Noun
(initially derogatory) A subgenre of speculative fiction or science fiction that emphasizes space travel, romantic adventure, and larger-than-life characters often set against vast exotic settings.
A subgenre of speculative fiction or science fiction that uses serialization.
(countable) A work or production in this style.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgScience fiction is for real, space opera is for fun. Brian Aldiss
I've just written a very gritty, non-magical take on the King Arthur legend, 'Here Lies Arthur,' and I'm currently toying with some other historical ideas, as well as working with the illustrator David Wyatt on some sequels to my Victorian space opera 'Larklight.' Philip Reeve
During 1974 Harrison's third novel was published, the space opera The Centauri Device (described prior to its publication, by New Worlds magazine, as "a sort of hippie space opera in the baroque tradition of Alfred Bester and Charles Harness ). Source: Internet
And as a little bit of a palate cleanser between hearty courses of space opera, how about The Calderan Problem, the most recent entry in my swashbuckling steampunk series Free-Wrench? Source: Internet
A rip-roaring and heart-felt cosmic odyssey that pits humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling space opera from the creators of Trillium, Sweet Tooth, and Little Gotham. Source: Internet
George Lucas 's Star Wars series is among the most popular and famous franchises in cinematic space opera. Source: Internet