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Can't wait for Dune: Part Two? Here are 15 space opera books to read in the meantime.

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Traverse our universe and beyond with titles from Ursula K. Le Guin, Arkady Martine, Frank Herbert and more.

Book Cover for: Dune, Frank Herbert

Dune

Frank Herbert

In Herbert's legendary space opera, Dune, protagonist Paul Atreides confronts treachery, prophecy, intergalactic schemes, and a battle to control the most powerful substance in the universe. To win, he must awaken a secret power in the depths of his soul.

HIDEO_KOJIMATim FerrissHIDEO_KOJIMA & Tim Ferriss

Paperback, Mass Market, 1990

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Hyperion, Dan Simmons

Hyperion

Dan Simmons

This first book in the Hyperion Cantos series won the Hugo Award for best novel. Come for the story of a perilous pilgrimage across a distant, war-torn galaxy. Stay for the ancient artifacts, mysterious powers, and an unforgettable enigmatic creature known as the Shrike.

Damon YoungIsaac Butler (he/him)Damon Young & Isaac Butler (he/him)

Paperback, Mass Market, 1990

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine

A Memory Called Empire

Arkady Martine

Also a Hugo award winner, this book follows a young ambassador as she navigates the intricate politics of the Teixcalaanli Empire. She is quickly thrown into a series of cultural clashes and political intrigues that set her on a mission to avert a war of total destruction.

Katie MackYair RosenbergKatie Mack & Yair Rosenberg

Paperback, 2020

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Leviathan Wakes, James S. A. Corey

Leviathan Wakes

James S. A. Corey

In this sci-fi take on the classic noir detective story, set in a future where humans have successfully colonized the solar system, a freighter captain and a cop unravel a conspiracy that could ignite an intergalactic war and threaten humanity's existence among the stars.

Adrian TchaikovskyCraig MorrisonAdrian Tchaikovsky & Craig Morrison

Paperback, 2011

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Consider Phlebas, Iain M. Banks

Consider Phlebas

Iain M. Banks

In the first novel in the author's Culture series of space operas, a shapeshifting mercenary embarks on a desperate mission, caught between warring civilizations in a high-stakes, galaxy-spanning conflict.

Demis HassabisMeg (menwritewomen)Demis Hassabis & Meg (menwritewomen)

Paperback, 2008

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie

This space opera set thousands of years in the future somehow feels less distant than it did even a year ago with the recent boom in AI. The story imagines the Radch empire which uses AIs to control human bodies and use them as soldiers.

Paperback, 2013

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Fire Upon the Deep, Vernor Vinge

A Fire Upon the Deep

Vernor Vinge

This space opera weaves together multiple storylines, exploring a universe-spanning conflict between warring civilizations of differing technological sophistication and the struggle to prevent a cataclysmic entity known as the 'Transcend' from destroying everything.

Dr. Phil MetzgerMichael NielsenDr. Phil Metzger & Michael Nielsen

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Book Cover for: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, Becky Chambers

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Becky Chambers

Join this diverse crew of misfits as they journey aboard the Wayfarer to the far reaches of space, discovering the complexities of love, identity, and the vastness of the cosmos.

Alex Brown 🐀 (they/them)Dan ChibnallAlex Brown 🐀 (they/them) & Dan Chibnall

Paperback, 2016

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

Book 1 of Muir's Locked Tomb Series is a darkly humorous tale that follows swordswoman Gideon and witch Harrow as they compete in a deadly trial and navigate an intricate web of politics and intrigue in a crumbling space empire.

DeLong🖖Kurt BusiekDeLong🖖 & Kurt Busiek

Paperback, 2020

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Revelation Space, Alastair Reynolds

Revelation Space

Alastair Reynolds

In a future where humanity has reached the stars, a scientist and a cyborg crew form an alliance and head to a remote planet to uncover the secrets of a long-dead alien civilization. A killer intent on keeping the secret hidden will stop them at any cost.

Mark PitcavageJoshua Baer ⚙️Mark Pitcavage & Joshua Baer ⚙️

Paperback, 2020

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Ringworld, Larry Niven

Ringworld

Larry Niven

A motley crew of explorers sets off to investigate the mysterious, colossal Ringworld, uncovering its secrets and confronting the dangers of an enigmatic alien structure.

Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr AFK 'til Sep 5@petersagal.bsky.socialCory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr AFK 'til Sep 5 & @petersagal.bsky.social

Paperback, Mass Market, 1985

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Too Like the Lightning: Book One of Terra Ignota, Ada Palmer

Too Like the Lightning: Book One of Terra Ignota

Ada Palmer

Palmer's award-winning book is set in a 25th-century Earth, where gender norms are taboo and abundance is maintained by skillful central planners. But this closely controlled society's stability is threatened by a child with the power to make his imagination reality.

Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr AFK 'til Sep 5Monica ByrneCory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr AFK 'til Sep 5 & Monica Byrne

Paperback, 2017

$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card

A child prodigy is trained to become humanity's ultimate weapon against an alien threat, uncovering secrets and conspiracies as he grapples with the weight of his destiny.

Alexander CheeAlex & Books 📚Alexander Chee & Alex & Books 📚

Paperback, Mass Market, 2021

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Left Hand of Darkness: 50th Anniversary Edition, Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness: 50th Anniversary Edition

Ursula K. Le Guin

Not your typical space opera, in this story an emissary from Earth is sent to a frozen planet where he must navigate the intricate politics and culture of a planet where gender is fluid and sexual prejudice is absent, while also confronting his own deep-seated beliefs.

Tim FerrissJeff VanderMeerTim Ferriss & Jeff VanderMeer

Paperback, 2000

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Binti, Nnedi Okorafor

Binti

Nnedi Okorafor

A young woman from a remote African tribe leaves home to attend a prestigious interstellar university, confronting alien species, ancient technology, and her own identity.

African Books. 📖Beth MitchamAfrican Books. 📖 & Beth Mitcham

Paperback, 2015

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book