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30 Essential Space Operas

I was recently asked if I had been influenced by any other authors, and struggled to come up with a short, pithy answer. Because the truth is, I've been influenced, inspired and entertained by so many.
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Excession
Excession
1
Ancestral Night (Elizabeth Bear)
Ancestral Night
2
Elizabeth Bear
House of Suns (Alastair Reynolds)
House of Suns
3
Alastair Reynolds
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
4
Ann Leckie
Pandora's Star (Peter F. Hamilton)
Pandora's Star
5
Peter F. Hamilton
Shards of Earth (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Shards of Earth
6
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
Midnight Robber
7
Nalo Hopkinson
Planetfall (Emma Newman)
Planetfall
8
Emma Newman
Seven Devils (Laura Lam and Elizabeth May)
Seven Devils
9
Laura Lam and Elizabeth May
The Centauri Device (M. John Harrison)
The Centauri Device
10
M. John Harrison
Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
Nova
11
Samuel R. Delany
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
12
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
13
Vernor Vinge
Bloodchild (Octavia Butler)
Bloodchild
14
Octavia Butler
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
15
Becky Chambers
Velocity Weapon (Megan E. O'Keefe)
Velocity Weapon
16
Megan E. O'Keefe
Lilith's Brood (Octavia E. Butler)
Lilith's Brood
17
Octavia E. Butler
The Collapsing Empire (John Scalzi)
The Collapsing Empire
18
John Scalzi
The Best of All Possible Worlds (Karen Lord)
The Best of All Possible Worlds
19
Karen Lord
The Red Scholar's Wake (Aliette De Bodard)
The Red Scholar's Wake
20
Aliette De Bodard
Heliopause (J. Dianne Dotson)
Heliopause
21
J. Dianne Dotson
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
22
James S.A. Corey
Ninefox Gambit (Yoon Ha Lee)
Ninefox Gambit
23
Yoon Ha Lee
Trading in Danger (Elizabeth Moon)
Trading in Danger
24
Elizabeth Moon
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
25
Frank Herbert
Under Fortunate Stars (Ren Hutchings)
Under Fortunate Stars
26
Ren Hutchings
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
Light From Uncommon Stars
27
Ryka Aoki
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
28
Joe Haldeman
Gateway (Frederik Pohl)
Gateway
29
Frederik Pohl
Star Maker
Star Maker
30
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