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The Most-Rated Space Opera Audiobooks

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, 1,113 unabridged Space Opera audiobooks in our catalog carry store ratings. These are the 25 with the most ratings.

The Space Opera shelf sits under Science Fiction & Fantasy on the store.

The list

#TitleAuthorLength
1Star Wars: ThrawnTimothy Zahn16.9 hrs
2Star Wars Legends: Darth PlagueisJames Luceno14.8 hrs
3The Phoenix ConspiracyRichard Sanders12 hrs
4Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Path of DestructionDrew Karpyshyn12.3 hrs
5Star Wars: Thrawn: AlliancesTimothy Zahn13.4 hrs
6Speaker for the DeadOrson Scott Card14.2 hrs
7Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: RevanDrew Karpyshyn11 hrs
8Star Wars: Thrawn: TreasonTimothy Zahn13.2 hrs
9ArmadaErnest Cline11.9 hrs
10Leviathan WakesJames S.A. Corey21 hrs
11The Mages of StarseaKyle West8.9 hrs
12FoundationIsaac Asimov8.6 hrs
13Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising: Book ITimothy Zahn15.1 hrs
14Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Rule of TwoDrew Karpyshyn10.2 hrs
15Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Dynasty of EvilDrew Karpyshyn9.4 hrs
16Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy - Legends: Dark Force RisingTimothy Zahn14.9 hrs
17Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: DeceivedPaul S. Kemp9.5 hrs
18Star Wars: Aftermath Trilogy: Empire's EndChuck Wendig15.8 hrs
19The Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy - Legends: Last CommandTimothy Zahn15.8 hrs
20Star Wars: Lords of the SithPaul S. Kemp11 hrs
21Star Wars: CatalystJames Luceno11.3 hrs
22Star Wars: Master & ApprenticeClaudia Gray11.7 hrs
23Star Wars: Dooku: Jedi LostCavan Scott6.4 hrs
24Ender's ShadowOrson Scott Card15.7 hrs
25Star Wars Legends: KenobiJohn Jackson Miller13.6 hrs

Ordered by the number of store ratings, most first; the counts are used only for ordering and never shown. A rating count measures popularity, never quality. Computed from unabridged English-language audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026); children's titles are not ranked. Methodology.

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