List of space opera media
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." 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 Edison's Conquest of Mars (1898) by Garrett P. Serviss Buck Rodger's Armageddon 2419 A.D. (1928) by Philip Francis Nowlan The Skylark series (1928–1965) by E. E. "Doc" Smith Arcot, Wade and Morey (1930–32) by John W. Campbell The Lensman series (1934-1948) and The Vortex Blaster (1960) by E. E. Smith Empire (1945-1951), and Foundation series (1942–1999) by Isaac Asimov Federation series (1952-1964) by H. Beam Piper Starship Troopers (1959) by Robert A Heinlein Known Space (1964-present) by Larry Niven Dune (1965-present) by Frank Herbert The Dag Fletcher series (1966-1976) by