What Sci-Fi Sequel Was Better Than the First Book?

Ever read an incredible first book in a series only to be even MORE blown away by the second or subsequent books? Whether that first book really was incredible, or just good enough to pique your interest in the rest of the series, what we really want to hear about are the outstanding follow-ups, the ones that took the series to the next level. 

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What Sci-Fi Sequels Were Better Than the First Book?
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  1. Mark Joseph
    Mark Joseph says:

    Well, that was at least marginally interesting. Going through my collection and lists, the only two candidates I found were “Speaker for the Dead” (already listed; I know it’s a minority opinion, but not an unreasonable one) and James Morrow’s “Blameless in Abaddon,” which is even better than the first book in his godhead trilogy, “Towing Jehovah.” Not sure you can really count the Fall of Hyperion as a “sequel,” as it’s more of a two-part book. Ditto for the Two Towers.

    Other than that, I only found long series (The Expanse and The Laundry Files) where in each case the second book was better than the first.

    I see someone *thought* he’d be amusing by nominating “Dune Messiah,” but failed abjectly.

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