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Looking for epic space operas (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I really enjoyed The Hyperion Cantos, and the first few Dune books I read a long time ago (may reread these now). Can anyone recommend some other books (or series) along these lines? Huge stories on an epic scale, space battles, cool future tech, etc.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've heard the Expanse books are great, I watched the Amazon series already. Are the books even better?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I watched the show first (I've never gotten past season 4, personally) and I liked the books WAY more. The show added a lot of unnecessary drama that distracted from the overall plot IMO.

[–] Knoll0114 4 points 1 year ago

I'm seconding the other guy that the books are even better! Plus they go past the point of the show so you'll be able to get more out of the world.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The show is my favorite show of all time and I still think the books are better. If you liked the show, at all, you'll really like the books. Amos Burton is probably my favorite character in any fictional universe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Part of the reason why the show is so good is because it follows the books pretty closely imo. It's astounding how on narrative they manage to stay for that many seasons (with some exceptions, probably.. it had been a while since I'd read the books when I watched the show)