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Space Opera

Grand adventures across the cosmos.

1172 titles

Often paired with

Adventure 225 Social SF 167 First Contact 123 Hard SF 121 Military SF 94 Colonization 80

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1950s 1940s 1960s 1930s 1910s

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George O. Smith Nelson S. Bond Randall Garrett Stephen Marlowe E. E. Smith Edmond Hamilton Various Alfred Coppel

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Bride of the Dark One

Cover of Bride of the Dark One by Florence Verbell Brown

Bride of the Dark One

Florence Verbell Brown · 1952

Brigands of the Moon

Cover of Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings

Brigands of the Moon

Ray Cummings · 1931

Bring Back My Brain!

Cover of Bring Back My Brain! by Dwight V. Swain

Bring Back My Brain!

Dwight V. Swain · 1957

1 hr 37 min read

Brink of Madness

Cover of Brink of Madness by Walter J. Sheldon

Brink of Madness

Walter J. Sheldon · 1953

1 hr 4 min read

Brood of the Dark Moon

Cover of Brood of the Dark Moon by Charles Willard Diffin

Brood of the Dark Moon

Charles Willard Diffin · 1931

4 hr 1 min read

Buccaneer of the Star Seas

Cover of Buccaneer of the Star Seas by Ed Earl Repp

Buccaneer of the Star Seas

Ed Earl Repp · 1940

Cover of Bunzo Farewell by Charles V. De Vet

Charles V. De Vet · 1953

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of By Earthlight by Bryce Walton

Bryce Walton · 1953

Cakewalk to Gloryanna

Cover of Cakewalk to Gloryanna by Jr. L. J. Stecher

Cakewalk to Gloryanna

Jr. L. J. Stecher · 1963

Call Him Savage

Cover of Call Him Savage by Howard Browne

Call Him Savage

Howard Browne · 1954

Calling World-4 of Kithgol

Cover of Calling World-4 of Kithgol by H. B. Fyfe

Calling World-4 of Kithgol

H. B. Fyfe · 1952

1 hr 4 min read

Calling the Empress

Cover of Calling the Empress by George O. Smith

Calling the Empress

George O. Smith · 1943

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Captain Chaos by Nelson S. Bond

Nelson S. Bond · 1942

Cover of Captain Chaos by D. Allen Morrissey

D. Allen Morrissey · 1952

Space OperaTime Travel

Cover of Captain Midas by Alfred Coppel

Alfred Coppel · 1949

Captain Peabody

Cover of Captain Peabody by Rog Phillips

Captain Peabody

Rog Phillips · 1957

Captain of the Kali

Cover of Captain of the Kali by Gary Wright

Captain of the Kali

Gary Wright · 1963

Captive of the Centaurianess

Cover of Captive of the Centaurianess by Poul Anderson

Captive of the Centaurianess

Poul Anderson · 1952

1 hr 17 min read

Captives of the Flame

Cover of Captives of the Flame by Samuel R. Delany

Captives of the Flame

Samuel R. Delany · 1963

3 hr 22 min read

DystopiaSpace Opera

Captives of the Thieve-Star

Cover of Captives of the Thieve-Star by James H. Schmitz

Captives of the Thieve-Star

James H. Schmitz · 1951

Cargo to Callisto

Cover of Cargo to Callisto by Jerome Bixby

Cargo to Callisto

Jerome Bixby · 1950

Castaways of Eros

Cover of Castaways of Eros by Nelson S. Bond

Castaways of Eros

Nelson S. Bond · 1943

1 hr 4 min read

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cover of Catalysis by Poul Anderson

Poul Anderson · 1956

ColonizationSpace Opera

Cave-Dwellers of Saturn

Cover of Cave-Dwellers of Saturn by John Wiggin

Cave-Dwellers of Saturn

John Wiggin · 1939

1 hr 24 min read

Lost WorldSpace Opera

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