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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.