It’s interesting you mention that since I have been re-watching the series over the past few weeks, lol.
The books are on my list I want to read. I have a few books I should go through first though. I haven’t been consistent with reading over the past few months, but I’m slowly getting through Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
I’ve read the first couple of the Expanse novels, and they are really really good. But I slightly prefer the TV shows because I feel like they slowed things down a little bit (in a good way) and added a bit more depth to the broader plot points. But I’m definitely in the minority there. About 99% of fans prefer the novels.
Good Omens is great. The mix of Gaiman and Prachett works so well together. That show is very good too, but I definitely prefer the novels.
If you’re into sci-fi, I recommend the following authors (probably all of them you’ve already read):
I also want to rewatch the Good Omens show they made xD
I have read Dune, which was a pretty good book. Takes a little bit to build up, but well worth it. Have you seen the Dune movies yet? I thought Pt 1 was fairly faithful to the book. Not sure on Pt 2 as I haven’t seen it yet.
I don’t believe I have read anything from those authors. Any suggestions for each one? I’ll add them to my list!
I’m a huge fan of the Dune novels (the original ones by Frank, not so much the prequels and sequels by his son). I really really like the new films - both of them. And I agree with you that they are pretty faithful to the novels.
The things that impressed me about them are: a) they managed to catch the vibe of the novels really well, b) they do a great job of making the plot accessible without all the internal monologue exposition that the novels rely on, c) I really liked the pacing, in that they take time to pause and ‘breathe’ at the right times in the story, and then pick up the intensity when it’s right.
As for those other authors, here’s what I recommend:
Anathem by Stephenson. Note: it’s really slow to get doing, but stuck with it, it picks up as it goes on and it ends really well.
Necromancer by Gibson. Apple TV is actually making this into a miniseries.
I heard the other Dune novels weren’t as good. I planned on getting to the 2nd one at some point, just had other stuff I wanted to get to. There’s also only three book series I have been able to read back-to-back; The Shardlake Series - C.J. Sansom (history/mystery novels) and The Edge Chronicles - Paul Stewart (fantasy novel series with my favourite illustrator Chris Riddell), Riftwar Saga - Raymond Feist (fantasy).
I’ll jot these down, thanks for the suggestions :)
It’s interesting you mention that since I have been re-watching the series over the past few weeks, lol.
The books are on my list I want to read. I have a few books I should go through first though. I haven’t been consistent with reading over the past few months, but I’m slowly getting through Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
I’ve read the first couple of the Expanse novels, and they are really really good. But I slightly prefer the TV shows because I feel like they slowed things down a little bit (in a good way) and added a bit more depth to the broader plot points. But I’m definitely in the minority there. About 99% of fans prefer the novels.
Good Omens is great. The mix of Gaiman and Prachett works so well together. That show is very good too, but I definitely prefer the novels.
If you’re into sci-fi, I recommend the following authors (probably all of them you’ve already read):
And of course, Frank Herbert’s Dune series.
I also want to rewatch the Good Omens show they made xD
I have read Dune, which was a pretty good book. Takes a little bit to build up, but well worth it. Have you seen the Dune movies yet? I thought Pt 1 was fairly faithful to the book. Not sure on Pt 2 as I haven’t seen it yet.
I don’t believe I have read anything from those authors. Any suggestions for each one? I’ll add them to my list!
I’m a huge fan of the Dune novels (the original ones by Frank, not so much the prequels and sequels by his son). I really really like the new films - both of them. And I agree with you that they are pretty faithful to the novels.
The things that impressed me about them are: a) they managed to catch the vibe of the novels really well, b) they do a great job of making the plot accessible without all the internal monologue exposition that the novels rely on, c) I really liked the pacing, in that they take time to pause and ‘breathe’ at the right times in the story, and then pick up the intensity when it’s right.
As for those other authors, here’s what I recommend:
I heard the other Dune novels weren’t as good. I planned on getting to the 2nd one at some point, just had other stuff I wanted to get to. There’s also only three book series I have been able to read back-to-back; The Shardlake Series - C.J. Sansom (history/mystery novels) and The Edge Chronicles - Paul Stewart (fantasy novel series with my favourite illustrator Chris Riddell), Riftwar Saga - Raymond Feist (fantasy).
I’ll jot these down, thanks for the suggestions :)