6 Best space opera books like The Body Politic (Schlock Mercenary, #9) by Howard Tayler

Cover of The Body Politic (Schlock Mercenary, #9) by Howard Tayler

The Body Politic (Schlock Mercenary, #9)

By: Howard Tayler

4.41

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

"But...we hate that guy!" Captain Tagon has a difficult mission ahead of him. He must convince his …

If you liked the space opera plot in The Body Politic (Schlock Mercenary, #9) by Howard Tayler , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2) by Timothy Zahn

1. Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

By: Timothy Zahn

4.18

Format: 439 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord—Grand Admiral Thrawn—has taken command of the … read more

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  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • space
"Yes, they’d lost. But it was just a battle, not the war."

-Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

"I rule the Empire now. Not some long-dead Emperor; certainly not you. the only treason is defiance of my orders."

-Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

"One of the first rules the Emperor had drummed into her [Mara Jade] so long ago was to blend in as best she could with her surroundings"

-Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

"The maitrakh met her gaze steadily, her alien face unreadable. 'Are you offering me your help?' Leia asked. 'There is honor in you, Lady Vader,' the maitrakh said, her voice quiet. 'For the life and …"

-Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2)

Cover of The Beast of the Rails (The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 1)(Girl Genius, #14) by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio

2. The Beast of the Rails (The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 1)(Girl Genius, #14)

By: Phil Foglio , Kaja Foglio

4.40

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha is the last of the Heterodynes, a notorious family of Mad S… read more

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  • webcomic
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • comics
  • fiction
  • science fiction
"Heh. If we got married now, Martellus wouldn’t be able to-“ “Out of the question."

-Phil Foglio, The Beast of the Rails (The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 1)(Girl Genius, #14)

"Now, now-don’t strain that magnificent brain of yours trying to work out my motives-we have a lunatic clank to destroy!"

-Phil Foglio, The Beast of the Rails (The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 1)(Girl Genius, #14)

Cover of The Burning Page (The Invisible Library, #3) by Genevieve Cogman

3. The Burning Page (The Invisible Library, #3)

By: Genevieve Cogman

4.05

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

The third title in Genevieve Cogman's clever and exciting The Invisible Library series, The Burning… read more

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  • fiction
"I may take a while to learn from my mistakes, but I get there eventually."

-Genevieve Cogman, The Burning Page (The Invisible Library, #3)

"I have spent most of my life preferring books to people,’ Irene said sharply. ‘Just because I like a few specific people doesn’t change anything."

-Genevieve Cogman, The Burning Page (The Invisible Library, #3)

" What fun, Irene thought grimly through the band of pain pressing on her temple, I now have a whole new standard for how bad things can get. Travel is so educational. "

-Genevieve Cogman, The Burning Page (The Invisible Library, #3)

"This sense of possibility might not last, of course Nothing ever did. But she wasn’t going to spoil it by looking too far ahead. They were safe in the Library, and the Library would endure."

-Genevieve Cogman, The Burning Page (The Invisible Library, #3)

Cover of Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse (Girl Genius, #10) by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio

4. Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse (Girl Genius, #10)

By: Phil Foglio , Kaja Foglio

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

Adventure! Romance! Mad Science! Deep in the heart of the damaged machine that is Castle Heterodyne… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • comics
  • fiction
  • science fiction
Cover of The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1) by Genevieve Cogman

5. The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1)

By: Genevieve Cogman

0.00

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

Irene must be at the top of her game or she'll be off the case - permanently... Irene is a professi… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm (Girl Genius, #9) by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio

6. Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm (Girl Genius, #9)

By: Phil Foglio , Kaja Foglio

3.71

Format: 656 pages,

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha has finally made it to her ancestral castle, but so has a w… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • comics
  • fiction
  • science fiction
Cover of Agatha Heterodyne and the Sleeping City (Girl Genius, #13) by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio

7. Agatha Heterodyne and the Sleeping City (Girl Genius, #13)

By: Phil Foglio , Kaja Foglio

4.06

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha and her friends try to save her town from the vast armies o… read more

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  • science fiction
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of The Last Command (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #3) by Timothy Zahn

8. The Last Command (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #3)

By: Timothy Zahn

3.50

Format: 142 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The embattled Republic reels from the attacks of Grand Admiral Thrawn, who has marshaled the remnan… read more

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  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction

9. The Masked City (The Invisible Library, #2)

By: Genevieve Cogman

4.20

Format: None pages,

Librarian-spy Irene is working undercover in an alternative London when her assistant Kai goes miss… read more

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10. The Fires of Heaven (Wheel of Time, #5)

By: Robert Jordan

3.97

Format: None pages,

The fifth book in Robert Jordan's internationally bestselling epic fantasy series, THE WHEEL OF TIM… read more

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11. The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 2: City of Lightning (Girl Genius, #15)

By: Phil Foglio , Kaja Foglio

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! The continuing adventures of Agatha Heterodyne. read more

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12. The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer, #2)

By: Brent Weeks

3.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Gavin Guile is dying. He'd thought he had five years left--now he has less than one. With fifty tho… read more

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13. The Olympian Affair (The Cinder Spires, #2)

By: Jim Butcher

4.25

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

The characters are off on a diplomatic mission to another Spire. A bunch of representatives of vari… read more

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14. The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 3: The Incorruptible Library (Girl Genius #16)

By: Phil Foglio , Kaja Foglio

2.56

Format: 201 pages, Paperback

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha is the last of the Heterodynes-a notorious family of Mad Sc… read more

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Cover of Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6) by Robert Jordan

15. Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6)

By: Robert Jordan

4.19

Format: 1011 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In this sequel to the phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Fires of Heaven, we plunge again int… read more

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  • fiction
"People are people, low or high."

-Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6)

"A man without trust might as well be dead."

-Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6)

"They will pay. I am the Lord of the Morning"

-Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6)

"Women do not become exhausted they only exhaust others."

-Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6)

16. Agatha Heterodyne and the Hammerless Bell (Girl Genius, #11)

By: Phil Foglio , Kaja Foglio

3.72

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

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Cover of The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projets #2) by Brandon Sanderson

17. The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projets #2)

By: Brandon Sanderson

3.77

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

A man awakes in a clearing in what appears to be medieval England with no memory of who he is, wher… read more

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  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
"Horses were less the thundering creatures Of pounding hoof beats and unparalleled speed found in movies and more like golf carts that ran on a tank of grass and occasionally bit you."

-Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projets #2)

"A little pebble starts as an avalanche," I said. "Life isn't like the craps table, where the next roll has the same chance of winning as the last one. In real life, you lose a little - and that makes…"

-Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projets #2)

Cover of Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8) by James S.A. Corey

18. Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8)

By: James S.A. Corey

4.57

Format: 534 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar systems around the galaxy. But as humanity builds its i… read more

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  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • space
"Chapter Fourteen: Teresa “So not unnatural at all,"

-James S.A. Corey, Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8)

"Chapter Fourteen: Teresa “Your dad’s kind of an asshole,"

-James S.A. Corey, Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8)

"Chapter Nineteen: Elvi We just lost two gates, Admiral. And one of them had an entire world filled with people behind it."

-James S.A. Corey, Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8)

"I want this war over with, and a real peace established. The kind where people can be angry with each other and hate each other and no one has to die over it. That’d be enough."

-James S.A. Corey, Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8)

Cover of Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1) by Timothy Zahn

19. Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

By: Timothy Zahn

4.17

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate Cover Edition can be found here. It is a time of renewal, five years after the destruc… read more

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  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • space
"If you don't want to be noticed, you don't use a Star Destroyer."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Estudie arte, Capitán. Si entiende el arte de una especie, entiende a esa especie."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Governments and entire planets are important, Threepio. But when you sift everything down, they're all just made of people."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Fear and anger, Yoda had often warned him, were slaves to the dark side. Vaguely, Luke wondered which side curiosity served."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

Cover of The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

20. The Tainted Cup

By: Robert Jackson Bennett

None

Format: 413 pages, Hardcover

In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, w… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
Cover of An Inheritance of Magic (Inheritance of Magic #1) by Benedict Jacka

21. An Inheritance of Magic (Inheritance of Magic #1)

By: Benedict Jacka

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The super-rich control everything—including magic—in this thrilling and brilliant, contemporary fan… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of In the Shadow of Lightning (Glass Immortals, #1) by Brian  McClellan

22. In the Shadow of Lightning (Glass Immortals, #1)

By: Brian McClellan

4.40

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

From Brian McClellan, author of The Powder Mage trilogy, comes the first novel in the Glass Immorta… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain by Amy Jeffs

23. Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain

By: Amy Jeffs

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Soaked in mist and old magic, Storyland is a new illustrated mythology of Britain, set in its wilde… read more

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Cover of Utterly Dwarfed (The Order of the Stick #6) by Rich Burlew

24. Utterly Dwarfed (The Order of the Stick #6)

By: Rich Burlew

4.58

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Here comes the sixth volume of The Order of the Stick, the fantasy-comedy webcomic that everyone ag… read more

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  • webcomic
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • comics
  • fiction
"Lien: There wouldn't need to be paladins if the world was, like, fair ."

-Rich Burlew, Utterly Dwarfed (The Order of the Stick #6)

"Durkon: You're only saying that because you don't want the world to end. Roy: Of course I'm only saying that because I don't want the world to end. This is not an otherwise common topic of conversati…"

-Rich Burlew, Utterly Dwarfed (The Order of the Stick #6)

Cover of Kings and Wizards (Girl Genius: The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 4) by Kaja Foglio

25. Kings and Wizards (Girl Genius: The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 4)

By: Kaja Foglio

4.36

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha is the last of the Heterodynes-a notorious family of Mad Sc… read more

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  • webcomic
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • comics
  • fiction
  • science fiction
Cover of The Body Politic (Schlock Mercenary, #9) by Howard Tayler

26. The Body Politic (Schlock Mercenary, #9)

By: Howard Tayler

4.41

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

"But...we hate that guy!" Captain Tagon has a difficult mission ahead of him. He must convince his … read more

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  • webcomic
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • space opera
  • comics
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • comedy
Cover of Sparks and Monsters (Girl Genius The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #6) by Kaja Foglio

27. Sparks and Monsters (Girl Genius The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #6)

By: Kaja Foglio

4.33

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha is the last of the Heterodynes-a notorious family of Mad Sc… read more

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  • webcomic
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • comics
  • science fiction
"There’s a temple to a dark god or some such in the basement. I’ll be there."

-Kaja Foglio, Sparks and Monsters (Girl Genius The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #6)

Cover of Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

28. Snow Crash

By: Neal Stephenson

4.02

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

The "brilliantly realized" (The New York Times Book Review) modern classic that coined the term "me… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
"They made data a controlled substance."

-Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

"To condense fact from the vapor of nuance."

-Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

"I just saved your fucking life, Mom. . . . You could at least offer me an Oreo."

-Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

"Southern California doesn't know whether to bustle or just strangle itself on the spot."

-Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

Cover of The Exorcism Engines (Girl Genius, #20) by Phil Foglio

29. The Exorcism Engines (Girl Genius, #20)

By: Phil Foglio

4.34

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

None read more

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  • webcomic
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • comics
  • science fiction
"Urgh. How frustrating. I don’t even have time to gloat."

-Phil Foglio, The Exorcism Engines (Girl Genius, #20)

Cover of Queens and Pirates (Girl Genius The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #5) by Phil Foglio

30. Queens and Pirates (Girl Genius The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #5)

By: Phil Foglio

4.38

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha is the last of the Heterodynes-a notorious family of Mad Sc… read more

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  • webcomic
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • comics
  • fiction
  • science fiction
"What are you doing here?"

-Phil Foglio, Queens and Pirates (Girl Genius The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #5)

Cover of Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse #5) by Dennis E. Taylor

31. Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse #5)

By: Dennis E. Taylor

4.38

Format: 11 pages, Audiobook

The number one best-selling series that Audible listeners call “wonderfully entertaining”, “packed … read more

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  • humor
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space

21 best-selling fiction books like The Body Politic (Schlock Mercenary, #9) by Howard Tayler

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4.18

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4.40

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