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Space Opera: SF on the Grand Scale - Page 3

Originally coined as a derogatory term for that "Buck Rogers stuff" in pulp magazines and comic books, Space Opera has evolved into a series of SF concepts, tropes, and motifs that constitute almost a sub-genre of its own. It's principle characteristics are a focus on big concepts and ideas presented on a huge, interstellar canvas that can encompass all of space and time, and a grounding in some scientific plausibility. Often it involves multi-volume story arcs, or, as in the case of Le Guin's Hainish novels, stand-alone stories set in the same universe. Here are 100 prime examples. Our compiler has limited this list to only works by the original creators, and has omitted series that are fantasy based. He has also excluded movie and TV tie-ins.
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After Worlds Collide (Philip Wylie & Edwin Balmer)
After Worlds Collide (Philip Wylie & Edwin Balmer)
82
The Fall of the Towers (Samuel R. Delany)
The Fall of the Towers (Samuel R. Delany)
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Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
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The Einstein Intersection (Samuel R. Delany)
The Einstein Intersection (Samuel R. Delany)
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Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
86
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
87
Soldier, Ask Not (Gordon R. Dickson)
Soldier, Ask Not (Gordon R. Dickson)
88
Dorsai! (Gordon R. Dickson)
Dorsai! (Gordon R. Dickson)
89
Tau Zero (Poul Anderson)
Tau Zero (Poul Anderson)
90
The High Crusade (Poul Anderson)
The High Crusade (Poul Anderson)
91
Ensign Flandry (Poul Anderson)
Ensign Flandry (Poul Anderson)
92
The Star Fox (Anderson)
The Star Fox (Anderson)
93
Earthblood (Rosel George Brown and Keith Laumer)
Earthblood (Rosel George Brown and Keith Laumer)
94
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
95
The Faded Sun Trilogy (Cherryh)
The Faded Sun Trilogy (Cherryh)
96
MacRoscope (Piers Anthony)
MacRoscope (Piers Anthony)
97
The Speed of Dark (Elizabeth Moon)
The Speed of Dark (Elizabeth Moon)
98
Lensmen Saga (E. E. Smith)
Lensmen Saga (E. E. Smith)
99
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
100
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
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