Can somebody point me to a good space opera story?

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Also, in progress , on the forums
Reclamation  by macgregor, about battles on Mars during the nanoswarms period 
https://www.orionsarm.com/forum/showthre...hlight=The

And this ciska story, by m.Ellis (abandoned/unfinished) but lots of work went into it, so, might as well mention it 
https://www.orionsarm.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2165


Plus Todd Drashner’s story from 2008 about a space battle with the Almagation , which might or might not get revised one day 
https://www.orionsarm.com/forum/showthre...ht=Horatio