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Space Opera Book Summaries

Dynasty of Evil

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2009

by Drew Karpyshyn 2009 296 pages

The Redemption of Time

The Redemption of Time

by Baoshu 2011 400 pages

by John Scalzi • 2007

Science Fiction Fantasy

The Last Colony

by John Scalzi 2007 320 pages

Science Fiction Fantasy

Path of Destruction

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2006

by Drew Karpyshyn 2006 324 pages

by John French • 2019

by John French 2019 407 pages

Foundation and Empire

by Isaac Asimov • 1952

Science Fiction Fantasy

Foundation and Empire

by Isaac Asimov 1952 256 pages

Science Fiction Fantasy

Ringworld

by Larry Niven • 1970

by Larry Niven 1970 288 pages

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2007

by Drew Karpyshyn 2007 318 pages

by Brian Herbert • 1999

Science Fiction Fantasy

House Atreides

by Brian Herbert 1999 681 pages

Science Fiction Fantasy

Ahsoka

by E.K. Johnston • 2016

by E.K. Johnston 2016 400 pages

by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2022

by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2022 486 pages

by Craig Alanson • 2025

by Craig Alanson 2025 444 pages

by Mike Chen • 2022

by Mike Chen 2022 333 pages

by Eric S. Nylund • 2006

by Eric S. Nylund 2006 384 pages

by Graham McNeill • 2006

by Graham McNeill 2006 416 pages

by Isaac Asimov • 1950

3.90

27k+

Science Fiction

Science Fiction Fantasy

Classics

Pebble in the Sky

by Isaac Asimov 1950 308 pages

3.90

27k+ ratings

Science Fiction

Science Fiction Fantasy

Classics

Shroud

by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2025

by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2025 436 pages

by Timothy Zahn • 2018

by Timothy Zahn 2018 342 pages

by Catherynne M. Valente • 2018

by Catherynne M. Valente 2018 294 pages

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2011

by Drew Karpyshyn 2011 289 pages

by Elizabeth Moon • 2003

by Elizabeth Moon 2003 357 pages

by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2022

by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2022 596 pages

by Claudia Gray • 2022

by Claudia Gray 2022 345 pages

by Brian Herbert • 2000

Science Fiction Fantasy

House Harkonnen

by Brian Herbert 2000 752 pages

Science Fiction Fantasy

Star Wars

by James Luceno • 2005

Dark Lord - The Rise of Darth Vader

Dark Lord - The Rise of Darth Vader

by James Luceno 2005 368 pages

by Tim Lebbon • 2013

by Tim Lebbon 2013 263 pages

by James Luceno • 2012

by James Luceno 2012 379 pages

by Christopher Ruocchio • 2022

by Christopher Ruocchio 2022 544 pages

The Lost and the Damned

by Guy Haley • 2019

The Lost and the Damned

by Guy Haley 2019 426 pages

by Christopher Ruocchio • 2019

by Christopher Ruocchio 2019 688 pages

by Charles Soule • 2021

by Charles Soule 2021 380 pages

by Greg Bear • 2000

by Greg Bear 2000 336 pages

by Iain M. Banks • 1991

by Iain M. Banks 1991 188 pages

by Timothy Zahn • 1993

by Timothy Zahn 1993 439 pages

by John Jackson Miller • 2011

by John Jackson Miller 2011 372 pages

by Orson Scott Card • 2016

Science Fiction Fantasy

The Swarm

by Orson Scott Card 2016 464 pages

Science Fiction Fantasy

Lockstep

by Karl Schroeder • 2014

by Karl Schroeder 2014 352 pages

A Closed and Common Orbit

by Becky Chambers • 2016

A Closed and Common Orbit

by Becky Chambers 2016 365 pages

by James Luceno • 2005

by James Luceno 2005 370 pages

by Michael A. Stackpole • 1999

by Michael A. Stackpole 1999 464 pages

by Sean Stewart • 2004

by Sean Stewart 2004 329 pages

by Sam Maggs • 2023

by Sam Maggs 2023 304 pages

by Isaac Asimov • 1951

by Isaac Asimov 1951 293 pages

by Will Wight • 2025

by Will Wight 2025 421 pages

The Currents of Space

by Isaac Asimov • 1952

3.85

22k+

Science Fiction

Science Fiction Fantasy

Space Opera

The Currents of Space

by Isaac Asimov 1952 304 pages

3.85

22k+ ratings

Science Fiction

Science Fiction Fantasy

Space Opera

Storm from the Shadows

by David Weber • 2009

Storm from the Shadows

by David Weber 2009 755 pages

Record of a Spaceborn Few

by Becky Chambers • 2018

Record of a Spaceborn Few

by Becky Chambers 2018 359 pages

by Nathan Lowell • 2008

by Nathan Lowell 2008 308 pages

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

by Becky Chambers • 2021

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

by Becky Chambers 2021 336 pages

by L.M. Sagas • 2024

by L.M. Sagas 2024 407 pages

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