List of space opera media

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Cover of Sci-Fi magazine, Imagination , April 1958

The following is a list of space opera media. Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer define as "colorful, dramatic, large-scale science fiction adventure, competently and sometimes beautifully written, usually focused on a sympathetic, heroic central character and plot action, and usually set in the relatively distant future, and in space or on other worlds, characteristically optimistic in tone. It often deals with war, piracy, military virtues, and very large-scale action, large stakes." [1]

Contents

The following are works that independent commentators have characterized as space opera, ordered chronologically by date of first publication.

Print

These are works of print media.

Novels and series

Anthologies and collections

Short fiction

Comics and manga

Film and television

Films

Television

Anime

Radio

Podcasts

Games

Social

Tabletop

Boardgames / Wargames

Roleplaying Games

Collectable Card Games

Video

Music

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