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What fantasy work built their world the best? (reddthat.com)
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[–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Dune has loads of world building, what are you talking about? Do you not know anything of Fremen culture? Anything of the structure of the empire? The guild and its navigators?

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I was thinking of his other works like BuSab, Void.

    For Dune, there is a very complex world, but the reader only gets the minimum necessary exposure to it. There's no explanation for how the major powers came about, they just are, ditto for what the Holtzman filed/effect is, how a no-ship works, etc. There's no history/explanation of what the Butlerian Jihad was, just it's long term effects.

    Don't get me wrong, I love his style of storytelling, Dune is my all time favorite series of books. That why I listed him in a list of the best.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I think that's also the best world building. I just want to read the story, I don't need or want to read some nerd's Wikipedia article about the story!

    I think the only other Herbert novel I've read is The Green Brain which I can't even remember to comment on though.

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