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Last months I’ve been lost in #Dune books written by Frank Herbert.

And I can’t remember any other books that made me be gone in their Universes for so long with the “can’t get enough” feeling.

And one thing that impressed me most is his way of writing - unbelievable rich narrative contains philosophical, political, religious, scientific and lots of other terms and definitions.

What you see is my own ‘need to remember’ deck)

I started to make notes of all new words to me, not only google it to understand context, but to make my brain remember it.

My regret I didn’t started it from the very first book, here is the list from last 3 books.

Next step, I’m gonna translate it in English to make me know them in both languages💪

And speaking about #Dune book’s itself I keep my fingers crossed for the extension of the Dune story made by Frank’s children after his death, will be no less dignified than first 6 books🤞

Will see)

P.S. I will be grateful if you share any books from you wow-list,

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hh 2y ago

I first read Dune (a Catalan translation) when I was 12, and more

than 30 years later I still go back to the original series every couple

of years. Again and again and again... and I keep finding things within

things within things every single time.

Dune is

on a league of its own. There are many other fantasy (I don't consider

it sci-fi) series that are master works, but the world-building and the

writing really set it apart.

If you want to try

more "conventional" fantasy, the rage these last couple of decades is

the "grimdark" subgenre, and within that, all you really need to do is

read Joe Abercrombie's First Law Trilogy.

For

more conventional modern sci-fi, you can't go wrong with The Expanse by

James S A Corey, which is a pseudonymous for Ty Franck and Daniel

Abraham.

Who, by the way (Abraham) also has a fantasy series called The

Coin and the Dagger which was extremely enjoyable to me, and another one that I don't know any woman who hasn't fallen in love with for its incredible world building in a sort of pseudo-feudal Japan setting with magic and poetry: the Long Price Quartet (I enthusiastically recommend it regardless - woman, man or whatever).

In any case, really, have you read the "classics" such as The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien), or the new classic A Song of Ice and Fire aka Game of Thrones (George RR Martin)? And in sci-fi Rendezvous with Rama (Arthur C Clarke), the Foundation series (Asimov), any of Philip K Dick's (Blade Runner, etc)...

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Darina 2y ago

Thank you so much for your suggestions and with such a proper comments!🙏🙏 means the world to me!

I read Tolkien in my childhood, but honestly have no idea how the hole world of Dune passed by me at that time until I didn’t saw Vilnev’s first film and got curious about it🙈

But it’s better now than never)

Cause I’m 100% agree there is so much hidden within.

And I really hope I will reread it in original language.

All your suggestions are gone in my list!❤️