Politics in The Expanse and bureaucracy in the Captives War. Too bad it’s so short, only a trilogy.

I love the way they try to describe stuff given only having our perspective.

Not-turtles, night drinkers, nothing is what it seems. The Expanse is more space centric than The Captives War though.

Foundation and the broader universe by Isaac Asimov is a good one. Robots, foundations, and they empire series, as well as some stand alone stories all make one large story arc together.

Any additives when farming are specific to each farm. If it’s rich in nitrogen, adding some isn’t beneficial.

It’s a charisma type stat.

That one container of single flavour spice costs 10x a bag of ramen or kraft dinner as well, it’s just out of reach for a large portion.

Spice is a luxury, people would be giving up a weeks of meals for a variety of ONE, now add in a second flavor, now you’re not eating for another week.

Foolish to think they can afford the luxury of spices.