What can I saw, this is the best sci-fi I have seen in recent years. I had already read the books 4 years ago. I even started watching around the time I was almost finished with the books but the characters in the books were still too fresh in my head and their presentation was so different from how the first episode presented them to me, so I was a little put off. I decided to wait before watching any more episodes. So glad I did. Yes some in the cast are different from their description in the books but they grow on you so quickly that you no longer remember how they looked in the books. You get attached so quickly to these characters and you love them the same if not differently in the series.
The TV series blew my mind in how it beautifully rendered a lot of the book scenes on to the screen. So many entities and space concepts in the books were so difficult to bring to life I am sure, but they manages not only to do it, but even enhance it.
The action shots, the CGI, the cinematography, and omg the script are some of the best done in film and TV. This show should get many awards.