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Iain M Banks and Alastair Reynolds.
For Banks, I started with Player of Games, which is the second in his Culture universe, and probably still my favourite. The first is Consider Phlebas, which is heavier going, in my opinion. They are unrelated standalone stories, for the most part, and can be read in any order.
For Reynolds, there's still a lot I haven't read, so maybe I'd recommend Chasm City as a place to start. It's a standalone story in his Revelation Space universe.
A more recent Space Opera would be Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. It swept the awards this year, and I liked it a lot.
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