Thread: Please recommend Meaningful Sci-Fi
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Old 03-12-2021, 02:15 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by curtw View Post
I have read that, and it’s sequel. Enjoyed those too. Simmons is very good.
There are two more books in the cantos. Some people don't find them as good as the first two though, personally I loved them.

But yes, the Hyperion books are some of the sci-fi books that have had the most impact on me. The sheer scale of the work, and imagination, was profound.

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When I saw "Meaningful Sci-Fi" in the subject line my first thought was Ted Chiang. Regrettably he has so far only managed two short story collections, but if you want something intellectually intriguing and meaningful these are well worth visiting:

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang, 2002
Exhalation by Ted Chiang, 2019
Agreed. Highly recommended. Stories of Your Life and Others is the best short story collection I have ever come across, by quite a mile.
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