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Best space opera books 🌌

Curated by our reviewers this week

THURSDAY 26th JANUARY, 2023
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Space Opera

The Forgotten Sky

An epic interstellar adventure bringing six individuals together to save their galaxy from an oppressive corporate regime.

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Wreckers

Wreckers is a delightful mix of SciFi, action, adventure, and late 20th - early 21st-century film and TV pop culture. Cool, coo...

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Star Spire

An intergalactic crew of thieves take on a job with ramifications far greater than they can imagine.

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Valkyrie

What do you do when you realise that the things you've learnt have all been a lie? How do you deal with a world that's no longe...

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Metal Bones

Two brothers fleeing Earth and a strong alien on a mission cross paths in this science fiction novel about disease, loyalty, an...

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