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10 Best Sci-Fi Space Operas

By Sarah Fimm: "Space operas, aka "soft" sci-fi are science fiction stories about our universe without being bogged down by the pesky laws of physics. How do those sandworms in Dune not collapse under their own weight? How do Gideon and Harrow travel to distant planets without experiencing time dilation in Gideon the Ninth? Doesn't matter, these authors weren't sweating the science when writing the 10 best sci-fi space operas, and neither should you."
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
1
Frank Herbert
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
2
Tamsyn Muir
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
3
Pierce Brown
The Vanished Birds (Simon Jimenez)
The Vanished Birds
4
Simon Jimenez
The Hyperion Cantos (Dan Simmons)
The Hyperion Cantos
5
Dan Simmons
Ninefox Gambit (Yoon Ha Lee)
Ninefox Gambit
6
Yoon Ha Lee
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
7
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
8
Becky Chambers
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
9
Amal El-Mohtar
Escaping Exodus (Nicky Drayden)
Escaping Exodus
10
Nicky Drayden
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