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]
The following are works that independent commentators have characterized as space opera, ordered chronologically by date of first publication.
^Liukkonen, Petri. "Isaac Asimov". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Finland: Kuusankoski Public Library. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009.
^A subversive in hyperspace: C.J. Cherryh's feminist transformation of space opera (Book, 1996). WorldCat. OCLC034844322.
^Mary Lynn Kittelson, The soul of popular culture: looking at contemporary heroes, myths, and monsters, Open Court Publishing, 1998, ISBN0-8126-9363-9, Google Print, p.72
^Pulliam-Moore, Charles. Gizmodo [Mission to Zyxx Is the Best Scifi Podcast You're Probably Not Listening to... Yet Mission to Zyxx Is the Best Scifi Podcast You're Probably Not Listening to... Yet]. Retrieved 2019-06-17. ((cite web)): Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)