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IIRC, Alpha Centauri's manual had a set of influences listed at the end, and Herbert was definitely in there. It is arguably the clearest single influence to th
by jerf 5y ago
IIRC, Alpha Centauri's manual had a set of influences listed at the end, and Herbert was definitely in there. It is arguably the clearest single influence to the setting.
- ianbicking 5y agoOh yeah, reading the PDF [1] the first fiction book listed: "THE JESUS INCIDENT Frank Herbert A speculative and philosophical tour de force by my favorite science fiction author. You’ll probably have to search used bookstores for this one, but it’s well worth it. My favorite science fiction novel ever. A clear inspiration for the story of Planet." That manual is quite something! Moon comparisons, a long short story, tons of background material on each attribute of the planet...