(urth) Long Sun/Short Sun

[Dan'l Danehy-Oakes]

More or less, what Crush said. Reading "Short" without having read
"Long" would be something like reading "Urth of the New Sun" without
having read tBotNS.

--Blattid


On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:33:47 -0600, James Wynn <thewynns at earthlink.net> wrote:
> I've not yet read these series though I have read the New Sun books, and was
> wondering if those who have would be interested in sharing their thoughts
> re:
> 
> -Which of these two you prefer, and why
> 
> A) Long Sun/Short Sun is a single novel in my opinion in the same
> way...oh...The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi are a single
> movie.
> 
> B) I enjoyed reading the Long Sun more. The Long Sun definitely feels like a
> more accessible read although it is multiple strata deeper than you think
> when reading it the first time or after you have finished it. But you won't
> understand a lot of what is going on until you get to the Short Sun (the
> other half of the story). The Short Sun is harder...like The New Sun.
> Reading it I had the same constant feeling of unbalance...of being painfully
> aware that I wasn't sure what was going on.
> 
> -How these tow and New Sun relate
> 
> Its in the same universe. It is best that you have read New Sun first...but
> not absolutely essential.
> 
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