🏴‍☠️ Space Pirates

Swashbuckling adventure among the stars, with rogues and outlaws plundering starships and defying empires in the lawless reaches between worlds.

Trading in Danger

by Elizabeth Moon • 2003

A disgraced cadet captains a rusty freighter into a star system collapsing into war.

4.00

16k+

🚀 Interstellar Trade ⚔️ Space Mutiny 👥 Ragtag Crew 💰 Space Mercenaries 👩‍✈️ Woman Ship Captain

Trading in Danger 90%

A disgraced cadet captains a rusty freighter into a star system collapsing into war.

by Elizabeth Moon 2003

4.00

16k+ ratings

🚀 Interstellar Trade ⚔️ Space Mutiny 👥 Ragtag Crew 💰 Space Mercenaries 👩‍✈️ Woman Ship Captain

The Knight

by Will Wight • 2024

A wizard with memories of failed lives leads a crew of outcasts against a rising Swarm-Queen.

4.45

5k+

🚀 Space Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🃏 Team Of Misfits ⚔️ Sacrificial Heroism 🌱 Hopepunk

The Knight 89%

A wizard with memories of failed lives leads a crew of outcasts against a rising Swarm-Queen.

by Will Wight 2024

4.45

5k+ ratings

🚀 Space Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🃏 Team Of Misfits ⚔️ Sacrificial Heroism 🌱 Hopepunk

The Pilot

by Will Wight • 2025

A mage captain leads his crew against the planets themselves. His curse could doom them all.

4.40

3k+

🌌 Space Fantasy 🕸️ Galactic Conspiracy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🚀 Sentient Ships ⚔️ Cursed Hero

The Pilot 89%

A mage captain leads his crew against the planets themselves. His curse could doom them all.

by Will Wight 2025

4.40

3k+ ratings

🌌 Space Fantasy 🕸️ Galactic Conspiracy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🚀 Sentient Ships ⚔️ Cursed Hero

The Engineer

by Will Wight • 2023

A wizard with seven past lives must unite a misfit crew to rescue their captured engineer.

4.41

6k+

🌌 Space Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Ragtag Crew 💔 Fallen Hero 🚀 Sentient Starship

The Engineer 89%

A wizard with seven past lives must unite a misfit crew to rescue their captured engineer.

by Will Wight 2023

4.41

6k+ ratings

🌌 Space Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Ragtag Crew 💔 Fallen Hero 🚀 Sentient Starship

Eyes of the Void

by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2022

The Architects return. A haunted navigator must uncover their secret while every faction hunts him.

4.19

21k+

🏛️ Alien Ruins 🤝 Found Family 😟 Reluctant Hero 🌌 Cosmic Horror 🎭 Political Intrigue

Eyes of the Void 89%

The Architects return. A haunted navigator must uncover their secret while every faction hunts him.

by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2022

4.19

21k+ ratings

🏛️ Alien Ruins 🤝 Found Family 😟 Reluctant Hero 🌌 Cosmic Horror 🎭 Political Intrigue

Star Wars

by Timothy Zahn • 1991

An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.

4.18

104k+

🚀 Military Space Opera ♟️ Psychological Warfare 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👥 Ragtag Crew 🏚️ Imperial Remnant

Star Wars 89%

An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.

by Timothy Zahn 1991

4.18

104k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera ♟️ Psychological Warfare 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👥 Ragtag Crew 🏚️ Imperial Remnant

Shards of Earth

by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2021

A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.

4.18

35k+

🧠 Psychic Navigators 🖤 Found Family 🚀 Salvage Crew 👾 Alien Cosmic Horror 🌌 Post-War Galaxy

Shards of Earth 88%

A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.

by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021

4.18

35k+ ratings

🧠 Psychic Navigators 🖤 Found Family 🚀 Salvage Crew 👾 Alien Cosmic Horror 🌌 Post-War Galaxy

Light of the Jedi

by Charles Soule • 2021

A freighter explodes in hyperspace, raining debris on a system. Jedi unite to stop the cataclysm.

3.92

34k+

💥 Space Disaster ⚔️ Master And Apprentice 🌟 Hopeful Sci-Fi 🎬 Cinematic Action 🚨 Rescue Mission

Light of the Jedi 88%

A freighter explodes in hyperspace, raining debris on a system. Jedi unite to stop the cataclysm.

by Charles Soule 2021

3.92

34k+ ratings

💥 Space Disaster ⚔️ Master And Apprentice 🌟 Hopeful Sci-Fi 🎬 Cinematic Action 🚨 Rescue Mission

Weapons Free

by Daniel Gibbs • 2021

When unknown warships strike, an aging carrier crew must hold the line or lose humanity's homeworld.

4.14

1k+

✈️ Military Space Opera 🚀 Naval Combat In Space 🎖️ Reluctant Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family In War 💥 Space Dogfights

Weapons Free 88%

When unknown warships strike, an aging carrier crew must hold the line or lose humanity's homeworld.

by Daniel Gibbs 2021

4.14

1k+ ratings

✈️ Military Space Opera 🚀 Naval Combat In Space 🎖️ Reluctant Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family In War 💥 Space Dogfights

Star Wars

by Michael A. Stackpole • 1999

Buried alive, a fighter pilot must embrace the Force to escape and clear his friend's name.

3.98

14k+

🚀 Military Space Opera ✈️ Starfighter Combat ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🕵️ Hidden Traitor 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Star Wars 88%

Buried alive, a fighter pilot must embrace the Force to escape and clear his friend's name.

by Michael A. Stackpole 1999

3.98

14k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera ✈️ Starfighter Combat ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🕵️ Hidden Traitor 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Captain

by Will Wight • 2023

A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.

4.27

10k+

🚀 Science Fantasy ⚔️ Progression Fantasy ❤️ Found Family 🪞 Alternate Selves 🛸 Sentient Ship

The Captain 88%

A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.

by Will Wight 2023

4.27

10k+ ratings

🚀 Science Fantasy ⚔️ Progression Fantasy ❤️ Found Family 🪞 Alternate Selves 🛸 Sentient Ship

A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy

by Alex White • 2018

A found-family crew wears stolen faces to infiltrate the cult that funds a galactic conspiracy.

4.08

3k+

🔮 Magic Space Opera 💕 Found Family Crew 💖 Sapphic Romance 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy 🎭 Heist Infiltration

A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy 88%

A found-family crew wears stolen faces to infiltrate the cult that funds a galactic conspiracy.

by Alex White 2018

4.08

3k+ ratings

🔮 Magic Space Opera 💕 Found Family Crew 💖 Sapphic Romance 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy 🎭 Heist Infiltration

The Human Division

by John Scalzi • 2013

With Earth gone, a diplomatic ship's forgotten crew must save humanity from a hidden enemy.

4.09

39k+

🚀 Episodic Space Opera 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🫂 Found Family 🌐 Interstellar Diplomacy 🏆 Underdog Protagonists

The Human Division 88%

With Earth gone, a diplomatic ship's forgotten crew must save humanity from a hidden enemy.

by John Scalzi 2013

4.09

39k+ ratings

🚀 Episodic Space Opera 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🫂 Found Family 🌐 Interstellar Diplomacy 🏆 Underdog Protagonists

The Infinite and the Divine

by Robert Rath • 2020

Two deathless rivals feud ten thousand years for a puzzle box mapping a god's tomb.

4.44

7k+

🥊 Immortal Rivals 💎 Artifact Heist 🖤 Grimdark Comedy ⏳ Temporal Warfare 🚀 Far Future

The Infinite and the Divine 88%

Two deathless rivals feud ten thousand years for a puzzle box mapping a god's tomb.

by Robert Rath 2020

4.44

7k+ ratings

🥊 Immortal Rivals 💎 Artifact Heist 🖤 Grimdark Comedy ⏳ Temporal Warfare 🚀 Far Future

Double Share

by Nathan Lowell • 2008

New third mate boards merchant spaceship: crew broken, first mate brutal. Change is dangerous.

4.35

6k+

🚀 Space Merchant Marine 🛋️ Cozy Sci-Fi 🤝 Found Family 👊 Toxic Workplace 🧠 Competence Porn

Double Share 88%

New third mate boards merchant spaceship: crew broken, first mate brutal. Change is dangerous.

by Nathan Lowell 2008

4.35

6k+ ratings

🚀 Space Merchant Marine 🛋️ Cozy Sci-Fi 🤝 Found Family 👊 Toxic Workplace 🧠 Competence Porn

The Path of Ascension 8

by C. Mantis • 2025

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

4.45

4k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions 🫂 Found Family 🕵️ Covert Operations

The Path of Ascension 8 88%

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

by C. Mantis 2025

4.45

4k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions 🫂 Found Family 🕵️ Covert Operations

Fatal Alliance

by Sean Williams • 2010

Self-replicating droids that adapt to every weapon: Jedi, Sith, and spies all race to control them.

3.73

12k+

🎖️ Military Sci-Fi ✨ Space Fantasy 🤝 Reluctant Alliances 🏛️ Political Intrigue ⚔️ Sith And Jedi

Fatal Alliance 87%

Self-replicating droids that adapt to every weapon: Jedi, Sith, and spies all race to control them.

by Sean Williams 2010

3.73

12k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Sci-Fi ✨ Space Fantasy 🤝 Reluctant Alliances 🏛️ Political Intrigue ⚔️ Sith And Jedi

Howling Dark

by Christopher Ruocchio • 2019

An exiled lord leads mercenaries into dark space, seeking a world to end the alien war.

4.34

29k+

🌑 Dark Space Opera ⚗️ Science Fantasy Blend 👑 Immortal Tyrant 💀 Death And Resurrection 👽 Ancient Alien Intelligence

Howling Dark 87%

An exiled lord leads mercenaries into dark space, seeking a world to end the alien war.

by Christopher Ruocchio 2019

4.34

29k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Space Opera ⚗️ Science Fantasy Blend 👑 Immortal Tyrant 💀 Death And Resurrection 👽 Ancient Alien Intelligence

Cibola Burn

by James S.A. Corey • 2014

On a new world, a mediator tries to stop a corporate land war as an ancient alien machine awakens.

4.23

130k+

🛸 First Contact 🏢 Corporate Colony ⚖️ Frontier Justice 🕊️ Redemption Arc 👽 Alien Horror

Cibola Burn 87%

On a new world, a mediator tries to stop a corporate land war as an ancient alien machine awakens.

by James S.A. Corey 2014

4.23

130k+ ratings

🛸 First Contact 🏢 Corporate Colony ⚖️ Frontier Justice 🕊️ Redemption Arc 👽 Alien Horror

Exodus

by Peter F. Hamilton • 2024

A young noble barters his inheritance for a refugee starship as civil war fractures the empire.

4.25

6k+

🏛️ Galactic Empire 🌌 Post-Human Future 🕸️ Political Conspiracy ✊ Human Rebellion 👽 Alien Artifacts

Exodus 87%

A young noble barters his inheritance for a refugee starship as civil war fractures the empire.

by Peter F. Hamilton 2024

4.25

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Galactic Empire 🌌 Post-Human Future 🕸️ Political Conspiracy ✊ Human Rebellion 👽 Alien Artifacts

The Red Scholar's Wake

by Aliette de Bodard • 2022

A captive scavenger marries a sentient ship for safety, then hunts its murdered wife's killer.

3.19

3k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Space Opera 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🛸 Sentient Ship 🖤 Grieving Widow 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

The Red Scholar's Wake 87%

A captive scavenger marries a sentient ship for safety, then hunts its murdered wife's killer.

by Aliette de Bodard 2022

3.19

3k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Space Opera 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🛸 Sentient Ship 🖤 Grieving Widow 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Caliban’s War

by James S.A. Corey • 2012

On Ganymede, a missing girl's father and a marine chase an alien secret into interplanetary war.

4.39

186k+

🚀 Military Space Opera 🏛️ Political Sci-Fi 🫂 Found Family 💼 Corporate Conspiracy 👽 Alien Technology

Caliban’s War 87%

On Ganymede, a missing girl's father and a marine chase an alien secret into interplanetary war.

by James S.A. Corey 2012

4.39

186k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera 🏛️ Political Sci-Fi 🫂 Found Family 💼 Corporate Conspiracy 👽 Alien Technology

Star Wars

by Kevin J. Anderson • 1996

Jabba the Hutt's underlings scheme for escape while a Jedi approaches to bring the palace down.

3.68

7k+

🔫 Criminal Underworld 📚 Shared World Anthology 🎭 Minor Characters 👑 Palace Intrigue ⛓️ Enslaved Characters

Star Wars 87%

Jabba the Hutt's underlings scheme for escape while a Jedi approaches to bring the palace down.

by Kevin J. Anderson 1996

3.68

7k+ ratings

🔫 Criminal Underworld 📚 Shared World Anthology 🎭 Minor Characters 👑 Palace Intrigue ⛓️ Enslaved Characters

Horus Rising

by Dan Abnett • 2006

A crusade captain buries a daemonic possession because his empire has outlawed the very word.

4.26

41k+

🚀 Military Space Opera 🌐 Galactic Empire 👹 Daemonic Possession 📖 Forbidden Knowledge ⚔️ Warrior Brotherhood

Horus Rising 87%

A crusade captain buries a daemonic possession because his empire has outlawed the very word.

by Dan Abnett 2006

4.26

41k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera 🌐 Galactic Empire 👹 Daemonic Possession 📖 Forbidden Knowledge ⚔️ Warrior Brotherhood

Aurora Burning

by Amie Kaufman • 2020

Framed, on the run, and protecting a girl whose psychic powers could stop a galaxy-devouring enemy.

4.25

41k+

🚀 Found Family In Space 🧠 Psychic Powers 👾 Ancient Alien Threat 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🩸 Hidden Heritage

Aurora Burning 87%

Framed, on the run, and protecting a girl whose psychic powers could stop a galaxy-devouring enemy.

by Amie Kaufman 2020

4.25

41k+ ratings

🚀 Found Family In Space 🧠 Psychic Powers 👾 Ancient Alien Threat 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🩸 Hidden Heritage

Star Wars

by Kevin J. Anderson • 1994

Luke Skywalker rebuilds the Jedi as Han and Chewie unearth a sun-killing Imperial secret.

3.69

19k+

🛐 Jedi Training ⛓️ Prison Planet ☢️ Superweapon Threat 🫂 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Imperial Remnant

Star Wars 87%

Luke Skywalker rebuilds the Jedi as Han and Chewie unearth a sun-killing Imperial secret.

by Kevin J. Anderson 1994

3.69

19k+ ratings

🛐 Jedi Training ⛓️ Prison Planet ☢️ Superweapon Threat 🫂 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Imperial Remnant

Into the Void

by Tim Lebbon • 2013

A Je'daii Ranger must hunt her brother before his cult's ancient device destroys their planet.

3.65

15k+

🚀 Space Opera 👭 Sibling Rivalry 👽 Ancient Alien Tech 🔥 Cult Fanaticism 🌑 Fall To Darkness

Into the Void 87%

A Je'daii Ranger must hunt her brother before his cult's ancient device destroys their planet.

by Tim Lebbon 2013

3.65

15k+ ratings

🚀 Space Opera 👭 Sibling Rivalry 👽 Ancient Alien Tech 🔥 Cult Fanaticism 🌑 Fall To Darkness

Fallout

by Craig Alanson • 2021

Humanity bluffed its way among the stars. Now ancient machines awaken to erase all life.

4.52

7k+

🚀 Military Space Opera 🤖 Snarky AI Companion 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family Crew 👽 Ancient Alien Threat 🌍 Underdog Humanity

Fallout 87%

Humanity bluffed its way among the stars. Now ancient machines awaken to erase all life.

by Craig Alanson 2021

4.52

7k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera 🤖 Snarky AI Companion 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family Crew 👽 Ancient Alien Threat 🌍 Underdog Humanity

Gateway

by Craig Alanson • 2025

His AI lost inside a star, Bishop faces an ancient enemy opening the galaxy's door.

4.42

3k+

🚀 Military Space Opera 🤖 Snarky AI Companion 🫂 Found Family 😰 Reluctant Leader 😏 Witty Banter

Gateway 87%

His AI lost inside a star, Bishop faces an ancient enemy opening the galaxy's door.

by Craig Alanson 2025

4.42

3k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera 🤖 Snarky AI Companion 🫂 Found Family 😰 Reluctant Leader 😏 Witty Banter

Empire of Silence

by Christopher Ruocchio • 2018

Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.

3.95

55k+

🏛️ Galactic Empire 👑 Fallen Noble 🤝 Found Family 👽 Alien Diplomacy 📜 Forbidden Knowledge

Empire of Silence 87%

Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.

by Christopher Ruocchio 2018

3.95

55k+ ratings

🏛️ Galactic Empire 👑 Fallen Noble 🤝 Found Family 👽 Alien Diplomacy 📜 Forbidden Knowledge

Cascade Failure

by L.M. Sagas • 2024

A deserter joins a ragtag crew and uncovers a terraforming weapon that silences entire planets.

3.88

4k+

🛠️ Found Family 🚀 Misfit Crew 🤖 Ai Captain 🌟 Hopepunk 📊 Corporate Conspiracy

Cascade Failure 87%

A deserter joins a ragtag crew and uncovers a terraforming weapon that silences entire planets.

by L.M. Sagas 2024

3.88

4k+ ratings

🛠️ Found Family 🚀 Misfit Crew 🤖 Ai Captain 🌟 Hopepunk 📊 Corporate Conspiracy

Edge of Victory I

by Greg Keyes • 2001

Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.

3.84

8k+

🛸 Alien Invasion 🚀 Space Battles 🎖️ Morally Gray War 🌱 Coming Of Age In War 🌐 Resistance Network

Edge of Victory I 87%

Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.

by Greg Keyes 2001

3.84

8k+ ratings

🛸 Alien Invasion 🚀 Space Battles 🎖️ Morally Gray War 🌱 Coming Of Age In War 🌐 Resistance Network

Ancillary Justice

by Ann Leckie • 2013

A warship AI, reduced to a single body, pursues the immortal ruler who executed her crew.

3.99

120k+

👾 Ai Protagonist ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🌌 Far Future Empire 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Ancillary Justice 87%

A warship AI, reduced to a single body, pursues the immortal ruler who executed her crew.

by Ann Leckie 2013

3.99

120k+ ratings

👾 Ai Protagonist ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🌌 Far Future Empire 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Halo

by Eric S. Nylund • 2006

A Spartan presumed dead trains child soldiers on a secret world where ancient alien defenses stir.

4.20

15k+

🚀 Military Space Opera 🦾 Super-Soldier Training 🛡️ Child Soldiers In Space 👽 Ancient Alien Tech 💙 Found Family In War

Halo 87%

A Spartan presumed dead trains child soldiers on a secret world where ancient alien defenses stir.

by Eric S. Nylund 2006

4.20

15k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera 🦾 Super-Soldier Training 🛡️ Child Soldiers In Space 👽 Ancient Alien Tech 💙 Found Family In War

Shadow of the Xel'Naga

by Gabriel Mesta • 2001

An alien artifact awakens on a remote colony, and three warring species converge to claim it.

3.40

2k+

🎮 Video Game Tie-In 🪖 Military Sf 🛸 Alien Artifact 👩‍🚀 Reluctant Leader 🌾 Colonist Survival

Shadow of the Xel'Naga 87%

An alien artifact awakens on a remote colony, and three warring species converge to claim it.

by Gabriel Mesta 2001

3.40

2k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game Tie-In 🪖 Military Sf 🛸 Alien Artifact 👩‍🚀 Reluctant Leader 🌾 Colonist Survival

Light Bringer

by Pierce Brown • 2023

Defeated and hunted, Darrow must unite bitter rivals to stop a warlord burning the outer worlds.

4.77

111k+

🚀 Military Space Opera 🗡️ Political Treachery ⚔️ Revolution And Rebellion 🤝 Enemies To Brothers 💔 Grief As Fuel

Light Bringer 87%

Defeated and hunted, Darrow must unite bitter rivals to stop a warlord burning the outer worlds.

by Pierce Brown 2023

4.77

111k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera 🗡️ Political Treachery ⚔️ Revolution And Rebellion 🤝 Enemies To Brothers 💔 Grief As Fuel

Taken to Sky

by Elizabeth Stephens • 2023

An addict thief is chased across space by the assassin who was once her only friend.

4.13

391

🛸 Alien Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💊 Addiction Recovery 🚪 Forced Proximity

Taken to Sky 87%

An addict thief is chased across space by the assassin who was once her only friend.

by Elizabeth Stephens 2023

4.13

391 ratings

🛸 Alien Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💊 Addiction Recovery 🚪 Forced Proximity

Tarkin

by James Luceno • 2014

Tarkin and Vader hunt a stolen warship while a rebel's vendetta and a traitor's scheme collide.

3.76

21k+

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🚀 Military Sci-Fi ⚔️ Uneasy Allies 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🔥 Rebel Insurgency

Tarkin 87%

Tarkin and Vader hunt a stolen warship while a rebel's vendetta and a traitor's scheme collide.

by James Luceno 2014

3.76

21k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🚀 Military Sci-Fi ⚔️ Uneasy Allies 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🔥 Rebel Insurgency

Red Seas Under Red Skies

by Scott Lynch • 2007

Two con artists, poisoned and trapped, must become pirates to survive the archon's deadly scheme.

4.25

162k+

🎭 Fantasy Heist 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 👥 Buddy Duo 🤝 Double Crosses 😈 Dark Humor

Red Seas Under Red Skies 87%

Two con artists, poisoned and trapped, must become pirates to survive the archon's deadly scheme.

by Scott Lynch 2007

4.25

162k+ ratings

🎭 Fantasy Heist 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 👥 Buddy Duo 🤝 Double Crosses 😈 Dark Humor

Horus Rising

by Dan Abnett • 2016

When a Space Marine joins the Warmaster's council, his deadliest enemy wears a brother's face.

4.51

278

🖤 Grimdark Sci-Fi 🛡️ Space Marine Legion 🔒 Secret Lodge 💔 Doomed Brotherhood 🗡️ Impending Betrayal

Horus Rising 87%

When a Space Marine joins the Warmaster's council, his deadliest enemy wears a brother's face.

by Dan Abnett 2016

4.51

278 ratings

🖤 Grimdark Sci-Fi 🛡️ Space Marine Legion 🔒 Secret Lodge 💔 Doomed Brotherhood 🗡️ Impending Betrayal

Leviathan Falls

by James S.A. Corey • 2021

Bonded to alien technology, Jim Holden can stop the hive mind only by collapsing every ring gate.

4.54

72k+

🚀 Military Space Opera 👽 Alien Artifacts 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Hive Mind Threat 💔 Bittersweet

Leviathan Falls 87%

Bonded to alien technology, Jim Holden can stop the hive mind only by collapsing every ring gate.

by James S.A. Corey 2021

4.54

72k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera 👽 Alien Artifacts 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Hive Mind Threat 💔 Bittersweet

Revelation Space

by Alastair Reynolds • 2000

A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.

3.99

62k+

🪐 Xenoarchaeology 🌌 Cosmic Horror 🚀 Gothic Spaceship 👾 Rogue Ai 🦠 Plague Ship

Revelation Space 87%

A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.

by Alastair Reynolds 2000

3.99

62k+ ratings

🪐 Xenoarchaeology 🌌 Cosmic Horror 🚀 Gothic Spaceship 👾 Rogue Ai 🦠 Plague Ship

Star Wars

by Timothy Zahn • 1993

An Imperial genius corners the New Republic; a former assassin's loyalty could save the galaxy.

4.27

67k+

🚀 Military Space Opera 🗡️ Former Assassin 🕊️ Redemption Arc 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ♟️ Tactical Warfare

Star Wars 87%

An Imperial genius corners the New Republic; a former assassin's loyalty could save the galaxy.

by Timothy Zahn 1993

4.27

67k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera 🗡️ Former Assassin 🕊️ Redemption Arc 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ♟️ Tactical Warfare

Consider Phlebas

by Iain M. Banks • 1987

To save a crumbling empire, a shapeshifter must steal a runaway supermind from a dead world.

3.85

102k+

🦎 Shapeshifter Protagonist 🚀 Mercenary Crew 🛐 Alien Religion 🌍 Doomed Megastructure 🧠 Sentient Starship

Consider Phlebas 87%

To save a crumbling empire, a shapeshifter must steal a runaway supermind from a dead world.

by Iain M. Banks 1987

3.85

102k+ ratings

🦎 Shapeshifter Protagonist 🚀 Mercenary Crew 🛐 Alien Religion 🌍 Doomed Megastructure 🧠 Sentient Starship

Space Opera

by Catherynne M. Valente • 2018

A washed-up glam rocker must save Earth from elimination at an intergalactic song contest.

3.45

17k+

🌀 Absurdist Sci-Fi 🏆 Galactic Competition 🎸 Washed-Up Musician 🥁 Band Reunion 💔 Grief And Performance

Space Opera 87%

A washed-up glam rocker must save Earth from elimination at an intergalactic song contest.

by Catherynne M. Valente 2018

3.45

17k+ ratings

🌀 Absurdist Sci-Fi 🏆 Galactic Competition 🎸 Washed-Up Musician 🥁 Band Reunion 💔 Grief And Performance

Night Lords

by Aaron Dembski-Bowden • 2014

A doomed Night Lord seer fights to unite his traitor legion, hunted by aliens who foretold his rise.

4.67

2k+

🚀 Military Sci-Fi 👿 Villain Protagonists 🔮 Doomed By Prophecy 👻 Gothic Space Horror ☠️ Traitor Legion

Night Lords 87%

A doomed Night Lord seer fights to unite his traitor legion, hunted by aliens who foretold his rise.

by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2014

4.67

2k+ ratings

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26k+ ratings

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The Last Watch 87%

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3.97

12k+ ratings

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by John Scalzi 2006

3.99

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3.40

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The Golden Age of Piracy 87%

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3.40

366 ratings

🏴‍☠️ Piracy History 🔍 Myth Debunking ⛵ Age Of Sail ⚓ Naval Warfare 🗳️ Pirate Democracy

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