The Best Space Operas You Haven't Read Yet

These under-the-radar space adventures might be your next favorite. Check out stories about planetary colonization, space smuggling, interstellar war, and more.

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Behind the Throne
Of Kings, Queens and Colonies
Hella
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Behind the Throne
4.1
Of Kings, Queens and Colonies
3.8
Hella
3.4
Stars Uncharted
3.8
Lightless
3.4
Dark Run
3.7
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe
4
Waypoint Kangaroo
4
The Sol Majestic
4.1
Velocity Weapon
4
Dark Intelligence
4.2
Song of Scarabaeus
3.7
Empire of Silence
4.2
The Dark Between the Stars
3.8
Bright of the Sky
3.3
The Quiet War
3.8
Empress of Forever
3.6
The Wrong Stars
3.7
Ancestral Night
3.7
Undercity
4.2

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