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Dune or Hyperion (self.sciencefiction)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by cetvrti_magi to c/sciencefiction

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Recently I finished Asimov's Foundation universe and now I want to try something from other authors. Two series I'm most interested in are Dune and Hyperion but I'm not sure which one to read first. Any recommendations?

Edit: I decided to go with Hyperion first and after that I will read Dune. Thank you all for commenting.

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[–] hot_guava 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hyperion is one of my favorite books. It's uneven, but very good. I've read the whole series and after the first one they are fine, but nothing to write home about. You can easily stop after the first book if you want something else.

Dune's complete series is worthwhile, but I don't really care for Herbert's writing style. The universe is very rich and the series explores some of the great ideas in science fiction, but it's like an RPG sourcebook masquerading as a novel to my tastes.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

I like books that are RPG sourcebooks masquerading as novels.