swap_horiz Endymion Alternatives

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Hyperion

Dan Simmons’ Hyperion, published in 1989, presents a complex space opera narrative inspired by Chaucer's *The Canterbury...

Space Opera Classic Literary Pilgrimage

9.3 Excellent

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The Fall of Hyperion

The Fall of Hyperion is a 1990 science fiction novel by Dan Simmons, the sequel to Hyperion, continuing the story of the...

Space Opera Literary Sequel War

8.9 Great

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Parable of the Talents

Parable of the Talents is a 1998 dystopian science fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler, winning the Nebula Award as the s...

Sequel Religion Dystopia Science Fiction Novel

8.8 Great

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Nemesis Games

Written by James S. A. Corey and published in 2015, this fifth book in The Expanse series deals with a catastrophic atta...

Space Opera Thriller Sequel Science Fiction Novel

8.6 Great

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Barrayar

Barrayar is a 1991 science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold that won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, detailing the e...

Space Opera Sequel Science Fiction Novel Hugo Winner

8.5 Great

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Death's End

Death's End is a 2010 science fiction novel by Chinese author Liu Cixin that concludes the Remembrance of Earth's Past t...

Hard SF Sequel Trilogy Science Fiction Novel

8.4 Great

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Tiamat's Wrath

This 2019 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey is the eighth book in The Expanse series and was nominated for the...

Space Opera Sequel Science Fiction Novel Corey

8.4 Great

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A Desolation Called Peace

A Desolation Called Peace is a 2021 science fiction novel by Arkady Martine, serving as the sequel to A Memory Called Em...

Space Opera Sequel First Contact Science Fiction Novel

8.3 Great

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House of Suns

Written by Alastair Reynolds and published in 2008, this standalone space opera follows immortal clone lineages across m...

Space Opera Standalone Hard SF Reynolds

8.3 Great

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Consider Phlebas

Published in 1987 by Scottish author Iain M. Banks, this space opera is the first novel in the popular Culture series.

Space Opera Culture War Banks

8.2 Great

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Redemption Ark

Written by Alastair Reynolds and released in 2002, this novel is the second book in the hard science fiction Revelation...

Space Opera Hard SF Sequel Reynolds

8.2 Great

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Caliban's War

Released in 2012 by James S. A. Corey, this science fiction novel is the second entry in the popular The Expanse space o...

Space Opera Sequel Solar System Science Fiction Novel

8.2 Great

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Children of Ruin

Children of Ruin is a 2018 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky that follows human colonists who encounter intell...

Space Opera Uplift Sequel Octopus

8.2 Great

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Persepolis Rising

Published in 2017 by James S. A. Corey, this seventh novel in The Expanse series introduces a time jump and a resurgent...

Space Opera Sequel Science Fiction Novel Far Future

8.1 Great

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Babylon's Ashes

Released in 2016 by James S. A. Corey, this sixth novel in The Expanse series explores the aftermath of a devastating in...

Space Opera Sequel War Science Fiction Novel

8.0 Great

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Ancillary Sword

Ancillary Sword is a 2014 science fiction novel by Ann Leckie and the sequel to Ancillary Justice, continuing the story...

Space Opera Sequel Gender Science Fiction Novel

7.9 Good

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A Closed and Common Orbit

A Closed and Common Orbit is a 2016 science fiction novel by Becky Chambers that explores themes of artificial intellige...

Space Opera AI Identity Sequel

7.9 Good

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The Algebraist

Nominated for the Hugo Award, this 2004 space opera by Iain M. Banks is set in a universe distinct from his Culture seri...

Space Opera Standalone Hard SF Banks

7.9 Good

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The Rise of Endymion

The Rise of Endymion is a 1997 science fiction novel by Dan Simmons, concluding the four-volume Hyperion Cantos with a f...

Space Opera AI Sequel Science Fiction Novel

7.7 Good

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Absolution Gap

Published in 2003 by Alastair Reynolds, this novel concludes the Revelation Space trilogy with a cross-galactic chase ag...

Space Opera Hard SF Sequel Religion

7.5 Good