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24 alternatives to Hyperion Cantos

Hugo-Award winning scifi novel from 1990

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hyperion Cantos launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Hugo Winners - Volumes 1 & 2▲71

   A collection of sci-fi and fantasy short stories.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Back to the Future▲77

   Novelization of the Back to the Future film

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home▲95

   An incredible journey from outer space… back home.

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Babel-17▲56

   Nebula-winning sci-fi from a master.

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Red Mars▲74

   A future history of Martian colonization

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Neuromancer▲104

   The novel that defined cyberpunk

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Arcadia by Iain Pears ▲54

   A novel conceived and written for an app

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Seveneves▲76

   Neal Stephenson's latest novel about the end of the world

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy▲75

   Characters frolic through the galaxy with infectious joy

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Radiance▲79

    A decopunk pulp SF alt-history space opera mystery!

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Lexicon▲55

    Great modern SF thriller about the power of words.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Dune▲62

    The science fiction masterpiece that defined a generation

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Superforecasting▲79

    From one of the world’s most highly regarded social scientis

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Thing About Jellyfish▲59

    National Book Award nomination for YA Literature 2015

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Throwback Special▲61

    A Novel

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    2001: A Space Odyssey▲70

    The #1 in the most exciting space science fiction ever

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Deep▲64

    Freediving, renegade science, + the secrets of the ocean

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Neurocomic▲69

    A graphic novel about how the brain works

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Brave New World - Aldous Huxley▲63

    Book of a lifetime

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    EVE - The Awakening ▲56

    A sci-fi novel by Jenna Moreci

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Revenant▲70

    Think "The Martian" but set in the Wild West. And it's true.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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