The Expanse
The Expanse by James S. A. Coreyby James S. A. Corey
Shares rank 13 of 19 science fiction TV series by recommenders
Recommended for its complex political dynamics and its portrayal of humans living across the solar system, with readers saying the writing improves as the series goes on.
Recommended for its complex political dynamics and its portrayal of humans living across the solar system, with readers saying the writing improves as the series goes on.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Enjoyable and widely praised
“I enjoyed The Expanse series”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “The Hunger Games Was Just Voted the 'Best Book Ever' by Goodreads Readers” “The Expanse have been great”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?” Stands out among recent reading
“Most books I've read in a year since I read the Expanse series.”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?” “Other than the Expanse series, not much recently.”
Comment from 7 Feb 2026 in “Where did all the starships go?”
Other science fiction TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | 88 | 19 | 82% | 13 | — | Approved |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | 59 | 9 | 87% | 11 | — | Approved |
| The Expanse | 51 | 12 | 81% | 13 | — | Approved |
| The Culture seriesby Iain M. Banks | 38 | 5 | 88% | 11 | — | Approved |
| The Expanseby James S. A. CoreyThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“In my opinion the writing only gets better as it goes on”
“The Expanse have been great”
“Most books I've read in a year since I read the Expanse series.”
“The books are more realistic than the show.”
“I enjoyed The Expanse series”
“Other than the Expanse series, not much recently.”
“it sets up a world with complex political dynamics, and lets things mostly evolve as a result of those dynamics”
“They have humans growing up on Mars, the asteroid belt, moons.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.