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Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction and science fantasy that emphasizes epic outer space adventures set in a universe in which faster-than-light travel has become common. The plots often play out against a backdrop of space warfare, alien civilizations and galactic empires.
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| Space opera | is a | subgenre of science fiction and science fantasy that emphasizes epic outer space adventures set in a universe in which faster-than-light travel has become common | 0.90 | text |
| Star Wars | instance of | and the label was attached to major popular culture works | 0.80 | text |
| The Risen Empire by Scott Westerfeld | instance of | space opera can concur with hard science fiction and differ from soft science fiction by instead focusing on scientific accuracy | 0.80 | text |
| the Dune prequel series by Kevin J | instance of | Other space opera works may be defined as a balance between both or simultaneously hard and soft science fiction | 0.80 | text |
| Amazing Stories | instance of | it was not until the late 1920s that the space opera proper began to appear regularly in pulp magazines | 0.80 | text |
| Poul Anderson | instance of | Writers | 0.80 | text |
| Gordon R | instance of | Writers | 0.80 | text |
| Space opera | related to Definitions | Space | 0.60 | section |
| Space opera | related to Definitions | Some | 0.60 | section |
| Space opera | related to Definitions | Both | 0.60 | section |
| Space opera | related to Definitions | In | 0.60 | section |
| Space opera | related to Definitions | Martian | 0.60 | section |
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