# Long Sun/Short Sun *The Urth list — 3 messages, 3 voices, 22 Mar 2005* > Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright > in each message remains with the person who wrote it. > Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original > archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than > retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact. --- ### Gryphoncrossing at aol.com *22 Mar 2005, 19:34* 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 -How these tow and New Sun relate Thanks John --- ### James Wynn *22 Mar 2005, 21:34 · in reply to Gryphoncrossing at aol.com* 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. --- ### Dan'l Danehy-Oakes *22 Mar 2005, 22:50 · in reply to James Wynn* 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. > On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:33:47 -0600, James Wynn 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. > > _______________________________________________ ---