award

1996

The Void Trilogy #2

The Temporal Void

Peter F. Hamilton

Science Fiction · Space Opera

September 26, 2008

The Night's Dawn Trilogy #3

The Naked God

Peter F. Hamilton

Science Fiction · Space Opera

1999

Tuf Voyaging

George R. R. Martin

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Short Stories

1986

The Void Trilogy #1

The Dreaming Void

Peter F. Hamilton

Science Fiction · Space Opera

August 2007

Vorkosigan

A Civil Campaign

Lois McMaster Bujold

Science Fiction · Space Opera

September 1999

The Chaos Chronicles #1

Neptune Crossing

Jeffrey A. Carver

Science Fiction · Space Opera

1994

The Black Fleet Trilogy #1

Warship

Joshua Dalzelle

Science Fiction · Space Opera

January 3, 2015