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Across Space Opera, Science Fiction, and Action & Adventure — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as Extremis by Steve White.

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Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

Oblivion — Steve White

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Dune: The Butlerian Jihad Book One of the Legends of Dune Trilogy — Brian Herbert

Dune: The Butlerian Jihad Book One of the Legends of Dune Trilogy

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

The Eternity War: Pariah — Jamie Sawyer

The Eternity War: Pariah

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Star Wars: Light of the Jedi (The High Republic) — Charles Soule

Star Wars: Light of the Jedi (The High Republic)

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Local Custom — Sharon Lee

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

House of Steel: The Honorverse Companion — David Weber

House of Steel: The Honorverse Companion

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Fractal Noise A Fractalverse Novel — Christopher Paolini

Fractal Noise A Fractalverse Novel

Christopher Paolini

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

The Joiner King: Star Wars Legends (Dark Nest, Book I) — Troy Denning

The Joiner King: Star Wars Legends (Dark Nest, Book I)

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Star Wars: The Living Force — John Jackson Miller

Star Wars: The Living Force

John Jackson Miller

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

A Star Trek: The Next Generation: Time #9: A Time for War, A Time for Peace — Keith R. A. DeCandido

A Star Trek: The Next Generation: Time #9: A Time for War, A Time for Peace — Keith R. A. DeCandido

Keith R.A. DeCandido

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Empire of Silence — Christopher Ruocchio

Empire of Silence

Christopher Ruocchio

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Star Trek Into Darkness — Alan Dean Foster

Star Trek Into Darkness

Alan Dean Foster

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Crosscurrent: Star Wars Legends — Paul Kemp

Crosscurrent: Star Wars Legends

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Guardian of Empire — Kylie Chan

Guardian of Empire

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Star Wars: Brotherhood — Mike Chen

Star Wars: Brotherhood

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

A Desolation Called Peace — Arkady Martine

A Desolation Called Peace

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Salvage Right — Sharon Lee

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Flinx’s Folly — Alan Dean Foster

Flinx’s Folly

Alan Dean Foster

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Time, Unincorporated 2: the Doctor Who Fanzine Archives (Vol. 2: Writings on the Classic Series) — Graeme Burk

Time, Unincorporated 2: the Doctor Who Fanzine Archives (Vol. 2: Writings on the Classic Series)

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

The Last Human A Novel — Zack Jordan

The Last Human A Novel

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Star Wars: Cataclysm (The High Republic) — Lydia Kang

Star Wars: Cataclysm (The High Republic)

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Star Trek: Academy: Collision Course — William Shatner

Star Trek: Academy: Collision Course

William Shatner

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Princess of Dune — Brian Herbert

Princess of Dune

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

Star Wars: The Fallen Star (The High Republic) — Claudia Gray

Star Wars: The Fallen Star (The High Republic)

Themes: Space Opera • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Space Opera, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure — the same threads that run through Extremis by Steve White. Among the authors featured: Steve White, Brian Herbert, Jamie Sawyer, Charles Soule, and others.

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