Space Opera category: 13040 books

Glenn Fischer captained the Albatross, an interstellar vessel, through federation space when he dropped out of FTL in the midst of planetary debris from an unknown disaster. With their ship's FTL drive undergoing repairs, Glenn and his engineer worked to uncover the origin of the wreckage while treading lightly on the ghost of a broken world.

“Actually, interesting fact of bygone eras,” said Federi, “in prior centuries pirates chose their captains democratically.” Radomir Lascek is in trouble. Of all the forces that are trying to take the Solar Wind out of his hands, Federi is still the most benign. The ship launches helter-skelter...

Taxyon Space Duad: Box set of Books 1 and 2 Science Fiction Thriller and Alien Romance. Daredevil scientist and scarred alien forge a perilous alliance in the seas of Jupiter’s moon, Europa, and their accidental meeting propels humans to the stars. Book 1: Europa Book 2: Rishalt Reviewers...

Louis Silvera of the transport vessel La Sirena was awakened early on his shift by an emergency com from the bridge. All around his cabin were posters of various daring-do resort hotels across the colonies. Jump from Space at New Procyon. Swim the whales at Thander's down. Dance in New Cuba.He made...

Operation: Outer Space is a science fiction novel by American writer Murray Leinster. It was first published in 1954 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 2,042 copies.The novel concerns the first interstellar flight, financed by making it into a television show.

A marriage to a Scoriah is never convenient When Admiral Lucinda Ryan seeks a political deal for a husband, she negotiates a trade arrangement for her family and in return, secures the position of the alien Scoriah. All she wants is a marriage of convenience: a man in her bed, her ex unable...

The premature explosion of a rocket harpoon fatally damages the spaceship Starbuck III during a whaling expedition in the asteroid belt. But was it an accident or sabotage? For hunting space whales is controversial, even though the giant beasts show no signs of intelligence and endanger human colonies...

Reality check. No good-luck charm can help Captain Glint Starcrost out of this no-holds-barred reality show. The Iron Gauntlet pits competitors against four of the most fearsome, fang-filled, alien fighters in the universe. He's one of the few human challengers ever chosen to contend,...

Rick Cave knows a thing or two about working with old friends, but when Wallach comes into his life dangling old debts over his head in exchange for a little delivery, Rick finds himself pressed into service. An old flame, mysterious agents of the Star Sultan, and the Secret Police stand between him...

Rick Cave knows a thing or two about transporting stolen goods, but when he gets hired to run a mission to raid an alien tomb in order to swipe and transport ancient artifacts, he soon finds himself in over his head. Trapped inside the tomb with only a limited amount of time before a double crossing...

A space ship heading from Earth to Athena, a planet 500 light years away, is suddenly attacked by the Gerns, an alien empire in its expansion phase. People aboard are divided by the invaders into Acceptables and Rejects. The Acceptables are taken as slave labor for the Gerns, and the Rejects are forced...

The Tale is a chronicle prepared by one of the greatest historians of the galaxy. It represents his life’s work and in the opinion of many of his peers, it is a study of significant importance to the history of the period. Moreover, what a time it was… Coalition starships routinely patrolled thousands...

Thrilling tale of a ride through space, for a reason, by Firtz Leiber

The Campbell Award Winning Author and Novel! If you love hard SF and stories of real possible futures that lie just around the corner, you'll love this book. A deteriorating political situation on Earth makes the asteroid habitat of Rosinante an attractive haven for an odd assortment of refugees....