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Space opera

Empires, starships, and stories on a galactic scale.

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Space opera2002

The Amazing Stories

Star Trek

John J. Ordover; M. Shayne Bell; John Gregory Betancourt; Greg Cox; A. C. Crispin; Christie Golden; Josepha Sherman; Susan Shwartz

4.5(2)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1965

The Galaxy Primes

Edward E. Smith; E. E. Smith; E E Doc Smith; E. Smith; Edward Elmer Smith; Smith; Edward Elmer

4.5(2)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1968

The Santaroga Barrier

Frank Herbert

4.5(2)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2001

Time Traders II

The Defiant Agents Key Out of Time

Andre Norton

4.5(2)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2020

Vanished Birds

Simon Jimenez

4.5(2)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1998

...Sacrifice of Angels: The Dominion War, Book Four

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Diane Carey

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2008

1635: The Cannon Law

(The Ring of Fire)

Eric Flint; Andrew Dennis

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1983

A Night without Stars

James Howe

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2003

A Plague of Demons

& Other Stories

Keith Laumer

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2018

Accidental War

A Novel

Walter Jon Williams

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2007

Allegiance

Timothy Zahn

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2025

Arca of Itharion

Caerith Alondar

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2022

Ashes of Man

Christopher Ruocchio

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2005

Beast master's planet

a Beast master omnibus

Andre Norton

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1966

Big Planet

Jack Vance

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2005

Cagebird

Karin Lowachee; Karin Lowachee

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2010

Clone Wars Gambit - Siege

Karen Miller

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2005

Crimson Tears (Soul Drinkers)

Ben Counter

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2003

Cube Route (Xanth)

Piers Anthony

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2004

Currant Events (Xanth)

Piers Anthony

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1988

Dreams of the Raven

Star Trek #34

Carmen Carter

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2003

Dune

Tales from Arrakeen HC

Brian Herbert

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera1969

Enterprise Stardust

Karl-Herbert Scheer; Kurt Mahr

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

Space opera2007

Exodus

Steve White; Shirley Meier

5.0(1)Open Library rating out of 5

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