Space opera books
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- The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams1979 - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
The Long Way to a Small, Angry PlanetBecky Chambers2014 - The Heretics of Dune
The Heretics of DuneFrank Herbert1984 - Ancillary Justice
Ancillary JusticeAnn Leckie2013 - Redshirts
RedshirtsJohn Scalzi2012 - Babylon's Ashes
Babylon's AshesJames S. A. Corey2016 - Armada
ArmadaErnest Cline2015 - Alliances: Thrawn, Book 2
Alliances: Thrawn, Book 2Timothy Zahn2018 - Persepolis Rising
Persepolis RisingJames S. A. Corey2017 - 2312
2312Kim Stanley Robinson2012 - Record of a Spaceborn Few
Record of a Spaceborn FewBecky Chambers2018 - The hydrogen sonata
The hydrogen sonataIain Banks2012 - Aurora
AuroraKim Stanley Robinson2015 - Vision of the Future
Vision of the FutureTimothy Zahn1998 - An unkindness of ghosts
An unkindness of ghostsRivers Solomon2017 - Dragon Harper
Dragon HarperAnne McCaffrey1987 - Shatterpoint
ShatterpointMatthew Woodring Stover2003 - Halo
HaloTobias S. Buckell2008 - Space Opera
Space OperaCatherynne M. Valente2018 - The Voyage of the Space Beagle
The Voyage of the Space BeagleA. E. van Vogt1950 - The Short Victorious War
The Short Victorious WarDavid Weber1994 - A Civil Campaign
A Civil CampaignLois McMaster Bujold1999 - Binti
BintiNnedi Okorafor2018 - Star Wars: Darksaber
Star Wars: DarksaberKevin J. Anderson1995
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