The books are good but very unlike the show.
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popsalottacornsyrup@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Is the book/s good? I really enjoy the show.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Allero@lemmy.today 4 months ago
Never saw the show, but I read through the main book series and connected works as a teen.
Was a very worthy read back then. Still warmly remember the series.
Siegfried@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Imo, the core trilogy is awsome. Prequels are mid, but add a lot if you want to go for the bigger picture. Sequels are awesome if you have read the robots and the empire saga.
Robots saga is awesome, Empires saga is meh
Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 4 months ago
What show is this from?
BabyVi@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Foundation
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 4 months ago
Let me know if they reply? I’d really like to know
BabyVi@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Foundation
zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
The books are good-ish, but are wildly different from the show and I am not sure I can wholeheartedly recommend them to people just because they like the show. IMO the books, as written, wouldn’t not be able to be made into a show that most people would want to watch. And yet, I only tried watching the show because of the books and didn’t stick with it because of how different it was. It could be worth your time, but it’s not a slam dunk.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
I found the “genetic dynasty” stuff to be the best part of the show, and apparently it’s not even in the books
PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
The generic dynasty is one of the main reasons I didn’t watch the show
olafurp@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s a writing thing they did so they didn’t have to swap actors all the time. The first book spans several generations after all.
halvar@lemy.lol 4 months ago
bro if you liked whatever that show was you are going to love the books
DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Friend, you’re talking about 1.4 million some words of world building. All connected. All remarkable. I neither know, nor care about the show, but do yourself a favor and read the whole 18 novel 3 story arc. Robots, Empire, Foundation. Genius.
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 4 months ago
What’s the series? It sounds interesting!
j4k3@lemmy.world 4 months ago
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That is all of the main story pieces, in order, from bottom to top.
Eq0@literature.cafe 4 months ago
Personal favorites: Caves of Steel and The Currents of Space.
Obviously, the main Foundation trilogy is a glorious space opera, but I sometimes feel its writing is a bit too dry. It almost feels like ready a piece of theatre.