SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion

I need help,
Lately I fell in love with Space Operas books, been reading many AlastairReynolds and Peter F. Hamilton, that's when I found out that I love space opera books but now I have no idea where to go from here and need recommendations please.

The Expanse is the best next step. The first book is Leviathan Wakes. Space Opera is also a favorite of mine and it's Alastair Reynolds and The Expanse that are the best of the bunch for me.

Thank you Sarah just for taking your time for replying me!!!
About the Expense I've read and as you said great!
But I guess I wasn't clear with my request, I've pretty much read it all by Mr. Alastair Reynolds and Mr. Peter Hamilton and what I really meant is if there are others like those two great authors who also write Space Operas?
Again thanks for caring enough and taking your time for replying!!!

There are many space operas :)

This group: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/... has some great lists of different space opera genres.

I think Illuminae and Gemina are classified as space operas. They are YA and the formatting is VERY different. This is one of those polarizing books that people seem to either love or hate so I'd grab it from a library if you're interested.

I enjoyed them for the formatting myself but thought the story was just okay.

Maybe if you told us what you liked about Reynolds and Hamilton, it would be easier to suggest similar novels.

Personally, I'd recommend Dune, Ancillary Justice and Neptune's Brood.

They are all very good space operas. They all hail from different subgenres, and have different themes and tones so you can get a taste of what the genre can offer. Reynolds and Hamilton are just one slice of the pie.

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My go-to space opera recommendation is always the great Iain M. Banks. His Culture books aren't in any order and, while there are some interconnections, they are minor. For my money, his best are Look to Windward, Surface Detail & Matter.


I'd also suggest Dan Simmons's Hyperion books and John Scalzi's Old Man's War series.


While Charles Stross isn't especially known for space opera, his Singularity Sky fits the bill and is rather good.


Hope you find lots of great stuff in the recommendations!

I second Iain M. Banks.

I wish I knew about this part being able to ask for help a long time ago, I have no idea why I never thought about it earlier, I kind of feel like a fool and I really like to thank you all you guys are really great!!!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I also am a huge fan of Reynolds and Hamilton.
I would say Richard K. Morgan's Takeshi Kovacs books are great space opera.

"poor mans fight" by Elliot Kay is excellet. I loved "the player of games" I.A. Banks. "Dune" is a classic. "this alien shore" by C.S. Friedman is good'un. "falling free" Lois McMaster Bujold= excellent. "The Great North Road" by Peter F. Hamilton is a good way to spend a month. "A choice of Treasons " by J.L. Doty and "Columbus Day" by Craig Alan son good on the military side.

good reading to you.

the Richard K. Morgan stuff mentioned above.... seconded !

I've always loved the classic Lensman series by E. E. "Doc" Smith. I think Triplanetary was the first book.

As an author, I also enjoy space operas. In the end, it's about the characters and their drama set in the backdrop of space or the future. Always the drama that catches me.

Would you consider Lindsay Buroker's Fallen Empire series a Space Opera? If so, I definitely recommend.