Space Opera Written By Women

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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 175,360 ratings
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Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 115,492 ratings
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All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 335,048 ratings
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Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 39,433 ratings
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The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,411 ratings
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Binti (Binti, #1)
Binti (Binti, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 78,675 ratings
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A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2)
A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 84,549 ratings
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Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1)
Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16,048 ratings
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The Dispossessed
The Dispossessed 4.25 avg rating — 143,133 ratings
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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 317,105 ratings
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Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)
Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 48,680 ratings
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Polaris Rising (Consortium Rebellion, #1)
Polaris Rising (Consortium Rebellion, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 14,647 ratings
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Fortune's Pawn (Paradox, #1)
Fortune's Pawn (Paradox, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 15,990 ratings
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Six Wakes
Six Wakes 3.83 avg rating — 19,987 ratings
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Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)
Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 16,166 ratings
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The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)
The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 29,853 ratings
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Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7)
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) 4.30 avg rating — 30,482 ratings
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Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, #1)
Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 16,210 ratings
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Valor's Choice (Confederation, #1)
Valor's Choice (Confederation, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 8,824 ratings
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Dark Horse (Class 5, #1)
Dark Horse (Class 5, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 8,914 ratings
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A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 68,187 ratings
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To Be Taught, If Fortunate
To Be Taught, If Fortunate 4.20 avg rating — 52,533 ratings
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Behind the Throne (The Indranan War, #1)
Behind the Throne (The Indranan War, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 4,098 ratings
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Linesman (Linesman, #1)
Linesman (Linesman, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 3,347 ratings
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Stars Uncharted (Stars Uncharted, #1)
Stars Uncharted (Stars Uncharted, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 2,101 ratings
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A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12)
A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12) 4.41 avg rating — 20,044 ratings
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Agent of Change (Liaden Universe, #9)
Agent of Change (Liaden Universe, #9) 4.16 avg rating — 4,384 ratings
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Heaven's Queen (Paradox, #3)
Heaven's Queen (Paradox, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 8,121 ratings
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Rules of Redemption (The Firebird Chronicles, #1)
Rules of Redemption (The Firebird Chronicles, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 14,525 ratings
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Stars Beyond (Stars Uncharted, #2)
Stars Beyond (Stars Uncharted, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 920 ratings
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Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 60,522 ratings
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Provenance
Provenance 3.84 avg rating — 20,875 ratings
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Honor's Knight (Paradox, #2)
Honor's Knight (Paradox, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 10,099 ratings
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The Mountains of Mourning
The Mountains of Mourning 4.28 avg rating — 8,906 ratings
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The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1)
The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 7,632 ratings
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Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 172,107 ratings
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Confluence (Linesman, #3)
Confluence (Linesman, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 1,581 ratings
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Alliance (Linesman, #2)
Alliance (Linesman, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 1,985 ratings
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Planetfall (Planetfall, #1)
Planetfall (Planetfall, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 12,636 ratings
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The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2)
The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 187,488 ratings
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Remnant Population
Remnant Population 4.11 avg rating — 7,106 ratings
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Honor Among Thieves (The Honors, #1)
Honor Among Thieves (The Honors, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 5,879 ratings
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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 317,105 ratings
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The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3)
The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 159,368 ratings
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City of Pearl (Wess'har Wars, #1)
City of Pearl (Wess'har Wars, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,312 ratings
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The Stars Are Legion
The Stars Are Legion 3.65 avg rating — 10,657 ratings
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Home (Binti, #2)
Home (Binti, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 29,657 ratings
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Star Nomad (Fallen Empire, #1)
Star Nomad (Fallen Empire, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 7,625 ratings
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Chanur's Homecoming (Chanur, #4)
Chanur's Homecoming (Chanur, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 3,239 ratings
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Grass (Arbai, #1)
Grass (Arbai, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 13,134 ratings
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Heart of Iron (Heart of Iron, #1)
Heart of Iron (Heart of Iron, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 7,261 ratings
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Ammonite
Ammonite 3.90 avg rating — 6,980 ratings
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Honor Bound (Honors, 2)
Honor Bound (Honors, 2) 4.03 avg rating — 2,210 ratings
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After the Crown (The Indranan War, #2)
After the Crown (The Indranan War, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 2,415 ratings
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Chaos Reigning (Consortium Rebellion, #3)
Chaos Reigning (Consortium Rebellion, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 6,151 ratings
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Aurora Blazing (Consortium Rebellion, #2)
Aurora Blazing (Consortium Rebellion, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 7,566 ratings
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Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9)
Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9) 4.23 avg rating — 41,223 ratings
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Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 451,912 ratings
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The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1)
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 26,297 ratings
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Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3)
Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 396,141 ratings
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Velocity Weapon (The Protectorate, #1)
Velocity Weapon (The Protectorate, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 7,445 ratings
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PartnerShip (Brainship, #2)
PartnerShip (Brainship, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 4,895 ratings
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The Ship Who Won (Brainship, #5)
The Ship Who Won (Brainship, #5) 3.96 avg rating — 4,766 ratings
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Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication) #16)
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication) #16) 3.83 avg rating — 10,105 ratings
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Defy the Stars (Constellation, #1)
Defy the Stars (Constellation, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 13,436 ratings
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Ring of Swords (Hwarhath, #1)
Ring of Swords (Hwarhath, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 404 ratings
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On a Red Station, Drifting
On a Red Station, Drifting 3.76 avg rating — 2,105 ratings
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Foreigner (Foreigner, #1)
Foreigner (Foreigner, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 10,804 ratings
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Crystal Soldier (The Great Migration Duology, #1; Liaden Universe, #1)
Crystal Soldier (The Great Migration Duology, #1; Liaden Universe, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 2,801 ratings
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Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3)
Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 56,775 ratings
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Beholder's Eye (Web Shifters, #1)
Beholder's Eye (Web Shifters, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 1,771 ratings
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Musketeer Space (Musketeer Space #1)
Musketeer Space (Musketeer Space #1) 4.32 avg rating — 127 ratings
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Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)
Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 159,060 ratings
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Forty Thousand in Gehenna (Unionside, #1)
Forty Thousand in Gehenna (Unionside, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 2,172 ratings
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Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars, #2)
Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 2,856 ratings
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Carnelians (Saga of the Skolian Empire, #14)
Carnelians (Saga of the Skolian Empire, #14) 4.01 avg rating — 549 ratings
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Outsystem (The Intrepid Saga #1)
Outsystem (The Intrepid Saga #1) 4.04 avg rating — 1,942 ratings
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Age of Deception (The Firebird Chronicles, #2)
Age of Deception (The Firebird Chronicles, #2) 4.48 avg rating — 10,367 ratings
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Unconquerable Sun (The Sun Chronicles, #1)
Unconquerable Sun (The Sun Chronicles, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,949 ratings
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Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers 3.93 avg rating — 3,251 ratings
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The Second Rebel (The First Sister Trilogy, #2)
The Second Rebel (The First Sister Trilogy, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 2,493 ratings
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The Empress Game (The Empress Game Trilogy #1)
The Empress Game (The Empress Game Trilogy #1) 3.74 avg rating — 1,221 ratings
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Fortuna (Nova Vita Protocol, #1)
Fortuna (Nova Vita Protocol, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 615 ratings
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Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch, #2)
Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 59,022 ratings
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Spinning Starlight
Spinning Starlight 3.76 avg rating — 2,210 ratings
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The Citadel of Weeping Pearls
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls 3.81 avg rating — 1,291 ratings
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Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Rocannon’s World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions (Hainish Cycle, #1-3)
Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Rocannon’s World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions (Hainish Cycle, #1-3) 4.25 avg rating — 4,980 ratings
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Toxic
Toxic 3.73 avg rating — 792 ratings
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Gabriel's Ghost (Dock Five Universe, #1)
Gabriel's Ghost (Dock Five Universe, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 4,466 ratings
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Stitching Snow
Stitching Snow 3.87 avg rating — 8,420 ratings
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Regenesis (Cyteen, #4)
Regenesis (Cyteen, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 1,476 ratings
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Ignite the Stars (Ignite the Stars, #1)
Ignite the Stars (Ignite the Stars, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 1,944 ratings
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The Ginger Star (The Book of Skaith, #1)
The Ginger Star (The Book of Skaith, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 572 ratings
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How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse (The Thorne Chronicles, #1)
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse (The Thorne Chronicles, #1)
by: K. Eason
3.83 avg rating — 5,975 ratings
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Dark Orbit
Dark Orbit 3.69 avg rating — 2,343 ratings
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This Gulf of Time and Stars (Reunification #1)
This Gulf of Time and Stars (Reunification #1) 4.08 avg rating — 386 ratings
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Falling Free (Vorkosigan Saga, #4)
Falling Free (Vorkosigan Saga, #4) 3.84 avg rating — 22,719 ratings
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Ancestral Night (White Space, #1)
Ancestral Night (White Space, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 6,227 ratings
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The Tea Master and the Detective
The Tea Master and the Detective 3.84 avg rating — 5,889 ratings
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Beyond the Empire (The Indranan War, #3)
Beyond the Empire (The Indranan War, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 1,839 ratings
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