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• Title: Space Opera
• Editors: Brian W. Aldiss
• Year: 1975-00-00
• Publisher: BCA by arrangement with Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Pages: 324
• Binding: hc
• Type: ANTHOLOGY
• Title Reference: Space Opera
• Cover: Brian Aldiss
• ISFDB Record Number: 180933
• Notes: Fredric Brown's name is misspelled as "Frederick Brown" in the table of contents, but is correctly displayed on the first page of the story. "Honeymoon in Space" is as by 'George Griffiths' on the Contents page, but by 'George Griffith' in the body of the text.
• Bibliographic Comments: Add new Publication comment (SPCPRGCSFD1975)

Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 7 • Introduction (Space Opera) • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
• 15 • Is Everything an Illusion? • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
• 18 • Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenghik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerley Dead • (1972) • shortstory by Robert Sheckley
• 23 • Honeymoon in Space (excerpt) • [Stories of Other Worlds] • (1968) • shortfiction by George Griffith
• 31 • The Red Brain • (1927) • shortstory by Donald Wandrei
• 40 • Tonight the Sky Will Fall! • [Tarl Brent] • (1952) • novella by Daniel F. Galouye
• 109 • "Precipices of Light That Went Forever Up . . . ." • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
• 111 • The Star of Life • (1947) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton
• 127 • After Ixmal • (1962) • shortstory by Jeff Sutton
• 139 • Sea Change • (1956) • shortstory by Thomas N. Scortia
• 155 • Exile Is Our Lot • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
• 158 • Breaking Point • (1953) • novelette by James E. Gunn
• 205 • The Sword of Rhiannon (Excerpt) • (1949) • novella by Leigh Brackett
• 220 • All Summer in a Day • (1954) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury
• 226 • The Mitr • (1953) • shortstory by Jack Vance
• 233 • The Godlike Machines • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
• 238 • The Storm • [Mixed Men] • (1943) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt
• 272 • The Paradox Men • (1949) • novelette by Charles L. Harness [as by Charles Harness ]
• 304 • Time Fuze • (1954) • shortstory by Randall Garrett
• 309 • The Last Question • (1956) • shortstory by Isaac Asimov
• 323 • Answer • (1954) • shortstory by Fredric Brown
• 324 • Envoi (Space Opera) • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss

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