19 must-read space opera books like The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1) by John Birmingham

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The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

By: John Birmingham

4.08

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

The galaxy was once terrorized by the Sturm, a group of “species purists” intent on destroying any …

If you liked the space opera plot in The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1) by John Birmingham , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Europa Deep

By: Gary Gibson

4.17

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of Echogenesis and Stealing Light comes a gripping 22nd Century adventure set among… read more

Similar categories in Gary Gibson's Europa Deep book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction
  • fiction
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2. Embers of War (Embers of War, #1)

By: Gareth L. Powell

3.91

Format: 411 pages, Paperback

The warship Trouble Dog was built and bred for calculating violence, yet following a brutal war, sh… read more

Similar categories in Gareth L. Powell's Embers of War (Embers of War, #1) book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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3. Fleet of Knives (Embers of War, #2)

By: Gareth L. Powell

3.95

Format: 405 pages, MP3 CD

From award-winning author Gareth L. Powell, the second book in the critically acclaimed Embers of W… read more

Similar categories in Gareth L. Powell's Fleet of Knives (Embers of War, #2) book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • audiobook
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4. Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.20

Format: 596 pages, ebook

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us the second novel in an extr… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2) book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • audiobook
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5. Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.19

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us an extraordinary space oper… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1) book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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6. Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1)

By: M.R. Carey

4.17

Format: 499 pages, Paperback

 From bestselling author M. R. Carey comes a brilliant genre-defying story of humanity's expansion … read more

Similar categories in M.R. Carey's Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1) book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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7. The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

By: John Birmingham

4.08

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

The galaxy was once terrorized by the Sturm, a group of “species purists” intent on destroying any … read more

Similar categories in John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1) book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • audiobook
  • military fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • military science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • fantasy
  • science fiction
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8. The Last Watch (The Divide, #1)

By: J.S. Dewes

3.96

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

The Expanse meets Game of Thrones in J. S. Dewes's fast-paced, sci-fi adventure The Last Watch, whe… read more

Similar categories in J.S. Dewes's The Last Watch (The Divide, #1) book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • military fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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9. Service Model

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

To fix the world they first must break it further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. Alien Clay

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

They travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind . . . On the distant world of Kiln li… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Alien Clay book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. Rubicon

By: J.S. Dewes

3.93

Format: 469 pages, Paperback

Sergeant Adrienne Valero wants to die. She can't. After enduring a traumatic resurrection for th… read more

Similar categories in J.S. Dewes's Rubicon book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • military fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
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12. Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3)

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.35

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us the third and final novel i… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3) book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. Stars and Bones (Continuance #1)

By: Gareth L. Powell

3.66

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

From the multi BSFA award-winner comes a stunningly inventive action-packed science-fiction epic ad… read more

Similar categories in Gareth L. Powell's Stars and Bones (Continuance #1) book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • audiobook
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14. Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

By: Gareth L. Powell

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Award-winning author Gareth L. Powell delivers an explosive conclusion to his epic Embers of War tr… read more

Similar categories in Gareth L. Powell's Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3) book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
"Philosophy just engineering by another name."

-Gareth L. Powell, Light of Impossible Stars (Embers of War, #3)

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15. 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 John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • audiobook
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16. Descendant Machine (Continuance #2)

By: Gareth L. Powell

4.11

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

From the award-winning author comes a gripping, fast-paced and fascinating science fiction adventur… read more

Similar categories in Gareth L. Powell's Descendant Machine (Continuance #2) book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • space
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17. The Exiled Fleet (The Divide, #2)

By: J.S. Dewes

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

J. S. Dewes continues her fast paced, science fiction action adventure with The Exiled Fleet, where… read more

Similar categories in J.S. Dewes's The Exiled Fleet (The Divide, #2) book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • military fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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18. Weaponized

By: Neal Asher

3.90

Format: 542 pages, Kindle Edition

With the advent of new AI technology, Polity citizens now possess incredible lifespans. Yet they st… read more

Similar categories in Neal Asher's Weaponized book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • military fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. Braking Day

By: Adam Oyebanji

3.98

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

On a generation ship bound for a distant star, one engineer-in-training must discover the secrets a… read more

Similar categories in Adam Oyebanji's Braking Day book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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20. Gun Runner

By: Larry Correia

4.22

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

THRILLING SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURE FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHORS LARRY CORREIA AND JOHN BROWNThe Heart… read more

Similar categories in Larry Correia's Gun Runner book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1) by James S.A. Corey

21. The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1)

By: James S.A. Corey

4.24

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is ab… read more

Similar categories in James S.A. Corey's The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1) book and John Birmingham's The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

21 Top fiction books like The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1) by John Birmingham

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Europa Deep

Gary Gibson

4.17

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Embers of War (Embers of War, #1)

Gareth L. Powell

3.91

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Fleet of Knives (Embers of War, #2)

Gareth L. Powell

3.95

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Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2)

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.20

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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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Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1)

M.R. Carey

4.17

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Service Model

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

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