From the Introduction: Baroque Space Opera is a setting for Fate Core that takes place in a fantastic yet familiar universe filled with mysteries, wonders, and dangers. Baroque is designed to facilitate fast-paced, pulpy adventures in a futuristic setting with improbable science and technologies. While the primary feel is space opera, Baroque blends elements from steampunk and cyberpunk to horror and fantasy. Baroque takes its inspiration from multiple sources, everything from Lexx to Frank Herbert's DUNE to Metabarons to Farscape and the Ancient Astronaut Hypothesis. You can find a more complete list of inspirational sources at the end of this book.