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Captain Axel Finn’s pacifist ideals have kept his crew alive—until a desperate salvage mission unearths a relic of the Wrath, a species that once annihilated galaxies.
The Last Steward
Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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Captain Axel Finn’s pacifist ideals have kept his crew alive—until a desperate salvage mission unearths a relic of the Wrath, a species that once annihilated galaxies. As bounty hunters close in and old enemies resurface, Axel faces a devastating choice: unleash the darkness within or watch everything he loves be destroyed.
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From the ashes of a galaxy’s war-torn history, Captain Axel Finn faces a choice that could define its future—or destroy it.
Axel has built a fragile haven aboard his salvage ship, offering safety to a crew of misfits seeking refuge from their haunted pasts. His pacifist ideals have kept them together, but they’ve also pushed them toward financial ruin and deadly enemies.
When a desperate mission uncovers an ancient alien relic, Axel and his crew expect salvation. Instead, they awaken the legacy of the Wrath, a species that once annihilated entire worlds. Pursued by ruthless bounty hunters and shadowed by an old adversary, Axel must confront the truth about his past and the monster he’s sworn never to become.
Will he embrace his destiny—or let the galaxy burn?
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The Greatships are humanity’s lifeline, but alien forces have set their sights on these colossal vessels.
Deep Black
Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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The Greatships are humanity’s lifeline, but alien forces have set their sights on these colossal vessels. Marca Nbaro and her crew face a race against time to uncover their enemy, protect vital trade routes, and preserve humanity’s fragile future. As tensions rise and alliances falter, survival comes with an ever-mounting cost.
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In the vast reaches of space, the Greatships keep civilization alive. Now someone wants them dead.
Marca Nbaro once dreamed of serving aboard these massive vessels, carrying priceless cargo between distant orbitals and trading with alien species beyond human understanding. Now that dream has become a fight for survival.
When attacks begin to target the Greatships, Nbaro and her crew must uncover an enemy hidden in the endless dark—a threat capable of ending not just their mission, but humanity’s fragile web of trade and trust.
From acclaimed author Miles Cameron, Deep Black continues the Artifact Space saga with heart-pounding tension, sweeping world-building, and the courage of those who dare to face the unknown.
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A strong match for readers drawn to epic science fiction with pilgrimage narratives, cosmic mystery, time-bending structures, and high-stakes space opera.
Hyperion
Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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"An essential part of any science fiction collection” by Booklist, Hyperion follows seven pilgrims traveling to a lawless world where the Shrike waits among the Time Tombs, as galactic war, private secrets, and the fate of humanity converge, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 29,600 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers drawn to epic science fiction with pilgrimage narratives, cosmic mystery, time-bending structures, and high-stakes space opera.
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A stunning tour de force filled with transcendent awe and wonder, Hyperion is a masterwork of science fiction that resonates with excitement and invention, the first volume in a remarkable epic by the multiple-award-winning author of The Hollow Man.
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the reach of galactic law, waits a creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backward through time, the Shrike waits for them all.
On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to Hyperion seeking the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives. Each carries a desperate hope—and a terrible secret. And one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands.
Praise for Dan Simmons and Hyperion
“Dan Simmons has brilliantly conceptualized a future 700 years distant. In sheer scope and complexity it matches, and perhaps even surpasses, those of Isaac Asimov and James Blish.”—The Washington Post Book World
“An unfailingly inventive narrative . . . generously conceived and stylistically sure-handed.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Simmons’s own genius transforms space opera into a new kind of poetry.”—The Denver Post
“An essential part of any science fiction collection.”—Booklist
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Commander Dalton Reeves, exiled to a corrupt space outpost, discovers an ancient alien enemy bent on revenge against his legendary bloodline.
Descendant of War
Sci-Fi · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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Commander Dalton Reeves, exiled to a corrupt space outpost, discovers an ancient alien enemy bent on revenge against his legendary bloodline. As interstellar tensions reach a boiling point, Reeves must confront his dark legacy to prevent a galaxy-wide war—and finally claim his place as the hero the galaxy needs.
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The descendant of two legendary soldiers, Commander Dalton Reeves has inherited not only their courage but their darkest legacy.
After years of breaking the rules, maverick warship commander Reeves is finally exiled to Concord Station—an isolated space city notorious for its corruption and lawlessness. This “punishment” is his last shot at redeeming his career, but a forgotten enemy lurking in Shadow Space has other plans.
As ancient aliens reemerge, they seek vengeance against the descendant of the soldiers who destroyed their world. Now, with six galactic realms on the brink of war, Reeves finds himself at the center of a looming conflict that could plunge the galaxy into chaos.
Will Dalton Reeves rise as the hero he’s meant to be, or fall to the shadow of his bloodline?
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Raised in privilege, Kara Syung is thrust into rebellion after her brother’s death reveals a conspiracy threatening her world.
The Simmering Seas
Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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Raised in privilege, Kara Syung is thrust into rebellion after her brother’s death reveals a conspiracy threatening her world. With enemies closing in and a forced marriage looming, she must defy family and power to uncover the truth. A sweeping space opera of betrayal, urgency, and awakening in the opening of Frank Kennedy’s series.
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Betray your family. Save your world.
Kara Syung has always lived a life of luxury and privilege among Hokkaido's elite. Yet beneath the glitz and glamor, she senses a looming darkness. Not until her brother's mysterious death and his final words to her - "They're going to burn it all. Be a soldier." - does Kara open her eyes.
Determined to seek justice for her brother and uncover the truth behind his death, Kara must navigate against powerful forces, including her own family and those who control the planet's food supply. With only a few allies by her side - a lifelong best friend and servant, a ruthless immortal seeking vengeance, a renegade from a fallen empire, and a snub-nosed laser pistol - Kara's time is running out. In seven days, she will be forced to marry a man she doesn't love.
Does Kara have the strength to go against everything she has been taught and stand up for what is right? Will she be able to uncover the dark conspiracy that threatens not only Hokkaido, but the entire galactic sector? Join Kara on a wild journey through unexpected worlds as she faces desperate odds in the first installment of the galaxy-spanning nine-book series, Beyond the Impossible.
Expect insane twists and turns in a complex saga where nothing is what it seems, and the laws of time and space are flexible. For readers who love intricate mysteries, space opera on a grand scale, and the rise and fall of galactic empires.
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A body falling through a portal changes a routine act of service into the start of a dangerous unraveling.
Waiting on a Bright Moon
Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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A body falling through a portal changes a routine act of service into the start of a dangerous unraveling. In Waiting on a Bright Moon, Xin uses song magic to link an empire’s distant worlds, a role imposed on gifted women with little choice in the matter. When death arrives at the edge of growing rebellion, this short space opera turns intimate, political, and quietly tense.
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Neon Yang's space opera "Waiting on a Bright Moon" is a Tor.com Original short story
Xin is an ansible, using her song magic to connect the originworld of the Imperial Authority and its far-flung colonies— a role that is forced upon magically-gifted women “of a certain closeness”. When a dead body comes through her portal at a time of growing rebellion, Xin is drawn deep into a station-wide conspiracy along with Ouyang Suqing, one of the station’s mysterious, high-ranking starmages
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When a massive asteroid housing ancient, abandoned cities appears in Earth’s orbit, mathematician Patricia Vasquez is sent to uncover its secrets.
Eon
Sci-Fi · Hard Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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When a massive asteroid housing ancient, abandoned cities appears in Earth’s orbit, mathematician Patricia Vasquez is sent to uncover its secrets. Within its chambers lies a warning of humanity’s potential future—and a hidden tunnel that defies all known science, leading to an even greater mystery.
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Inside this 300-kilometer behemoth lie abandoned cities, eerily similar to Earth’s, built by a civilization called Thistledown. The inhabitants survived a nuclear apocalypse over a thousand years from now, raising a chilling warning for Earth’s future.
Theoretical mathematician Patricia Vasquez is tasked with exploring Thistledown, her mission clear: uncover its secrets and prevent humanity from meeting the same fate. But as she delves deeper, Patricia finds something even stranger—a tunnel extending beyond the asteroid’s dimensions, hinting at forces that defy known science.
With humanity’s future at stake, Patricia faces a mystery that transcends time, space, and imagination. Can she solve it before history repeats itself?
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Stranded beyond the Orun Gate, Epyc Ro and her crew must outwit alien forces to survive, while Captain Stacia Chikeke’s fractured team stumbles upon a cosmic phenomenon that…
Breath of Oblivion
Sci-Fi · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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Stranded beyond the Orun Gate, Epyc Ro and her crew must outwit alien forces to survive, while Captain Stacia Chikeke’s fractured team stumbles upon a cosmic phenomenon that could change everything. Across the galaxy, allies and enemies alike prepare for a struggle that will determine the future of the Muungano empire.
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Stranded beyond the Orun Gate, Epyc Ro and her elite soldiers capture an alien ship in hopes of finding a way home. Their unexpected stowaway might hold the key to survival—if they can outwit the alien forces closing in.
On the Cypher, Captain Stacia Chikeke fights to hold her crew together, while a powerful cosmic discovery ignites their determination. Meanwhile, on Earth, Wachiru Adisa works to free detained children of the diaspora but finds himself trapped in a brutal facility known as the Panopticon.
From the Martian Badlands to the Moon’s Dreaming City, leaders, warriors, and rebels face mounting threats to their world and people. United by their struggles, they must navigate new alliances and old enmities.
Will Muungano’s fractured empire rise against its enemies, or fall under the weight of interstellar conflict?
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A strong match for readers drawn to action-heavy space opera, political tension, found family, and high-stakes survival.
And the Mighty Will Fall
Sci-Fi · Military Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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As NeoG helps transfer Mars Orbital Station to civilian control, Commander Maxine Carmichael and Lieutenant Commander Saqib Vahid are caught in a violent attack by extremists fighting over Martian independence, with a 4.2-star average from more than 300 Goodreads ratings. A strong match for readers drawn to action-heavy space opera, political tension, found family, and high-stakes survival.
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With the fourth stand-alone NeoG novel, Die Hard meets A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in this nail-biting, action-filled story that’s as much about found family as it is about survival when a peaceful transition of power in the Mars Orbital Station goes terribly wrong as rebels decide this is the moment to make their move, leaving two NeoG members stranded inside a ticking time bomb.
When you’re trapped in space, there’s no way out.
The mission of the Near-Earth Orbital Guard is to ensure the peace and security of the solar system. Commander Maxine Carmichael and Lieutenant Commander Saqib Vahid are at the Mars Orbital Station (MOS) to help facilitate the official handover from NeoG to Mars civilian control as part of the ongoing negotiations. Members of the extreme wings of the fight for Martian independence refuse to remain silent, and are willing to resort to violence to make their voices heard; Max and Saqib find themselves fighting for their lives. The attacks both on the MOS and the ground of Mars sets off a chain reaction that could destabilize the last few years of cautious peace.
The leader of Free Mars, Sylvia Moroz, knows better than anyone how fragile harmony is, having seen for decades the Coalition of Human Nations’ inability to negotiate for peace. Without any assurances—and knowing her splintered people all too well—anything less than complete liberation will only lead to more bloodshed. She’s not opposed to fighting, but when there’s an attempt on her life, she finds she must look for help from the NeoG and Commander D’Arcy Montaglione. The pair will have to overcome their past to figure out who they can trust and how to stop the attacks on the ground before more lives are lost.
Trapped inside the station, Carmichael and Vahid are scrambling to not only get to the bottom of the attackers’ motives, but also to simply survive. Because with the rest of the Zuma’s Ghost crew stuck down on Mars, it’s up to them to do what they can to keep the MOS from fully falling into the wrong hands…and keep Mars from descending into all-out war.
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As a deadly genetic weapon threatens the outer colonies, Adequin Rake and Cavalon Mercer must unite their forces to stop a looming catastrophe.
The Relentless Legion
Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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As a deadly genetic weapon threatens the outer colonies, Adequin Rake and Cavalon Mercer must unite their forces to stop a looming catastrophe. With limited time and uncertain allies, they’re humanity’s last hope against a ruthless plan that could destroy countless lives. But will their strength be enough to prevent disaster?
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A brutal plan threatens the universe, and only a renegade leader and a rebel heir stand in its way.
The Sentinels, led by the fearless Adequin Rake, have united to fight against a looming horror. Meanwhile, Cavalon Mercer, exiled heir to a powerful family, has uncovered his grandfather’s terrifying genetic weapon—a solution that could wipe out entire colonies in the outer reaches of space.
As the clock ticks down, Rake and Cavalon must rally every ally they can find, using every resource at their disposal to prevent a catastrophe. But against such overwhelming odds, even the bravest warriors may fall short.
With the fate of countless lives hanging in the balance, will their combined strength be enough to save the universe—or is destruction inevitable?
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A shattered planet.
Nophek Gloss
Sci-Fi · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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A shattered planet. A crew of outcasts. And Caiden, caught between survival and vengeance. With only a sentient ship and a few alien misfits by his side, Caiden must destroy the slavers who stole everything from him—even if it means risking everything he has left. One wrong move, and he’s history.
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The planet he called home? Obliterated. Caiden’s family? Gone. His only shot at survival? A patched-up ship with a life of its own and a ragtag crew of aliens who aren’t exactly winning any popularity contests. Caiden’s about to learn that this universe is far bigger—and a whole lot stranger—than he ever bargained for. But the wonders of space have their darker corners, and Caiden has one goal: take down the slavers who wiped out his people. To do that, he’ll have to infiltrate their ranks, play the long game, and pray they don’t see through his plans. Because if he fails? He risks losing the one chance he has to get even. Can he succeed—or is he doomed to die trying?
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Soz Valdoria, a bioengineered pilot, uncovers a dangerous secret on the sanctuary planet of Delos: the heir to her enemies’ throne is a genetic anomaly like her.
Primary Inversion
Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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Soz Valdoria, a bioengineered pilot, uncovers a dangerous secret on the sanctuary planet of Delos: the heir to her enemies’ throne is a genetic anomaly like her. As war looms, her connection to this unlikely enemy could either destroy her people—or be their only chance at survival.
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Soz Valdoria, a bioengineered fighter pilot, seeks refuge on the sanctuary planet Delos, escaping the brutal war between her Skolian people and the Traders. Haunted by her past as a prisoner, Soz encounters an Aristo—one of her cruel enemies—but something about him feels different.
When her instincts push her to investigate, Soz uncovers a shocking truth: this Aristo is a genetic anomaly like her and the heir to the Trader empire. His purpose? To seize control of the Skolian psibernet and conquer her people.
As tensions rise, Soz faces an impossible dilemma—trust her enemy or risk the destruction of her entire race. Can she stop him, or will her growing connection to him lead to the downfall of everything she holds dear?
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