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Dune or Hyperion (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by cetvrti_magi@lemmy.world to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world

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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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[–] PrinzMegahertz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Can‘t comment on Dune, but the Hyperion Cantos starts awesome, becomes a bit dull later and then has a surprisingly emotional ending in Fall of Endymion.

[–] HamsterRage@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Both of these are premium examples of book series that start out amazing and then start cicling the drain in book two. Add in "Ender's Game" for the trifecta.

I expect downvotes.

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

You're right, but Hyperion's sequels are better than either Dune's or Ender's Game's.

Also, see Kevin J. Anderson for a dude who's made an entire career out of pooping in other people's sand boxes.

[–] Squids@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I'm sorry, Speaker for the Dead is circling the drain? Complete change in tact sure, but I'd hardly call it bad

Xenocide on the other hand...

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Dune. But only read the first book. It’s a masterpiece, but the others in the series are just plain awful.

[–] Kujo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

The sequels are not perfect by any means, but 1-4 had me at full attention throughout and then slowed down after that for me. 2 is so short though I really lump it into Book 1 in my head.

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[–] lvl13charlatan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Dune. Hyperion was really cringey, I didn't even finish it.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I read Dune and havent read Hyperion yet. Hyperion has to be better because watching paint drying is more appealing to me than rereading Dune. It doesn't make sense and the characters are flat and horrible.

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