# Returning to a beloved book universe. 2025-07-09 **The last time I was so deeply involved with a universe, a book universe, was when I was reading my favorite author to this day, [Fernando Sabino](https://amzn.to/4kuqfuQ). ** He would repeat sentences, ideas, and situations across all these completely unrelated stories and books, so I always thought he was talking about his life, but with a little touch of fiction. One could say that there was a universe—the author's life universe—a parallel world with countless things that readers could relate to and understand. This was many, many years ago. Decades ago. I read several other authors after finishing all his books, but none of them were able to create the same type of connection. I'm currently on [[vladcampos.com/Static/Library/Caliban's War|book two]] of [The Expanse](https://amzn.to/4eBM1eG) series. About 70 percent of that book, and I can't wait to read book three. By the way, are there six or nine books? Anyway, what I know is there's an end to the saga, and I'm already sad about that. What am I supposed to do when I read all the books? ![[vladcampos.com/Timeline/Blog/Posts|Posts]]