Favorite Space Opera booksAnswer

Action/Adventure, fun casts of characters, galaxy spanning. While there's no shortage of military oriented SF, I'm looking for ... not that.

Foundation

#1 of 8 in Foundation (Publication Order)

Foundation
ByIsaac Asimov

1951 • 3,387 Readers • 255 pages 4

Hyperion

#1 of 4 in Hyperion Cantos

Hyperion
ByDan Simmons

1989 • 3,230 Readers • 492 pages 4.2

A Fire Upon the Deep

#1 of 3 in Zones of Thought

A Fire Upon the Deep
ByVernor Vinge

1992 • 1,015 Readers 4

Foundation and Empire

#2 of 8 in Foundation (Publication Order)

Foundation and Empire
ByIsaac Asimov

1945 • 1,344 Readers • 244 pages 4.1

Second Foundation

#3 of 8 in Foundation (Publication Order)

Second Foundation
ByIsaac Asimov

1952 • 1,222 Readers • 254 pages 4.2

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

#1 of 6 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1979 • 6,436 Readers • 195 pages 4.3

Startide Rising

#2 of 7 in The Uplift Saga

Startide Rising
ByDavid Brin

1983 • 198 Readers • 498 pages 3.9