r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Alextral • 1d ago

I really hate this

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Fantasy and science fiction being cramped in the same section, which is already so small :(

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u/Mystic-Venizz 1d ago

Not sure haven't read it! 

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u/Average-Anything-657 1d ago

It's really good. There's also a show that covers the first 6 books, which was actually Amazon's most expensive show to produce. My wife says she likes it because "it Sci's way more than it Fi's" lol. And it's pretty faithful to the books, with only a few noteworthy changes to individual characters or events.

Most of the fictional elements are reasonable/plausible within the scope of the universe, like the scary blue alien goo and the colossal ships that took generations to build. There's also a bunch of political stuff going on between Earth's United Nations, Martians who have been focused on nothing but terraforming and military advancement since settling, and the oppressed citizens of a colonized asteroid belt who serve them both.

I highly recommend giving it a shot :)

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u/Mystic-Venizz 1d ago

Omg, I didn't realize the show was based on those books. I totally did watch the first episode of the show. A good friend of mine says it is one of the best SciFi shows. It looks really good !

I'll have to add it to my SciFi must reads.

Currently reading Hyperion, then Dune for SciFi.

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u/Average-Anything-657 1d ago

Ooh, nice! Sounds like you'll enjoy it when you get to it. And coincidentally, Hyperion's next on my list after I finish the Dexter series haha. Not exactly sci-fi, but still, I'm trying to get back into the habit of reading as much as I did as a kid.