Darkness Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I have just started to read the Dune series.I was thinking of just reading;DuneDune MessiahChildren of DuneGod Emperor of DuneHeretics of DuneChapter House DuneI know there is a prequel, legends of dune etc http://en.wikipedia....Original_seriesI was wondering, should I just read the original series and not the rest? Has anyone read the rest, is it any good?I should have noted, please no spoilers. I am just reading the first book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jurble Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Stop after God Emperor of Dune, the rest aren't worth it. And especially not the prequels and fake sequels, they're all garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubs Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I've read Dune, Dune Messiah (my favorite so far) and half of Children of Dune. The prequels sound interesting, I'd like to check them out eventually.Are you by chance finding the series hard to read? I enjoy the story, but it's almost a chore to get through the books :blushing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexia Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I liked all the books by Frank Herbert but I wouldn't recommend any of the travesties written by his son. They define awful torture porn...my advice is to spare yourself some suffering and pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alguien Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Stop after God Emperor of Dune, the rest aren't worth it. And especially not the prequels and fake sequels, they're all garbage. Seconded. If you must know what happened with the Herbert Jr/Kevin Anderson abominations, read the synopses on Wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrownedCrow Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 The prequels sound interesting, I'd like to check them out eventually.Don't do it. You have too much to live for. Or if you must, at least don't do it this way. I'm told the Japanese practice ritual self-disembowelment. I recommend this as a better, cleaner alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loren Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 If your really into Dune then i would say you should check out the prequels....House atriedes,etc.I think people are too pedantic and stuffy about the new ones i love the dune saga and really enjoyed reading the characters back stories...give it a shot.I think Brian Herbert really paid a great tribute too his fathers work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubs Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 ^ Love your sig! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhadamanth Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Ignore the people who don't like Heretics and Chapterhouse. They're great books and well worth the read. Opinions vary but at least give them a shot. Just don't ever read Sandworms of Dune and Hunters of Dune. They're complete crap and not even close to true sequels to Chapterhouse Dune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Posted August 4, 2010 Author Share Posted August 4, 2010 I've read Dune, Dune Messiah (my favorite so far) and half of Children of Dune. The prequels sound interesting, I'd like to check them out eventually.Are you by chance finding the series hard to read? I enjoy the story, but it's almost a chore to get through the books :blushing:No, I am actually finding them easy to read. I read like 70 pages today, and I was like WTF, I was just on page 70 this morning and now am on 150.Ignore the people who don't like Heretics and Chapterhouse. They're great books and well worth the read. Opinions vary but at least give them a shot. Just don't ever read Sandworms of Dune and Hunters of Dune. They're complete crap and not even close to true sequels to Chapterhouse Dune.I will give them a try.After the original series, I just feel like the rest were a way to try and make money, and nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland_85 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I loved every second of Dune, was left completely untouched by Messiah, hated every second of Children and quit halfway through God-Emperor. There you have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Varys Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 STAY AWAY FROM THE ANDERSON-BRIAN-HERBERT-CRAP!It is because of Brian Herbert why writers should either die without issue, or give over the rights to their works to Christopher Tolkien.It is utter crap: Bad writing, bad and stupid plots, totally twisting the meaning of the original work.If you are interested in the background stuff of Dune universe, try to acquire this volume: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_EncyclopediaIt paints are far more convincing and inspiring of the background of the Dune than Anderson and that Herbert brat could dream of.And, of course, if you like the first three books, don't stop after 'God Emperor'. The last two books are worth reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Callers Only Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 After the original series, I just feel like the rest were a way to try and make money, and nothing more.They are ... but they both flesh out the Bene Gesserit quite a bit, so if you liked when they appeared you'll enjoy them. If you didn't ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Callers Only Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 BTW, why Brian K. Anderson is a hack:http://www.jacurutu.com/mo/viewpost.php?plat=xhtml&forum_id=13&post_id=21586Extra bitter edition (that forum is luzly - it was apparently formed by a splinter of the original dune discussion forums after they made "prequels" subforums)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jurble Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 the prequels make no sense, they give the proto-Bene Gesserit tele-kinetic powers, which never ever show up in the original series, in fact, there was no evidence of any "supernatural" powers in any of the original books - the Bene Gesserit were all Dunyain-like, they had detailed breeding programs to make super-humans and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrist Simon Steele Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I have just started to read the Dune series.I was thinking of just reading;DuneDune MessiahChildren of DuneGod Emperor of DuneHeretics of DuneChapter House DuneI know there is a prequel, legends of dune etc http://en.wikipedia....Original_seriesI was wondering, should I just read the original series and not the rest? Has anyone read the rest, is it any good?I loved the first three Dune books. God Emperor was strange, but I think now that I'm older I might actually appreciate it. I couldn't get through Heretics and Chapterhouse, but again I might try again.The books not written by Herbert are absolutely terrible. Stick to the ones listed, if those. Definitely the first three--they have a nice arc and feel complete in the end. But the first book is the best. The others aren't near its quality, though they're still fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stego Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 There is only Dune. Do not waste your life on the other trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 So far I am enjoying the first book a lot, so far I like it. I am 3/4 of the way through the book. I read roughly 200 pages in one sitting, shows you how much I enjoyed it. The only reason I stopped reading was because it was like 6am in the morning and I was getting very sleepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 There is only Dune. Do not waste your life on the other trash.So much word. IMO, each progressive book got worse and worse, and the non-Frank Herbert written were totally unreadable. But even the ones he did write weren't very good, except Dune itself which was fantastic and has a good enough conclusion that there really is no need to keep reading- those are a telling a different story, and not a very good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Callers Only Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Typical monarchist sucking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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