I got this book because it seemed like a cool edition of The Foundation Trilogy. I later discovered that it glows in the dark when I turned the lights off to go to sleep.

  • Porcupirate@lemmy.world
    14·
    1 year ago

    I totally agree. This series, along with the original Dune novels, is the bedrock of my love for sci-fi.

    • like47ninjas@lemmy.world
      4·
      1 year ago

      Ive tried to get thru dune a few of times but it hasnt clicked for me yet, I’ll use your comment as a reminder that I need to give it another go :)

      • BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca
        2·
        1 year ago

        I was surprised how different Dune Messiah is from Dune, that made me stop after second chapter.

        I finally got through the series using the audio books, I stopped with Chapterhouse Dune.

      • Porcupirate@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        What slowed me down a lot with Dune were the many different, unfamiliar names. Once that clicked, the story started unfolding by itself and I could not stop myself reading. It’s been a long time since I first read the original books, but I think I finished all six of them in less than a month. I hope it clicks for you too!

    • Pinklink@lemm.ee
      2·
      1 year ago

      Thoughts on the sequels? I absolutely beyond love the first. Read it maybe 5 times by now. This last time didn’t want to end the adventure, so finally gave the second one a try, and was pretty badly disappointed. The first does such a good job with meanings within meanings and subtlety in dialogue (along with everything else it does right), and the second just seemed to be trying too hard at those things and ultimately failing.

      • Porcupirate@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        Yeah! The first sequel, Foundation’s Edge, was excellent! It was written with as much if not more depth as the original series. The second sequel, Foundation and Earth, however seemed like a pulp novel by comparison. The story was simplistic and the conclusion pretty disappointing, although it did bring up an interesting quandary about the future of the galaxy.

          • Porcupirate@lemmy.world
            2·
            1 year ago

            What are the titles of those books? I think there are six in the original series by Frank Herbert and there are many other books by his son Brian. I haven’t read all of those.

            • Pinklink@lemm.ee
              1·
              1 year ago

              Oh I totally don’t remember. The first one is called Dune, I’m pretty sure about that, the second one like Speaker for The Dead or something? Really only ever been obsessed with the first one. The exposition of the world is soooooo gooooood