Best Space Opera Books & Web Serials
The highest-rated Space Opera books and web serials in the vault, chosen by the readers tracking them chapter by chapter.
Ranked by a blended score: ratings from readers here count alongside each story’s ratings on the site it is published on, and a series is ranked once, as a whole. The list refreshes hourly.
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Sublight Drive (Star Wars)
mirrth
Web Novel★9.44 - 2
Lost and Found (Warhammer 40k SI)
Latscryjml
Web Novel★9.32 - 3
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Princess of the Void: An Alien Abduction Romance [Vols 1-5 complete]
Dukerino
Web Novel1 reader★9.24 - 4
First Contact
Ralts Bloodthorne
Web Novel★9.15 - 5
Backyard Starship
J.N. Chaney
Series · 34 books · 1 reader★9.14 - 6
The Kurtherian Endgame
Ell Leigh Clarke
Series · 16 books · 1 reader★9.08 - 7
Revolution
Joshua Dalzelle
1 reader★9.04 - 8
The Allbright System - A Sci-Fi Progression LitRPG Story
LunaWolve
Web Novel★8.99 - 9
The Kurtherian Gambit
Michael Anderle
Series · 5 books · 1 reader★8.97 - 10
Apocalypse Continuum
Jakob H. Greif
Web Novel★8.94 - 11
Junkyard Pirate
Jamie McFarlane
Series · 9 books · 1 reader★8.93 - 12
The Starship In The Stone
M.R. Forbes (Author)
Series · 10 books★8.90 - 13
Kurtherian Gambit Universe
Craig Martelle (Author), Michael Anderle (Author)
Series · 83 books★8.88 - 14
Antecedents' Legacy
Daniel Schinhofen
1 reader★8.86 - 15
The Stargazer's War
J.P. Valentine
Series · 2 books · 1 reader★8.85 - 16
Red Rising
Pierce Brown (Author)
Series · 7 books★8.83 - 17
Perilous Waif
E. William Brown
1 reader★8.72 - 18
The Last Horizon
Will Wight
Series · 4 books · 1 reader★8.68 - 19
Rise of the Empire
Ivan Kal
Series · 12 books · 1 reader★8.68 - 20
Cade Korbin Chronicles
Jasper T. Scott
Series · 5 books · 1 reader★8.64 - 21
ShipCore
Erios909
Series · 4 books · 1 reader★8.61 - 22
Bobiverse
Dennis E. Taylor
Series · 7 books★8.56 - 23
The System Apocalypse
Tao Wong
Series · 12 books · 1 reader★8.47 - 24
Renegade Star
J.N. Chaney
Series · 16 books · 1 reader★8.47 - 25
Star Justice
Michael-Scott Earle
Series · 14 books · 1 reader★8.43 - 26
First of my Kind
Marc Stevens
1 reader★8.27 - 27
Girl from the Stars
Cheree Alsop
Series · 5 books · 1 reader★8.22 - 28
Starship For Sale
M.R. Forbes
1 reader★8.08 - 29
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S.P.E.C.T.O.R - [A Sci-fi space adventure with fantasy elements]
Sweeper
Web Novel★8.04 - 30
Linesman (A Linesman Novel Book 1)
S. K. Dunstall
1 reader★8.00 - 31
The Simpleton
Mark Wayne McGinnis
1 reader★7.91 - 32
Space Knight
Michael-Scott Earle
1 reader★7.79 - 33
Roak
Jake Bible
1 reader★7.66 - 34
Phantom Star
Seras
Web Novel★7.58 - 35
Emperor of the Source
Ashwinpk
Web Novel1 reader★7.49