Space Opera with Female Protagonists and a Bit Of Romance

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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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Fortune's Pawn (Paradox, #1)
Fortune's Pawn (Paradox, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 15,990 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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Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 39,434 ratings
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Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, #1)
Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 16,210 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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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 175,365 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 — 16,049 ratings
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Starshine (Aurora Rising #1; Aurora Rhapsody #1)
Starshine (Aurora Rising #1; Aurora Rhapsody #1) 3.93 avg rating — 3,769 ratings
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Perdition (Dred Chronicles, #1)
Perdition (Dred Chronicles, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 4,200 ratings
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On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 48,418 ratings
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An Accidental Goddess
An Accidental Goddess 4.03 avg rating — 3,937 ratings
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A Confederation of Valor (Confederation, #1-2)
A Confederation of Valor (Confederation, #1-2) 4.20 avg rating — 1,545 ratings
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Hunt the Stars (Starlight's Shadow, #1)
Hunt the Stars (Starlight's Shadow, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 11,309 ratings
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The Queen's Gambit (Rogue Queen, #1)
The Queen's Gambit (Rogue Queen, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 3,496 ratings
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Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)
Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 159,062 ratings
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Hunting Party (The Serrano Legacy, #1)
Hunting Party (The Serrano Legacy, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 6,405 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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Only Bad Options (Galactic Bonds, #1)
Only Bad Options (Galactic Bonds, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 6,303 ratings
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A Soldier's Duty (Theirs Not to Reason Why, #1)
A Soldier's Duty (Theirs Not to Reason Why, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 4,861 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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Song of Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus, #1)
Song of Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 2,907 ratings
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Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle, #1)
Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 72,660 ratings
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Perilous Waif (Alice Long #1)
Perilous Waif (Alice Long #1) 4.40 avg rating — 4,467 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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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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Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers 3.93 avg rating — 3,251 ratings
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The Rowan (The Tower and the Hive, #1)
The Rowan (The Tower and the Hive, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 18,109 ratings
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Dark Deeds (Class 5, #2)
Dark Deeds (Class 5, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 4,285 ratings
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Facets of Revolution (The Firebird Chronicles, #4)
Facets of Revolution (The Firebird Chronicles, #4) 4.58 avg rating — 5,675 ratings
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Dark Minds (Class 5, #3)
Dark Minds (Class 5, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 3,375 ratings
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The Cold Between (Central Corps, #1)
The Cold Between (Central Corps, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 1,450 ratings
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Grim (Tornians, #1)
Grim (Tornians, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 11,735 ratings
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Dark Matters (Class 5, #4)
Dark Matters (Class 5, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 2,327 ratings
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Victory Conditions (Vatta's War, #5)
Victory Conditions (Vatta's War, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 9,302 ratings
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Command Decision (Vatta's War, #4)
Command Decision (Vatta's War, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 10,353 ratings
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Engaging the Enemy (Vatta's War, #3)
Engaging the Enemy (Vatta's War, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 10,101 ratings
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The Ship Who Searched (Brainship, #3)
The Ship Who Searched (Brainship, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 11,915 ratings
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Fluency (Confluence, #1)
Fluency (Confluence, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 11,443 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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Games of Command
Games of Command 4.04 avg rating — 3,456 ratings
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Scout's Progress (Liaden Universe, #6)
Scout's Progress (Liaden Universe, #6) 4.43 avg rating — 2,582 ratings
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Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War, #2)
Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 11,192 ratings
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Overload Flux (Central Galactic Concordance #1)
Overload Flux (Central Galactic Concordance #1) 3.90 avg rating — 828 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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Shades of Treason (Anomaly, #1)
Shades of Treason (Anomaly, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,177 ratings
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Cassandra's Challenge (Imperial, #1)
Cassandra's Challenge (Imperial, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 3,224 ratings
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Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7)
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) 4.30 avg rating — 30,484 ratings
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This Is How You Lose the Time War
This Is How You Lose the Time War 3.85 avg rating — 308,404 ratings
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Rimrunners (The Company Wars, #3)
Rimrunners (The Company Wars, #3) 3.87 avg rating — 2,167 ratings
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Victoria's Challenge (Imperial, #2)
Victoria's Challenge (Imperial, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 2,307 ratings
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There Before the Chaos (The Farian War, #1)
There Before the Chaos (The Farian War, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 984 ratings
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Acorna: The Unicorn Girl (Acorna, #1)
Acorna: The Unicorn Girl (Acorna, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 10,913 ratings
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Primary Inversion (Saga of the Skolian Empire, #1)
Primary Inversion (Saga of the Skolian Empire, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 4,252 ratings
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Local Custom (Liaden Universe, #5)
Local Custom (Liaden Universe, #5) 4.27 avg rating — 2,701 ratings
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Asrian Skies (Shadows of War, #1)
Asrian Skies (Shadows of War, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 91 ratings
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Abducted Hope
Abducted Hope really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Infiltration (Mindspace, #1)
Infiltration (Mindspace, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 204 ratings
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Destiny Abounds (Starlight Saga, #1)
Destiny Abounds (Starlight Saga, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 89 ratings
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Fallen (Allies and Enemies, #1)
Fallen (Allies and Enemies, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 575 ratings
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The Cartel (The Apprentice, #1; The Twelve Systems Chronicles, #1)
The Cartel (The Apprentice, #1; The Twelve Systems Chronicles, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 218 ratings
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The Protectorit (The Protectorit, #1)
The Protectorit (The Protectorit, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 129 ratings
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The Empress Capsule (Audacity Saga, #1)
The Empress Capsule (Audacity Saga, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 517 ratings
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Killing Gravity (Voidwitch Saga #1)
Killing Gravity (Voidwitch Saga #1) 3.57 avg rating — 2,391 ratings
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Change of Command (The Serrano Legacy, #6)
Change of Command (The Serrano Legacy, #6) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,529 ratings
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Ascending (The Vardeshi Saga, #1)
Ascending (The Vardeshi Saga, #1) 4.43 avg rating — 891 ratings
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Freedom's Landing (Catteni, #1)
Freedom's Landing (Catteni, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 12,196 ratings
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Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #1)
Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 61,400 ratings
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Sporting Chance (The Serrano Legacy, #2)
Sporting Chance (The Serrano Legacy, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 4,313 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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Nightchaser (Endeavor, #1)
Nightchaser (Endeavor, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 5,319 ratings
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Age of Deception (The Firebird Chronicles, #2)
Age of Deception (The Firebird Chronicles, #2) 4.48 avg rating — 10,368 ratings
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Eclipse the Moon (Starlight's Shadow, #2)
Eclipse the Moon (Starlight's Shadow, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 5,053 ratings
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Calamity (Uncharted Hearts, #1)
Calamity (Uncharted Hearts, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 2,578 ratings
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Capture the Sun (Starlight's Shadow, #3)
Capture the Sun (Starlight's Shadow, #3) 3.77 avg rating — 2,961 ratings
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Crossover (Cassandra Kresnov, #1)
Crossover (Cassandra Kresnov, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 2,937 ratings
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The Caphenon (Chronicles of Alsea, #1)
The Caphenon (Chronicles of Alsea, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 1,077 ratings
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Nostalgia Is Heartless
Nostalgia Is Heartless 4.37 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Sold to the Death Games (Royals of Agner, #1)
Sold to the Death Games (Royals of Agner, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 62 ratings
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The Scent of Metal (Argonauts of Space, #1)
The Scent of Metal (Argonauts of Space, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 229 ratings
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The Chosen One (Sword of the Gods Saga, #1)
The Chosen One (Sword of the Gods Saga, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 430 ratings
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The Oncoming Storm (Angel in the Whirlwind, #1)
The Oncoming Storm (Angel in the Whirlwind, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 3,352 ratings
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Just Between Series
Just Between Series 4.69 avg rating — 51 ratings
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Prelude to Sorrow (The IX, #3)
Prelude to Sorrow (The IX, #3) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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A Hero for the Empire (The Dragon's Bidding, #1)
A Hero for the Empire (The Dragon's Bidding, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 160 ratings
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Thanemonger (The Ladyships, #1)
Thanemonger (The Ladyships, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 621 ratings
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Partners - Book One (Partners, #1)
Partners - Book One (Partners, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 382 ratings
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The Counterfeit Captain (Captain Nancy Martin Book 1)
The Counterfeit Captain (Captain Nancy Martin Book 1) 3.94 avg rating — 101 ratings
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Andromeda's Fall (The Prequel Legion Series, #1)
Andromeda's Fall (The Prequel Legion Series, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 1,220 ratings
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Contract of Defiance (Spectras Arise Trilogy, #1)
Contract of Defiance (Spectras Arise Trilogy, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 355 ratings
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Ascension (Tangled Axon, #1)
Ascension (Tangled Axon, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 1,694 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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Threshold of Annihilation (The Firebird Chronicles, #3)
Threshold of Annihilation (The Firebird Chronicles, #3) 4.46 avg rating — 8,261 ratings
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Sovran's Pawn (The Black Wing Chronicles, #1)
Sovran's Pawn (The Black Wing Chronicles, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 125 ratings
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Dark Ambitions (Class 5 #4.5)
Dark Ambitions (Class 5 #4.5) 4.29 avg rating — 1,089 ratings
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Bright Shards (The Vardeshi Saga, #2)
Bright Shards (The Vardeshi Saga, #2) 4.44 avg rating — 617 ratings
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Under Different Stars (Kricket, #1)
Under Different Stars (Kricket, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 20,069 ratings
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A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers, #1)
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 7,898 ratings
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A Thousand Words for Stranger (Trade Pact Universe, #1)
A Thousand Words for Stranger (Trade Pact Universe, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 2,886 ratings
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A Demon's Work Is Never Done (Latter Day Demons, #2)
A Demon's Work Is Never Done (Latter Day Demons, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 376 ratings
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