Just finished watching the series on YouTube after reading the first book. It was really well adapted, can’t recommend it enough. While the Netflix series come
I also read the books and watched this adaptation. This was good and 30 episodes felt right. Hope they will adapt the next 2 books. The story really get better and it’s a lot more SF.
For the Netflix adaptation I feel like they won’t be able to cover first book with only 8 episodes. They will surely need 2 seasons which means it’s going to take a long time before Netflix will adapt all books.
Oh man , I read all books what an amazing story definitely one the best things I have ever read
Thanks for this, didn’t know it was on YouTube.
Didn’t know that a YouTube series even existed, thanks for the post! I loved the whole trilogy.
FX are so good, and the acting… I wonder if the Netflix series will get to that level. I’m starting reading the second book. Amazing series
Well, the non-Westerner acting is fantastic. All the others are horrendous. But it’s worth looking past that.
The second book is the best imho you’re in for a treat
I doubt the Netflix series can match the accuracy of the adaptation of the Tencent series. Maybe it is silly of them to even try so they may as well do their own thing anyway.
Thank you for the heads-up. I only read two chapters from the book and was put off somehow. I imagine it gets better?
The problem with this book is that you have to power through 2/3, maybe even 3/4 of the book to get to the best part. I was struggling hard reading it (I’m not the most patient reader), but it blew my socks off towards the end and couldn’t put it off. I think I would still recommend though.
I am 3/4 thorough. It’s very good although VERY drawn out. I mean, I read the book a long time ago, but in this series they REALLY tease stuff for an unreasonably long time. It’s, what, at least 15 episodes before the idea of aliens is even spoken out loud?
I’m sure that is intentional as it is a pretty big spoiler. It’s unfortunate that almost everyone who reads this already knows too much. Going in blind is a much better experience.
It could certainly be shorter, but the big reveal should be closer to the end.
I watched without reading the book first. I thought they were in a simulation at first… Then… aliens.
My SO hasn’t read the books and was convinced it was some simulation/Matrix-like situation as well at first.
