Space Opera

A man. His ex-girlfriend's cat. A sadistic game show unlike anything in the universe: a dungeon crawl where survival depends on killing your prey in the most entertaining way possible....

The ratings and views are off the chart. The fans just can't get enough. The dungeon gets more dangerous each day. But in a grinder designed to chew up and spit out crawlers by the millions, Carl and Princess Donut need to work harder than ever just to survive.,,,

The top 10 list is populated. The sponsorship program is open. The difficulty is ramping up. The first three floors were nothing compared to what Carl and Donut now face....

A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine guarded by malfunctioning machines. A haunted crypt surrounded by lethal traps....

Attention. Attention. The gates are down. The hunters are loose. Run, run, run....

The ninth floor. Nine armies, each led by rich and powerful aliens from across the galaxy. Each team has one objective: to capture and hold the castle at the very center of the battlefield. Strategy, alliances, pitched battles, and, of course, betrayal.

When the Sun is threatened by an alien microbe, the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of an unlikely hero – and an even more unlikely friendship.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, and Charlotte Rampling Set on the desert planet Arrakis...

When retired millionaire Bob Johansson chose cryogenic preservation, the last thing he expected was to be reanimated as a space probe that can clone itself. Meet the Bobs.

Trazyn the Infinite and Orikan the Diviner return, continuing their rivalry for better or worse. Fate has given them a gift – an ancient world from the necrons' past has returned, but uncovering its secrets may prove more difficult than they anticipated.

Civil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by Audible number one best seller Dennis E. Taylor. More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again....

It is the 31st millennium. Under the benevolent leadership of the Immortal Emperor, the Imperium of Man hasstretched out across the galaxy....

Adrian Tchaikovksy's critically acclaimed stand-alone novel Children of Time is the epic story of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet....

Frank Herbert's bestselling science fiction series of all time continues! In this third installment, the sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered and fertile. Old Paul Atreides, who led the desert Fremen to political and religious domination of the galaxy, is gone. But for the...

A full-cast performance of a thrilling new episode in the New York Times best-selling Expeditionary Force series. After the latest mission of the starship Flying Dutchman, Earth is safe not just for a year, but for hundreds of years. The ship’s weary crew wonders what they will do with their...

The myriad battles of the Siege of Terra series are pulling into a taut weave of tension, horror, and certain doom. Just when you thought it was bad, it gets worse....

The bestselling science fiction series of all time continues! Frank Herbert's second installment explores new developments on the desert planet Arrakis, with its intricate social order and its strange threatening environment. Dune Messiah picks up the story of the man known as Maud'dib, heir to...

Inquisitor Eisenhorn must track down and defeat the forces who would destroy him or face the wrath of the Ordo Malleus....

James S. A. Corey’s Expanse series has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 23 languages, establishing itself as a modern masterwork of science fiction. Now, the Hugo Award–winning author returns with the second volume in their New York Times...

The mission to destroy the enemy Gateway was literally a smashing success. Except the Pirates were too late, and now not one but two of the enemy are loose in the galaxy. And they are equipped with starships more powerful than Valkyrie. A direct fight would be hopeless, so the Pirates must rely...

Unaware of the wider Heresy and following the Warmaster's increasingly cryptic orders, Roboute Guilliman returns to Ultramar to muster his Legion for war....

Peacetime can be a rough adjustment for the battle-hardened Merry Band of Pirates. Especially when aliens don’t get the memo that the shooting is over...

With the Lion's Gate space port taken by the enemy, Jaghatai Khan of the White Scars prepares a brazen gambit, but one of his former brothers rises to take up arms against him....

Amidst the galaxy-wide war of the Great Crusade, the Emperor castigates the Word Bearers for their worship....

More than three thousand years have passed since the first events recorded in Frank Herbert's DUNE. Only one link survives with those tumultuous times: the grotesque figure of Leto Atreides, son of the prophet Paul Muad'Dib, and now the virtually immortal God Emperor of Dune. He alone...

Fresh off a daring rescue that cost him a friend and nearly cost him everything else, Dalton finds himself stranded on the edge of a galactic war with a banged-up crew, a sealed connection to the only cosmic guide he's ever had, and zero contact with the home world he's supposed to be saving. The Emperor's realm has gone dark. Little Earth is a black box. And the Chi Hunters who once needed him have made it clear they've found another way.

We have met the enemy… and they are us. Peace between the kingdoms of Dravos is beginning to fracture. Border raids are escalating, allies are turning on one another, and Jack Schafer is about to discover an enemy that doesn't invade from outside, but works through the minds of those he trusts...

A member of their party has left under mysterious circumstances and the Mathesons need to know why. After the man they saved takes off with an Arbitrator starship, the family discover that he is heading to the one place that will certainly complicate everything: Earth. Using some new connections...

Zander had faced Entoma on fallen worlds, stood tall in the Assembly chamber against those who tried to push him down, and gamed their system, coming out as the sole Human in the universe, equal to any Assemblymember. He’d even had to fight dwarves in clan duels, expanding his own clan when he defeated them, yet that wasn’t what he was proudest of. His family had come together for a massive wedding with all the women he loved.

Read by John Lee. The Confederation Handbook by Peter F. Hamilton is an essential companion volume to the Night's Dawn Trilogy, for all the countless listeners past, present and future of these modern science fiction classics. Containing invaluable insights into the series and fascinating...

The past has returned to haunt Evelyn. Having put aside matters of a family larger than she ever conceived of, Evelyn must now confront the consequences of past choices, both hers and those of others. Though she returned for a specific purpose, civil war ravages Peldra, and Evelyn finds herself...

With a single act of bravery, Wyatt proves to an ancient AI that he's worthy to save the galaxy. Too bad it also thinks he's a moron. Everyone knows the legend of the Kharathi, who almost destroyed the galaxy. And everyone knows the Kharathi are all dead. They're about to find out just how wrong they are. The Argo was built to defeat the Kharathi. But the ship was too powerful. And so, with its task complete, the Argo's creators dismantled it and scattered it across the stars. It now falls to Wyatt to find and reassemble the pieces of this incredible starship before the clock runs out.

The Wild Black wants to kill you: That's the reality in this wildly imaginative sci-fi novella from the award-winning author of the Tide Child trilogy. Years ago, Deep Strike cadet Min Law was left behind during what was meant to be a routine operation. Though he survived, the resulting trauma...

The colony is still recovering from its war with the Vemus, but now they face a new threat. Something is causing a major upheaval among the creatures of New Earth, and the Colonial Defense Force is in trouble.A new discovery sheds light on what happened to the alien race that inhabited New Earth...

Hold the line.After narrowly defeating the invading enemy fleet, there is evidence that the attack isn’t over.Thousands have died and all that stands between human extinction and the invaders are the remnants of the colonial military.Connor must find a way to rally the colony using every scrap...

Having completed his training to become an Adept-Lieutenant, Desmond is now ready to return to active service. Graduating top of his class and setting a base record for his scores, Desmond managed to achieve a lot, and so did his girls. Not a single member of Arsenal wasted their time at the...

Mark Allen thought he'd seen the worst the Ascendancy had to offer. He was wrong. A routine mission turns into a nightmare when Rylos Squadron discovers an abandoned facility deep within Ascendancy space—one that should not exist. Inside, rows of bodies float in vats, the remnants of a long...

A ruthless usurper. A growing rebellion. One final chance to reclaim the stars. As Chancellor Rostov consolidates power alongside the Syndicate, the sparks of revolution spread from Aethos across the settled worlds. Evan, Anya, and an uneasy coalition of mercenaries launch daring raids to...

Captain Cirilo Webster brought his ship out of the chaos of an archaeological expedition gone wrong with his ship and the Santiago Corporation’s monopoly on faster than light travel intact.

From the busy market world of Souk to the high-tech cyborg world of Centax, join these treasure hunts for priceless artifacts of old Earth. In a Dangerous Orbit contains two action-packed novellas in the Phoenix Adventures series. These novellas were previously published and have been lightly edited. Beneath a Trojan Moon: A woman with a secret she’ll kill to protect. Fortune teller Relda Dela-Cruz hides in plain sight on the market world of Souk. She never lets anyone too close and protects her deadly secret.

Bushido is the warrior code that governs all these concepts. As a MechWarrior of the Draconis Combine, Minobu Tetsuhara is bound by it, a code that demands loyal service to the devious Warlord Grieg Samsonov. When Minobu came upon a strange blue and gold Archer, the field littered with its vanquished opponents, and its weapons empty, bushido dictated that he not destroy an honorable but helpless warrior. For that, he became Dispossessed, stripped of his BattleMech—and his honor.

A new Earth, assembled and perfected. That was the promise. It's not the reality. For Austin Caine, the question is everywhere he looks: what did the machines do with two hundred years and a world of their own? Someone made sure there's no easy answer. He's going to find one anyway.

Peanut butter and chocolate. Cheese and wine. Sex and rock n' roll. History is full of great pairings. Get ready for your new favorite: Lesbians and Space! Join a host of intrepid explorers heading to the outer reaches of the galaxy, exploring planets, space stations, strange new worlds and interesting aliens. Launch into stories that span the cosmos, covering Space Opera, Xenobiology, Space Stations, Adventure, and Spaceships!

Phoenix has fallen, but the stakes are higher than ever. Commodore Shaw's nemesis is still alive, and a new, deadlier enemy is threatening the Resolute. To get his crew home, Shaw must risk everything, taking the Resolute deep behind enemy lines. There, his crew must face lethal opposition and...

“[Kurt Vonnegut’s] best book . . . He dares not only ask the ultimate question about the meaning of life, but to answer it.”—Esquire Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read The Sirens of Titan is an outrageous romp through space, time, and...

The destiny of the Worlds rests on the shoulders of one young mage—and he isn't sure he's ready. Lucian Abrantes has survived the impossible, but his greatest trials are still ahead. Marked by the Manifold and drawn into an ancient prophecy, Lucian must search for the lost secrets of magic before they fall into the wrong hands. But he is not the only one seeking them—and there are those who would use their power to reshape the galaxy in their own image.

They found Ohshiet's allies . . . but is it enough to stop extinction? Herman and the team barely escape the ruined theatre . . . but they got out with something more dangerous than loot. Hope. Four survivors from Ohsheit's fallen world. And if four survived . . . there could be more. If only...

From the creator of Tarzan of the Apes comes a classic interplanetary adventure. Tan Hadron of Hastor takes on a diabolical plot to conquer all of Barsoom. When his heart's desire is kidnapped, Hadron embarks on a planet-wide quest to stop a maniacal Jeddak bent on world domination. He must overcome fiendish science gone mad to prevent the fall of all Barsoom.

Military Science-Fiction novel chronicles the adventures of StarSailor and extraordinary Helmsman Wilf Brim during an epoch of discord and outright war among various star-nations within a galaxy that could be a far-future version of the one in which we live. One of the few survivors of a League...

Colonel Jake Thomas has a mess on his hands. The losses on Klinan have gutted an already short-staffed defense force, and his people are scrambling to prepare for a possible attack, directly on earth. Combined with the seemingly erratic behavior of Sara, his number one go to girl, he is...