Welcome back, space fans! Let’s talk about space operas. One of my favorite books of 2025 is Slow Gods by Claire North. You’ve probably seen me mention it here and talk about it on All the Books! a few times. I love to recommend it. It’s a wild epic, set across the galaxy, with drama, battles, spaceships, and more. Space operas are a great time! In celebration of space operas, I wanted to recommend five more for you to pick up. These are recent-ish releases that have amazing, character-driven stories out in the universe, with high stakes, space shenanigans, adventures, interstellar conflicts, human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria. (Okay, those last few are from Ghostbusters , but these novels all still have really great stories.) Let’s meet them! The Photonic Effect by Mike Chen Captain Demora Kim and her crew return from a decade-long mission, fighting battles in the sky, only to discover a civil war has broken out on their planet.…