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Aramendel
Amarr
Queens of the Stone Age
Anarchy Empire
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Posted - 2007.01.15 13:15:00 -
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Those which are closest to the "feeling" of EVE are IMO Alastair Reynolds novels. The technology/universe is vastely different (no real FTL travel, for example), but it has a similar "dark sci-fi" flair.
Other good sci-fi authors are, as has been mentioned already
Dan Simmons "Hyperion"/"Endymion" Cantos (IMO best sci-fi saga around)
Peter F. Hamiltons "Nights Dawn" trilogy (but avoid "misspend youth" from him by all costs)
Iain Banks culture novels (do not miss "the algebraist" and especially "against a dark background", though)
Neal Ashers "Polity" books (a bit of a copycat of Banks, but still good)
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Aramendel
Amarr
Queens of the Stone Age
Anarchy Empire
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Posted - 2007.01.16 11:29:00 -
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 Originally by: Shauuri
I know it's been mentioned before, but I have to say that Dan Simmons' Hyperion novels and his Illum series (can't wait for the 3rd book!) are among the best SF I've read. Of course, Dune remains to this day the finest of the bunch; I;m working my way through the "prequel" novels right now and loving them.
There will be a 3rd book for Illium? The story seemed pretty much finished in the 2nd.
(Of cource, the same thing could have been said for hyperion, but that still does not necessarily means Illium will get a 3rd and 4th book as well.)
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Aramendel
Amarr
Queens of the Stone Age
Anarchy Empire
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Posted - 2007.01.16 11:29:00 -
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Originally by: Shauuri
I know it's been mentioned before, but I have to say that Dan Simmons' Hyperion novels and his Illum series (can't wait for the 3rd book!) are among the best SF I've read. Of course, Dune remains to this day the finest of the bunch; I;m working my way through the "prequel" novels right now and loving them.
There will be a 3rd book for Illium? The story seemed pretty much finished in the 2nd.
(Of cource, the same thing could have been said for hyperion, but that still does not necessarily means Illium will get a 3rd and 4th book as well.)
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Aramendel
Amarr
Queens of the Stone Age
Anarchy Empire
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Posted - 2007.01.16 11:29:00 -
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Originally by: Shauuri
I know it's been mentioned before, but I have to say that Dan Simmons' Hyperion novels and his Illum series (can't wait for the 3rd book!) are among the best SF I've read. Of course, Dune remains to this day the finest of the bunch; I;m working my way through the "prequel" novels right now and loving them.
There will be a 3rd book for Illium? The story seemed pretty much finished in the 2nd.
(Of cource, the same thing could have been said for hyperion, but that still does not necessarily means Illium will get a 3rd and 4th book as well.)
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