12 Best space opera books like The Salvation Gambit by Emily Skrutskie

Cover of The Salvation Gambit by Emily Skrutskie

The Salvation Gambit

By: Emily Skrutskie

3.65

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

A hotheaded hacker must outwit the AI at the heart of a rogue warship–turned–penal colony if she an…

If you liked the space opera plot in The Salvation Gambit by Emily Skrutskie , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1) by Megan E. O'Keefe

1. The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1)

By: Megan E. O'Keefe

4.11

Format: 491 pages, Paperback

When a spy is stranded on a dead planet with her mortal enemy, she must first figure out how to sur… read more

Similar categories in Megan E. O'Keefe's The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1) book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Chaos Terminal (The Midsolar Murders, #2) by Mur Lafferty

2. Chaos Terminal (The Midsolar Murders, #2)

By: Mur Lafferty

3.94

Format: 369 pages, Paperback

Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective, and fled to outer space to avoid it…but … read more

Similar categories in Mur Lafferty's Chaos Terminal (The Midsolar Murders, #2) book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #2) by Malka Ann Older

3. The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #2)

By: Malka Ann Older

4.01

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti reunite to solve a brand-new mystery in the follow-up to the … read more

Similar categories in Malka Ann Older's The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #2) book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu

4. The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

By: Samit Basu

3.59

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

Shantiport was supposed to be a gateway to the stars. But the city is sinking, and its colonist rul… read more

Similar categories in Samit Basu's The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"You exist, and you deserve to belong."

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

"Usually when my life goes according to plan, it turns out the plan was made by someone else"

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

"It's all very clear, I just chose not to get it, I just decided everyone who didn't agree with my vision was lying, or a fool."

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

"I don't want to talk about this. It's not that I think you're wrong, but it's too big for me. I'll never be able to do anything about it."

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

Cover of These Burning Stars (The Kindom Trilogy, #1) by Bethany Jacobs

5. These Burning Stars (The Kindom Trilogy, #1)

By: Bethany Jacobs

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

A dangerous cat-and-mouse quest for revenge. An empire that spans star systems, built on the bones … read more

Similar categories in Bethany Jacobs's These Burning Stars (The Kindom Trilogy, #1) book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4) by Suzanne Palmer

6. Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4)

By: Suzanne Palmer

4.59

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

The fourth and final installment of the Finder Chronicles, a hopepunk sci-fi caper described as Mac… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Palmer's Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4) book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Mal Goes to War: A Novel by Edward Ashton

7. Mal Goes to War: A Novel

By: Edward Ashton

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The humans are fighting again. Go figure. As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and… read more

Similar categories in Edward Ashton's Mal Goes to War: A Novel book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Generation Ship by Michael Mammay

8. Generation Ship

By: Michael Mammay

3.83

Format: 608 pages, Paperback

In this riveting, stand-alone novel from Michael Mammay, author of  Planetside,  the beginning of a… read more

Similar categories in Michael Mammay's Generation Ship book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2) by Megan E. O'Keefe

9. The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2)

By: Megan E. O'Keefe

4.21

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Dying planets, dangerous conspiracies, and secret romance abound in the second installment of the D… read more

Similar categories in Megan E. O'Keefe's The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2) book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"A woman in possession of a bomb is in want of a reason to use it." "Oh god help us, she's been reading old shit again." Kuma said. "Hanging up now," Naira said. "Tell me if anything blows up that's n…"

-Megan E. O'Keefe, The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2)

Cover of The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

10. The Deep Sky

By: Yume Kitasei

3.71

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

Yume Kitasei's The Deep Sky is an enthralling sci fi thriller debut about a mission into deep space… read more

Similar categories in Yume Kitasei's The Deep Sky book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"...wanting to prove they were strong enough to withstand anything. Except strength could make you brittle. Big enough impact, and you splinter."

-Yume Kitasei, The Deep Sky

Cover of Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) by L.M. Sagas

11. Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1)

By: L.M. Sagas

3.92

Format: 407 pages, Paperback

L. M. Sagas' debut, Cascade Failure, is a highly commercial, sci-fi adventure blending J. S. Dewes'… read more

Similar categories in L.M. Sagas's Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord

12. The Blue, Beautiful World

By: Karen Lord

3.00

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

As first contact transforms the Earth, a group of gifted visionaries race to create a new future in… read more

Similar categories in Karen Lord's The Blue, Beautiful World book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Floating Hotel by Grace  Curtis

13. Floating Hotel

By: Grace Curtis

3.70

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

This cozy debut science fiction novel tells a story of misfits, rebels, found family—and a mystery … read more

Similar categories in Grace Curtis's Floating Hotel book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2) by Micaiah Johnson

14. Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2)

By: Micaiah Johnson

4.15

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

Faced with a coming apocalypse, a woman must reckon with her past to solve a series of sudden and i… read more

Similar categories in Micaiah Johnson's Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2) book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Wanting to shift someone's boundaries is a burden and a threat, not a gift or a compliment."

-Micaiah Johnson, Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2)

Cover of Ocean's Godori by Elaine U. Cho

15. Ocean's Godori

By: Elaine U. Cho

3.67

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Ocean Yoon has never felt like much of a Korean, even if she is descended from a long line of haeny… read more

Similar categories in Elaine U. Cho's Ocean's Godori book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"She asks, "Do you ever want to go back to Mars?" "It's a weird little place," he replies. "Stuck in its ways. I feel more like a Martian when I'm not there, if that makes sense."

-Elaine U. Cho, Ocean's Godori

Cover of Calamity (Uncharted Hearts, #1) by Constance Fay

16. Calamity (Uncharted Hearts, #1)

By: Constance Fay

3.79

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

Bramble's inaugural debut is equal parts steamy interstellar romance and sci-fi adventure, perfect … read more

Similar categories in Constance Fay's Calamity (Uncharted Hearts, #1) book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei

17. The Stardust Grail

By: Yume Kitasei

3.78

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Save one world. Doom her own. From the acclaimed author of The Deep Sky comes a thrilling anti-c… read more

Similar categories in Yume Kitasei's The Stardust Grail book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Salvation Gambit by Emily Skrutskie

18. The Salvation Gambit

By: Emily Skrutskie

3.65

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

A hotheaded hacker must outwit the AI at the heart of a rogue warship–turned–penal colony if she an… read more

Similar categories in Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Devil's Gun (Disco Space Opera #2) by Cat Rambo

19. Devil's Gun (Disco Space Opera #2)

By: Cat Rambo

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

No one escapes their past as the crew of the You Sexy Thing attempts to navigate the hazards of ope… read more

Similar categories in Cat Rambo's Devil's Gun (Disco Space Opera #2) book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Where Peace Is Lost by Valerie Valdes

20. Where Peace Is Lost

By: Valerie Valdes

4.03

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

A brand-new space fantasy novel from master world-builder Valerie Valdes! A refugee with a secret, … read more

Similar categories in Valerie Valdes's Where Peace Is Lost book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • audiobook
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Stars Too Fondly by Emily  Hamilton

21. The Stars Too Fondly

By: Emily Hamilton

3.80

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In her breathtaking debut—part space odyssey, part sapphic rom-com—Emily Hamilton tells a tale of g… read more

Similar categories in Emily Hamilton's The Stars Too Fondly book and Emily Skrutskie's The Salvation Gambit

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer

21 must-read fiction books like The Salvation Gambit by Emily Skrutskie

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The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1)

Megan E. O'Keefe

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Chaos Terminal (The Midsolar Murders, #2)

Mur Lafferty

3.94

Transform Your Habits

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #2)

Malka Ann Older

4.01

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The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

Samit Basu

3.59

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21 Best fiction books like Devil's Gun (Disco Space Opera #2) by Cat Rambo

Transform Your Habits

System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells

4.22

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The Blighted Stars (The Devoured Worlds, #1)

Megan E. O'Keefe

4.11

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Starter Villain

John Scalzi

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Chaos Terminal (The Midsolar Murders, #2)

Mur Lafferty

3.94

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