Books like The Fall Of Hyperion
30 science fiction books to read after The Fall Of Hyperion, by Simmons, Dan, the closest match first.
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Hyperion Cantos book 1 Start here
1. Hyperion
by Simmons, Dan
- Same series
- Same author
So most of this series is in fact, not Dying Earth but it is a pinnacle of science fiction. The Poet's Tale: Hyperion Cantos in the first novel of Hyperion is a part of the Dying Earth sub-genre and it is the connection the readers have from Earth to the strange new universe of Hyperion.
A grand intelligent space opera tale that also tells a series of very personal tales. This juxtaposition between epic and the personal gives real life to the story. The whole...
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Hyperion Cantos book 3
2. Endymion
by Simmons, Dan
- Same series
- Same author
The multiple-award-winning science fiction master returns to the universe that is his greatest triumph--the world of Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion --with a novel even more magnificent than its...
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Hyperion Cantos book 4
3. The Rise Of Endymion
by Simmons, Dan
- Same series
- Same author
As a final genocidal Crusade threatens to enslave humanity forever, Aenea, a new messiah, comes of age and must deliver her startling message to her growing army of disciples, but...
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4. Hyperion Cantos
by Simmons, Dan
- Same series
- Same author
Temporal disruption comes up quite frequently. Specifically, the character of Rachel Weintraub experiences aging backwards.
Temporal disruption comes up quite frequently. Specifically, the character of Rachel Weintraub experiences aging backwards.
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5. Dune Chronicles
by Herbert, Frank
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What a crazy ass ride this series is. Still wildly popular and selling off the shelves after nearly 50 years, the Dune series has spawned a movie, computer games, board...
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Takeshi Kovacs book 3
6. Woken Furies
by Morgan, Richard K.
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Mixing classic noir sensibilities with a searing futuristic vision of an age when death is nearly meaningless, Richard K. Morgan returns to his saga of betrayal, mystery, and revenge, as...
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Gap book 1 Start here
7. The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story
by Donaldson, Stephen R.
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Angus Thermopyle is a vicious but unsuccessful pirate who walks in with a beautiful woman on his arm. She is Morn Hyland, a police officer until she met him. His...
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8. Old Man’s War Series
by John Scalzi
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Got popularity? I don't know if you can find a more popular science fiction writer right now. He's socially astute, spot on with his commentary and is nearly too cool...
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Culture book 1 Start here
9. Consider Phlebas
by Iain M. Banks
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A sprawling series with a well developed society complete with social norms, language, biology, artificial intelligences, and the list goes on.
Banks himself once described the plot of Consider Phlebas as: "a shipwrecked sailor falls in with a gang of pirates and goes in search of buried treasure." And that's precisely...
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10. Zone Of Thought
by Vernor Vinge
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Ever bought some electronic thing and two days later discovered it was already obsolete? Sucks. This whole idea about broken things is defined by the concept of The Singularity --...
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11. Ender Series
by Card, Orson Scott
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Ever read a book that is good in spite of its author's controversial reputation? Card has landed himself in a lot of hot water for his political commentary, primarily driven...
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12. The Uplift Saga
by Brin, David
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A series with a complex universe where politics can decide the fate of an entire race. Feudalism, bureaucracy, indentureship, international relations, ecology, there is a lot happening in this universe.
No science fiction list would be complete without the inclusion of a science fiction mystery that morphs into an action adventure. Published in 1987 Startide Rising won the Hugo, Nebula...
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Chanur book 1 Start here
13. The Pride Of Chanur
by Cherryh, C. J.
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Starts with Downbelow Station. The aliens are coming. The aliens are coming! Until you read Cherryh you haven't really read good aliens. She's got this peculiar gift for summoning aliens...
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14. Majipoor Series
by Silverberg, Robert
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At the core of all the best science fiction series is good story telling in one form or the other. I mean, who wants to read only about novel ideas...
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Night's Dawn book 1 Start here
15. The Reality Dysfunction
by Iii, David R. George
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Space is not the only void... In AD 2600 the human race is finally beginning to realize its full potential. Hundreds of colonized planets scattered across the galaxy host a...
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Heechee Saga book 1 Start here
16. Gateway (1978)
by Pohl, Frederik
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Robinette Broadhead is rich, and he has a lot to feel guilty about. In sessions with his robot psychiatrist, he talks about how he got there: he won a lottery...
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17. Mote Series
by Niven, Larry
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and Jerry Pournelle. A far future story of first contact after human societies already span hundreds of star systems. This story explores alien biology, society, art and impacts on humanity's economics, politics, and religions.
Starts with A Mote in God's Eye, the award winning first book in the series of 2 with the 3rd book written by one of the authors. Nothing will prepare...
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18. Miles Vorkosigan Saga
by Bujold, Lois Mcmaster
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There's a time for everything. There's a time to read heavy novels filled with grand ideas and space, the universe, and the destiny of mankind through Hard Science Fiction. There's...
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19. Ilium
by Simmons, Dan
- Same author
Do you like original, intelligent fiction, with a hard sci-fi slant? No? Well, clearly there's something wrong with you. Google your symptoms, and get to a doctor! Personally, our prescription...
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20. Olympos
by Simmons, Dan
- Same author
Beneath the gaze of the gods, the mighty armies of Greece and Troy met in fierce and glorious combat, scrupulously following the text set forth in Homer's timeless narrative. But...
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Ilium book 1 Start here
21. Illum
by Simmons, Dan
- Same author
A re-imagining of The Trojen War, with the greek gods as super humans augmented by advanced scientific technology. An awesome book from start to finish with a sequel out.
A re-imagining of The Trojen War, with the greek gods as super humans augmented by advanced scientific technology. An awesome book from start to finish with a sequel out.
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Hainish Cycle book 4
22. The Left Hand Of Darkness (1970)
by Guin, Ursula K. Le
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Pacifism and a anarchy—both have merits.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin won the 1970 Nebula Award for Best Novel.One of the best examples of science fiction in the genre.
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Oxford Time Travel book 1 Start here
23. Doomsday Book (1993)
by Willis, Connie
- On the same lists
In 2054, Oxford historians send students back in time to study the past. Kivrin Engle, a young historian, is sent to the English countryside in 1320. But a technician falls...
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Mars Trilogy book 1 Start here
24. Red Mars (1994)
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
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A mission is launched to terraform Mars in this scientific epic.
In 2026, a hundred colonists set off on the first long voyage to Mars. Among them are John Boone, the first man to walk on the planet, and his rival...
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Space Odyssey book 1 Start here
25. 2001 A Space Odyssey
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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This novel is an epic story, a story in which two astronauts must fight for their lives, against an extraordinary computer named HAL.
The classic science fiction novel that captures and expands on the vision of Stanley Kubrick’s immortal film—and changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves. From the savannas...
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26. Lilith's Brood
by Butler, Octavia E.
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Science fiction isnât always meant to be comfortable or easy reading. Quite the opposite, any literature so based on ideas must challenge the reader, make them think differently (if only...
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Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy book 1 Start here
27. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
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It began as a radio series on the BBC. It was quickly adapted for television (with many of the same cast), and much later there came a film version (though...
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28. Foundation
by Asimov, Isaac
- On the same lists
Some softer elements, like FTL and antigrav cars, but otherwise a rational series.
Book Flap Description One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive...
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Ringworld book 1 Start here
29. Ringworld (1971)
by Niven, Larry
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One of the most famous books of the genre, that follows the pros and cons of living on a spinning ring instead of a round planet. The fact that makes this book so famous is that after the author’s ideas were proven impracticable, he wrote a sequel explaining the inadequacies.
In the year 2850, Louis Wu turns 200 and is bored with life. Then a two-headed alien Puppeteer called Nessus offers him a job: join a small expedition to a...
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The Book Of The New Sun book 1 Start here
30. 1981: The Shadow Of The Torturer
by Wolfe, Gene
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The sun has dimmed, the Earth is cooler and has been transformed in wondrous ways.
'The Shadow of the Torturer' is the first book in Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun tetralogy. Narrated by Severian, a member of the Guild of Torturers, the...
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