Modern & Classic Space Opera Variety Pack to Know About

I have 21 different classic and modern space opera books that you should know about! These include both series (more than 3 books), standalones or duologies and I even included a bonus category of space opera novellas.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
01:55 - Classic Series
06:01- Classic Standalone/Duos
09:07 - Modern Series
15:23 - Modern Standalone/Duos
20:13 - Novellas

[Verlopil]

Barrayar in the Vorkosigan saga won both the freaking HUGO and LOCUS awards for novel of the year and deserved it. It's such a great book and really exciting as well. For God's sake people, do not skip the Cordelia books! Holy cow.

[kirinsama]

Solid list. For classics I'd like to mention Joe Haldeman's The Forever War, Larry Niven's Ringworld and for modern Tchaikovsky's Children of Time/Memory/Ruin, Alastair Reynold's The Revelation Space Books, House of Suns, Iain M Banks's The Culture Novels, Hamilton's The Commonwealth Saga.

[alans]

I am so delighted that Chanur's Pride made your Classic list - I love that book. So pleased you did too.

[bobarcangle]

My favorite space opera series is one that almost noone mentions, and I think the reason why isthat it was written almost entirely with fantasy tropes.
I'm referring to the gaea trilogy by John Varley.

I also like his lightning series.

[fjuran]

A good group of books.There are so many more, you could go on forever!!
JS Dewes is going to be a trilogy or 4 books. At the end of book 2 there is a cliff type hanger.

[irocz]

I really enjoy The MurderBot Series. My list of books to read just increase. I would really love to see a Techno-Thriller (a la Michael Crichton) book recommendation. Love your

[OgamiItto]

For "classic" space opera, try looking (again) to Poul Anderson. Standalone: _Virgin Planet._ Series: "Technic Civilization" series, which includes the David Falkayn/Nicholas Van Rijn "Polesotechnic League" stories and novels and the "Terran Empire" series, most of which feature the character Dominic Flandry. Although they are almost all "grand adventure" type yarns, they are also, wherever possible, grounded in actual science (at least as science was understood at the time of their writing, which stretches back into the 1950's).
Although the number of stories in the series is large, they are all cracking tales and can easily be read individually. There are no "trilogies" or other sequences that have to be read in order.

[Blxz]

A great list and I've put a few on my shortlist. The Bobiverse series was what really convinced me you knew what you were talking about.

[gongo]

I'm hooked on the lost fleet, I think I'm going to get through all six.

[PieGuyBill]

This was a great list. I thought I had read quite a lot of Space Operas but now I know I haven’t. Appreciate the great info. I’ve got my work cut out for me. Thanks and great video.

[dalejones]

Fantastic video. It seems like you always have books I've never heard of. Great list. I'll be saving this one.

[RKStumblingbear]

A Classic Standalone Space Opera I like is Rolling Stones by Robert Heinlein. It is part of his juvenile line-up.

[Avzigoyhbasilsikos]

Howling dark is one of the best sci-fi books I’ve read within the last 5 years

[joebrooks]

Love the video! I read The Foundation Trilogy in the late 1960s, and I still have it. It is great! The Caves Of Steel and The Naked Sun are really great, too.

I read several of the early books of the Vorkosigan saga as they arrived. I enjoyed the stories in Asimov's, too. Our children got older, and that put SF on hold for a while!

The Space Opera goes way back! Flash Gordon comes to mind. One of the first "Space Operas, " if not the first, to be hardbound published is "The Mixed Men" by A E Van Vogt. A vast, all human Galaxy spanning benevolent empire sends out a massive Starship (among many more) commanded by a woman and her crew of men and women on a 10 year mission of exploration, finding lost human civilizations and anything else of interest. (Sound familar?)

Published by the Gnome Press in 1952, this book encompasses mutation, telepathy, transporters (the ship is so large you transport to get from place to place), political philosophy, political intrigue, human purpose, romance, genetics before the term existed, you name it. In one book!

I have the Gnome Press hardbound, a prized possession!

[nicoleh]

I completely agree about the Interdependency series being better than Old Man’s War. Love them both, but I enjoyed the challenge, characters, and world of the Interdependency better.

[willstack]

loved it ! - try lost satarship for a trashy / hokey space opera 😁

[holyfreak]

I started "Saga of the Exiles" because of you. Really enjoying the first book so far.

[actor]

Absolutely love the Vorkosigan series, and I agree with your starting point. For a fun little classic standalone, I would suggest Pandora's Planet by Christopher Anvil.

[zumzoom]

Thank you for recommendations, great video as always! I'm slowly dipping my toes into modern sci-fi, and will take note of many of these!

[veromohando]

Great video! I'll check the recommendations for modern sci fi due to I'm used to read more classic sci fi books. Except for Murderbot, I adore this security unit 😅.