Space Opera
Typically epic narratives of space exploration and galactic empires, often focusing more on adventure and less on scientific accuracy.
- Dune by Frank Herbert
- Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
- Hyperion by Dan Simmons
- Foundation by Isaac Asimov
- Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert
- Abaddon's Gate by James S.A. Corey
- God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert
- Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
- Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
- Chapterhouse: Dune by Frank Herbert
- Ringworld by Larry Niven
- Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
- Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
- Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
- Imago by Octavia E. Butler
- A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
- Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
- Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh
- A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
- The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley
- Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov
- Star Born by Andre Norton
- Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov
- Whipping Star by Frank Herbert
- Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
- Machine by Elizabeth Bear
- Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey
- The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
- The Viriconium Nights by M. John Harrison
- The Triumph of Time by James Blish
- Neptune's Brood by Charles Stross
- Dune: House Corrino by Brian Herbert
- By Schism Rent Asunder by David Weber
- Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
- Destroyer of Worlds by Larry Niven
- The State of the Art by Iain M. Banks
- Translation State by Ann Leckie
- The Naked God by Peter F. Hamilton
- Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks
- The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
- Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
- Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Blood and Fire by David Gerrold
- Gateway by Frederik Pohl
- Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
- The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
- The Cassini Division by Ken MacLeod
- Triplanetary by E.E. Doc. Smith
- The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds
- New Earth by Ben Bova
- Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear
- Starseed by Spider Robinson
- Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov
- Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Juggler of Worlds by Larry Niven
- Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov
- The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard
- Luna: Moon Rising by Ian McDonald
- Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio
- Protector by Larry Niven
- A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
- Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
- Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Provenance by Ann Leckie
- Norstrilia by Cordwainer Smith
- Acorna: The Unicorn Girl by Anne McCaffrey
- The Dark Between the Stars by Kevin J. Anderson
- The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
- Coming Home by Jack McDevitt
- Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
- The Beast by A. E. van Vogt
- Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
- Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl
- Hidden Empire by Kevin J. Anderson
- Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey
- Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton
- Excession by Iain M. Banks
- Seeker by Jack McDevitt
- Dune: The Battle of Corrin by Brian Herbert
- Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold
- The Ringworld Throne by Larry Niven
- The Door Through Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Satan's World by Poul Anderson
- The Cometeers by Jack Williamson
- Dust by Elizabeth Bear
- Slan by A. E. van Vogt
- Refugee by Piers Anthony
- House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds
- Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl
- Beacon 23 by Hugh Howey
- Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Stone by Adam Roberts
- Time and Again by Clifford D. Simak
- Beyond the Fall of Night by Gregory Benford
- Light by M. John Harrison
- Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
- The Well of the Worlds by Henry Kuttner
- Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor
