> also the constant repetition of people getting lost in the wilderness and having a vision of Hiroko [...] really needed a more judicious editor
Agreed. I also took some time to go through all the books and did it in the end partly out of a sense of duty.
> hah, just noticed your username
:D Initially it was meant to be a throwaway account, but I didn't want to go with the usual throwaway1234 pattern that is common on hn.
> the politics and philosophy of dune are even more interesting than mars, though obviously different in scope/plausibility.
Also agreed. It's not easy for me to say which of the two conveys more insight into the human condition and human societies. Dune is certainly grander and bolder in vision, with lots of surprising speculation. Otoh, Mars credibly captures the anarchic dynamics that would arise were we to ever actually colonize the planet.
In the end they both have something to offer, though for me Dune remains the greater series.
Agreed. I also took some time to go through all the books and did it in the end partly out of a sense of duty.
> hah, just noticed your username
:D Initially it was meant to be a throwaway account, but I didn't want to go with the usual throwaway1234 pattern that is common on hn.
> the politics and philosophy of dune are even more interesting than mars, though obviously different in scope/plausibility.
Also agreed. It's not easy for me to say which of the two conveys more insight into the human condition and human societies. Dune is certainly grander and bolder in vision, with lots of surprising speculation. Otoh, Mars credibly captures the anarchic dynamics that would arise were we to ever actually colonize the planet.
In the end they both have something to offer, though for me Dune remains the greater series.