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Frank Herbert: Dune (1990, Chilton Books, Putnam - Penguin Books)

Dune is set in the distant future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which various …

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Absolute masterpiece, I loved it, read it in anticipation for the film, made the film going experience way better. Loved the cool worldbuilding (butlerian jihad, bene gesserit breeding programs, the total mastery of the body and mind replacing technology). Absolute king shit

Stanisław Lem: Solaris (Paperback, 2016, Faber & Faber)

When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its …

didn't really live up to the hype.

It was enjoyable, but I found the descriptions of science history and theories about the planet very hard to get through. Didn't live up to the hype tbh.