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Space Opera
Galaxy-spanning adventure with warring empires and alien civilizations. Intimate human drama against the vastness of space.
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The Last Contract of Isako
Fonda Lee · Sci-Fi
Get ready to be blown away by this searing standalone science fiction epic where corporate samurai fight beneath merciless stars, and death is always…
space opera · revenge plot · quest
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Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir · Sci-Fi
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission–and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.
quest · space opera · survival · high stakes survival
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The Martian
Andy Weir · Sci-Fi
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.
survival · space opera
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The Forever War
Joe Haldeman · Sci-Fi
"The legendary novel of extraterrestrial war in an uncaring universe comes to comics, in a stunningly realized vision of Joe Haldeman's Vietnam War…
space opera · survival · trauma recovery · first contact · time travel
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Dune
Frank Herbert · Sci-Fi
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where…
space opera · chosen one · quest · political intrigue
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Childhood's End
Arthur C. Clarke · Sci-Fi
Childhood's End is a 1953 science fiction novel by British author Arthur C.
space opera · first contact · dystopian society · high stakes survival
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The Stars My Destination
Alfred Bester · Sci-Fi
In this pulse-quickening novel, Alfred Bester imagines a future in which people "jaunte" a thousand miles with a single thought, where the rich…
space opera · revenge plot · anti hero · high stakes survival
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Platform Decay
Martha Wells · Sci-Fi
A most-anticipated title from USA Today, Goodreads, BookPage, BookRiot, Seattle Times, and The Nerd Daily!
space opera · found family · anti hero · psychological thriller
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