Space Opera

Endymoin Dan Simmons ★★★★★ I think book three is my favorite of the series. They pay-off is well worth it as you travel down the river through all the worlds, bouncing from story to story and discovering how they're all… The Fall of Hyperion Dan Simmons ★★★★★ Book two of the series starts to dial in the main plot line, while still expanding the universe and taking you on a great ride. The first book is good, but this book is great. Galactic North Alastair Reynolds ★★★★★ A series of short stories in the Revelation Space universe, my recommendation is that you only read it after having read all the others in the series. The stories start back at the very beginning of… House of Suns Alastair Reynolds ★★★★★ John Lee narrating an Alastair Reynolds space opera sci-fi book. It doesn't get better than that. One of my all-time favorite stand-alone novels, I heartily recommend this to anyone. I've read this… Hyperion Dan Simmons ★★★★★ A Sci-Fi Canterbury Tales of sorts, this first book in an incredible series bears little resemblance to the next three books. Regardless, it's a good start, and I highly recommend the series overall. The January Dancer Michael Flynn ★★★★★ I tried twice to get more than an hour or so into this book, and failed both times. I should have heeded the reviews. A book has to be pretty terrible to get below 4 stars on Audible. I'm not going… Judas Unchained Peter F. Hamilton ★★★★★ The conclusion and the reveal at the end of this book was so incredible, I couldn't wait to get and read it again. As I said in the review of the first book in the series, Pandora's Star, Hamilton… Pandora's Star Peter F. Hamilton ★★★★★ Peter F. Hamilton creates vast, imaginative worlds filled with well-written characters on seemingly separate paths and lives.... until they all come crashing together. His plots and subplots are so… The Prefect Alastair Reynolds ★★★★★ The Revelation Space universe is outstanding. In this installment, we go to the "Glitter Band" time and place and follow a detective uncovering a system-threatening mystery. There are some incredible… The Rise of Endymion Dan Simmons ★★★★★ Like most series, by the time you get to the last book the author has a platform to espouse some personal philosophical or quasi-religious BS. The final book in the Hyperion Cantos is not dissimilar… Series: Commonwealth Saga Peter F. Hamilton ★★★★★ Though this series is contains two massive tomes—and apparently a third that just came out in 2016—it is absolutely worth the read/listen. Peter F. Hamilton is one of my favorite authors, and John… Series: Hyperion Cantos Dan Simmons ★★★★★ What starts out as a grouping of short stories in the first book evolves into one of the greatest space operas of contemporary Sci-Fi. Books two and three are the strongest, and book one is probably… Use of Weapons Iain M. Banks ★★★★★ There's something about "Use of Weapons" that I absolutely love, but can't quite put my finger on. Maybe it's the planet-hopping 007-super-agent? Or the ruthlessness the Culture's special agents…