Are you among the legions of space opera fans in the Discover Sci-Fi community? If so, you’re in great company! We are huge fans of space opera! We love it for its epic scale, its awe inspiring focus on interstellar exploration, the high stakes drama, the unforgettable heroic characters, and so much else. With its thrilling adventures, and fantastic settings, space opera is escapism at it’s finest. And who couldn’t use a little of that from time to time? With tales often told over several books, this is also the perfect genre for the voracious readers among us. 

As with military sci-fi, there are almost too many great space operas out there to properly define the best of the genre, but this week, we invite you to join us in trying. 

Five years ago, just as we did with military sci-fi, we polled our community about their favorite space opera series at that time. And after a similarly fierce round of voting this top 10 list of titles prevailed.

Once again, 5 years later, we’re revisiting the question, looking to see how the list may have changed.

As such, we've cataloged twenty of the best space opera books and series in the poll down below, and we’d love for you to vote for your favorites. Vote for as many as you’d like, and if think of any that aren’t on the list but that you feel deserve a mention, please shout it out in the comments.

Ready? Go! 

Many thank-yous to everyone who nominated their favorite sci-fi books published in 2022 for our year end readers' choice awards! 

Nominations poured in from readers across the globe, and once again we ended up with hundreds of incredible titles! As with previous years, we’ve taken the list and narrowed it down to the books that received the most nominations. Those books are the ones that will be moving on to the voting round!

Ready to see if your pick made it to the next round? Let’s go! 

Scroll down to see the titles moving forward and select your favorite. Next week we'll publish a list of the top ten from this group. Want to discuss the titles nominated? Leave your thoughts in the comments here on wander over to the Discover Sci-Fi facebook group and chime in there!  

Voting now closed. See you for next year's awards!

“Picking five favorite books is like picking the five body parts you'd most like not to lose.” – Neil Gaiman

With so many books being released every day, it can be hard to know which ones are worth your time! Especially  if—like many of us—you already have a TBR list that will outlive you. In these moments, your community of fellow readers has your back! Last week we asked the Discover Sci-Fi community to nominate the books they thought were the very best of 2022 (so far!) and dozens of great titles were added to the poll. 

Now, it's time to decide.

We narrowed down the list of your nominations to the sixteen most voted for, and now it's time to figure out how they rank! This week you only get one vote, so make it count! 

*As alway this list is made up by combining votes from this blog and our Facebook group.  

As we voyage through the cosmos of 2024, the first half of the year has already gifted us with an abundance of stellar science fiction novels that have set our imaginations alight. The creativity and innovation seen in the new releases are nothing short of extraordinary, promising a bright future for the genre.

While the classics of the Golden Age of Sci-Fi remain dear to our hearts, the current wave of talented authors are carving out their own legacy. These modern storytellers are captivating us with fresh ideas and thrilling narratives that push the boundaries of what we thought possible.

It is in that spirit that we are asking you to nominate your favorite sci-fi books published so far in 2024. We'll be holding the voting round in a few weeks time and you'll be pinned down to one selection then, but for now nominate as many as you'd like.

*Please remember to include both the title and author name in your nominations. Eligible books must have been published between January 1st and June 15th, 2024.

"The days are long, but the years are short"  —Gretchen Rubin

We cannot believe 2022 is coming to a close. Blink and it's gone. Did this year feel like a busy one for you? Have you had a chance to pause and look back at all the great books you read this year? Whether you have or not, we invite you to do that with us now. Go. Do it now. We'll wait... 

How many 2022 releases did you find on your list? Are there any that you have not been able to stop talking about? Any you can't stop recommending? 

We are getting ready for our 2022 retrospective, our look back at the science fiction releases of the year. Is there a sci-fi book published in 2022 you'd like to tell the world about? 

We're listening.

Using the nomination form below nominate your favorite sci-fi books published in 2022! We'll be holding the voting round in a few weeks time and you'll be pinned down to one selection then, but for now nominate as many as you'd like.

*Be sure to submit both the title and author name.

Voting now closed. See you for next year's awards!