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To Hyperion or The Expanse? (lemmy.ml)
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I've had both, the Hyperion series, and The Expanse series sitting on my shelf for years now, and only ever read a little bit of the first books of both series.

I'm currently re-reading the Lord of The Rings trilogy, but after, I'm planning on reading The Expanse or Hyperion series.

Which should I read first?

Edit: Thank you all so much for your feedback!! The general consensus seems to lean towards reading The Expanse first, so I think I'll read through Leviathan Wakes and then read Hyperion unless Leviathan Wakes provokes me to directly continue into the second book.

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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I think The Hyperion Cantos is one of the coolest sci-fi series I've ever read. It is thought provoking in a way that few stories in the genre are. It's crazy, and outlandish, and confusing, and amazing! It covers poetry, philosophy, religion, AI, sentience, universal consciousness, and a ton of high-minded concepts. I haven't read The Expanse, but after watching the series I don't think it can even begin to compare with Hyperion. The Expanse is a complex sci-fi story that evaluates human destructiveness. Hyperion is a sci-fi story that evaluates everything.

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