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		throwaway6734 on Dec 24, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021? The prequels are pretty enjoyable (tracks the life of Seldon), but the sequels outside of the trilogy have been much more of a slog.

joconde on Dec 24, 2021 [–]

My headcannon honestly throws away the sequels. They are the first books in the timeline that felt like really soft sci-fi. Not actually bad books, just out of touch with the rest of the story.

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