New to Greta van der Rol?
If you enjoy science fiction romance where danger escalates, loyalties are tested, and every decision can change the fate of worlds, you’re in the right place.
My stories combine space opera adventure, political intrigue, powerful heroes, and capable women who refuse to stand aside while history unfolds.
Start here: The Iron Admiral: Conspiracy
A decorated admiral.
A grieving daughter.
A conspiracy that could ignite war.
Looking for a different kind of adventure? You can also start with one of these series.
Prefer high tech action and a formidable heroine?
Morgan Selwood is part human, part machine, and nobody’s tool. Her adventures combine fast paced space opera, dangerous missions, and a romance that complicates everything.
Start with Morgan’s Choice.
Interested in undercover intrigue and dangerous secrets?
The Dryden Universe explores covert missions, political tension, and love that survives in the shadows of empire.
Start with Eye of the Mother.
Frequently Asked Questions
Greta van der Rol writes science fiction romance with strong space opera elements. Her books feature slow-burn relationships, political intrigue, capable heroines, and high-stakes interstellar conflict.
Start with The Iron Admiral: Conspiracy if you enjoy science fiction romance with political intrigue and slow-burn relationships. It introduces rival empires, hidden agendas, and characters whose choices can change the fate of worlds.
Yes. Her stories feature non-human alien species with distinct biology, cultures, and political agendas, particularly in her space opera settings.
Her books balance both, combining strong science fiction worldbuilding with romance that develops naturally through conflict, trust, and shared stakes.
The Ptorix Empire series is a science fiction romance sequence set against interstellar conflict between rival empires.
The Iron Admiral: Conspiracy
The Iron Admiral: Deception
Starheart
Crisis at Validor
The Stuff of Legend
The Admiral and the Rebel
The President’s Daughter
You can also see the full series guide here.
The Morgan Selwood series is a science fiction romance set in a politically divided space opera universe. It follows a powerful human-machine hybrid heroine navigating control, identity, and loyalty, with slow-burn romance and high-stakes conflict driving the story.
Morgan’s Choice
Morgan’s Return
Kuralon Rescue (Misfits 1)
Rescuing Romila (Misfits 2)
Escape from Shar Burk (Misfits 3)
You can also see the full series guide here.
The Dryden Universe is a science fiction romance series set in a vast interstellar empire within the dense M24 star cluster. Each story blends action, mystery, and slow-burn romance, with high-stakes adventures, alien encounters, and choices that carry real consequences.
Eye of the Mother
For the Greater Good
Retribution
The Search for the Crimson Lady
Drarkghon’s Hoard
You can also see the full series guide here.
Her stories explore power, trust, cultural conflict, identity, and the cost of duty, alongside slow-burn romance and political intrigue.
Most books are part of connected series set within larger universes, but many can be read as standalones within those settings.