I always forget how little actually happens in the first book of the trilogy, and how…earthy(?) it is? It’s just so small in scope compared to the following bo

I always forget how little actually happens in the first book of the trilogy, and how…earthy(?) it is? It’s just so small in scope compared to the following books that I forget that its entire appeal is just how unknown the unknowns are and how much potential it sets up for the rest of the story.