I genuinely don’t remember much explanation/exposition in the original book. Maybe I need to re-read it. Over the six novels it fills a lot in though.
It did have a handy glossary though.
It was the shields that allowed things to travel through them slowly but stopped projectiles. They did try to make lasers but they had a habit of killing the person firing them and those around them.
There was a bit of a tendency for that to be true with laser weapons developed in reality too …
The book doesn’t really explain CHOAM, the whole business side, at all. They’re is a glossary, which also is fairly light tbh. The bene gesserit only really come into their own much later, in the books that I think he wrote with his son; they’re explained much more there.
I’m currently on the third book, having decided to reread for the first time - I think I read them when about 13. They’re much better than I remembered! I now really like the way that it doesn’t over explain, which I think annoyed the teenage me.
Waiting for the pool final. 9 o/c bbc iplayer.
I love playing pool.
I love that name Combine Honnette Ober Advancer Mercantile
I’ve just finished the six books and it’s a superb read. I was defo too young to appreciate them first time round - the subtlety was lost on my feeble young mind.
Books 5 & 6 are almost as good as book 1 and I don’t say that lightly as it’s my favourite book.
2 Likes
It’s been literally decades since I’ve read the books. And I struggled through book 3 then gave up.
I don’t claim to be more grown up since 1985, but I might have to give them another go.
Worth a go Rob - book four is hard going but it sets up the remaining two and helps develops the story along a quite different path to the first book.
1 Like
I can send you books 2-6 if you want to read them again Rob ?
1 Like
My memory is wrong. I have had a think about it.
I never read the third book.
It didn’t exist when I read the first two, (around 1973). People told me book 3 was rubbish and just cashing in on the first two so I didn’t bother
1 Like
I think I’ve got 1-3 at mum’s house, and I’m going there tomorrow to do her shopping, if they’re still there I’ll take your offer for 4-6?
Obvs there’s a strong possibility that she’s binned the whole lot, so in that case I’ll have the lot! I’ll let you know later tomorrow if that’s ok?
No worries mate - maybe pass them on to Kev if he fancies giving them another try 
I think the thing I maybe didn’t quite grasp first time round was just how much time elapses between book two and every subsequent book.
1 Like
Don’t worry, the postage will be as much as the book.
I will get it on my kindle, but have just started a quite long book so it will be a couple of weeks I expect
I found books 1-3 at my mums, on the bookshelf in my old bedroom along with some Commando books and copies of An Inspector Calls, A Kestrel For A Knave and Lord of The Flies that I forgot to give back to school…
So I’ll take you up on your offer of books 4-6 please Al.
2 Likes
I’ll stick them in the post this week Rob
1 Like
Just finished afterlife
1 Like
I’ve been watching Another Life on Netflix. Very good sci-fi, and as a bonus Katee Sackhoff gets her kit off.
3 Likes