@Edent I love the expanse. I find the reasonably hard scifi elements while maintaining politics, human interaction, etc really work for me. I've done 3 rewatches on the series and I'm most of the way through a second re-listen.
I found the The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet had a love of great space aliens, but the overall setting was just a bit too.. soft scifi for me. It's just a bit too loose and imaginative maybe? (Even if I do love Patricia Rodriguez as a narrator)