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Re: Dune Genesis (1980)

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Post by jinfiesto » Thu, Aug 21, 2014, 6:53 PM UTC

Radim wrote: post #34

LanceH wrote: post #23

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I've read the first six. Rereading, I stopped at God Emperor. I tell people who are thinking about reading it that if they found Dune to be slow and difficult that they should just stop at the first one. It's a lot of world building and politics as it goes on.

This is much better advice than the grandparent. Indeed, if you found Dune too difficult and political and expansive, don't go for God Emperor of Dune . But if you do like that sort of stuff, someone telling you to stop at Dune would be criminal. God Emperor is easily the best in the series, IMO.

I agree. The best part of the series in my opinion, is the political machination. God Emperor probably has the most of that. Messiah is probably the weakest novel in the set in my opinion.

Re: Dune Genesis (1980)

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Post by chiph » Thu, Aug 21, 2014, 7:12 PM UTC

ctdonath wrote: post #64

chiph wrote: post #33

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Highlander: "There can be only one"

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Re: Dune Genesis (1980)

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Post by AceJohnny2 » Fri, Aug 22, 2014, 7:48 PM UTC

Hasu wrote: post #66

I have never understood why Frank Herbert isn't enshrined as the 20th century's best science fiction author, since that's exactly what he was. He always gets overshadowed by Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke, who are undoubtedly all very good. But Herbert's works have depth and timelessness that few other writers in any genre can match. The Dune series is genius, the ConSentiency series(only two novels and a short story o…

He didn't write as much?