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I hear you about the Expanse. The books are a blast and I'm hoping Amazon finishes the series because they are good adaptations. My dream series to watch (are you reading this HBO?) would be set in the Dune universe, with Denis Villeneuve doing prequel series covering the creation of the Bene Gesserit, discovery of Ecaz, etc.

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As much as I liked the Dune books, if you're looking for "realistic sci-fi", Dune just isn't it, it's purely fantasy. One of the main premises the whole story rests upon is the idea of genetic memory, which isn't real. Lord of the Rings is more realistic than this. And that's just one point; there's a bunch of other stuff in Dune that really makes no sense in our universe.

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