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[-] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago

Hah, actually no I have not.

-1 nerd point lol

[-] Drekaridill@lemmy.wtf 19 points 2 months ago

Don't want to spoil anything because you really should, but this is very reminiscent of a plot point in one of the books.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 5 points 2 months ago

Damn, only now did I realize I've only read one book in a series

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Good news: it's all public domain (edit: it isn't). Whole series is there, at least the public domain ones. There was a newer one that wasn't public domain when I last checked, though that was a long time ago and it might be now.

Don't read it for nerd points. Read it to find out why it's associated with nerd points.

Edit: disregard above, no idea where I got that idea from, maybe from how easy it is to find the full novel online just by doing a search for it, I must have figured and then somehow along the way it turned into a fact in my mind.

[-] pro3757@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

Uhh, I couldn't see anywhere that it's in the public domain. Could you point me to a source for that?

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Turns out I just made that up, no idea where it came from at least.

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Series? More then one? So long and thanks for all the books!

[-] rapchee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

the universe's only 5 part trilogy!

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