# Suggest a space opera for a person who doesn't read science fiction **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** books-writing-myths\ **Created:** [March 15, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-space-opera-for-a-person-who-doesnt-read-science-fiction/937902 "2021-03-15T00:12:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-space-opera-for-a-person-who-doesnt-read-science-fiction/937902/7 "2021-03-15T00:40:39Z")
I’ll limit recommendations to the last decade or two. If she’s looking for an amazing and influential work that embodies the form, _Leviathan Wakes_ is it. If she’s looking for a light read with space opera feel, _The Collapsing Empire_ would work. If she wants high literature, _Ancillary Justice_ is spectacular. If she likes a heavy dose of anthropology, _A Memory Called Empire_ is very good. If she likes weird shit, _Ninefox Gambit_ is space opera with suuuper fucked up apocalyptic math. If she’s interested in what space opera looks like through the lens of modern Chinese culture, _The Three Body Problem_ is the way to go. [Wikipedia has a list of examples](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_opera_media) that could be helpful. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-space-opera-for-a-person-who-doesnt-read-science-fiction/937902)._