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[–] Sidhean 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The Inheritance Cycle uses the same word, and I don't think that has anything to do with "impactfulness." What, to you, does it mean for books to be part of a Cycle? I thought it was another word for "series" tbh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I looked it up, a cycle refers to disconnected body of works that cover the same event such as the siege of Troy. A series refers to a linear body of works that cover different events, such as Dune and most other modern books.

So ya everyone downvoting me is straight up wrong. The op was wrong, and also I was wrong. Go figure.

[–] Sidhean 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

~~A literary cycle is a group of stories focused on common figures, often (though not necessarily) based on mythical figures or loosely on historical ones.~~

~~From Wikipedia. Generally, a quick search agrees with everyting except "disconnected" which I cant find anywhere as a requirement~~

Actually this was wildly dickish of me. Thank you for sharing what you found. Those are pretty cool definitions, even if they differ from how I'd use the words

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Hey no worries dude, thanks for considering how I'd feel.

If it matters, i wasn't trying to be rude on my original comment either. I was genuinely asking the question. Its tough to convey tone online...

[–] CptEnder 2 points 3 days ago

I dunno some of the later books are pretty fuckin disconnected lmao. And if the event is "the rise of House Atriedes and the birth of The God Emperor" then yeah it could be a cycle. But yeah I guess series is more accurate.