[geeks] Dune novels

[Phil Stracchino]

On 05/29/10 23:17, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
> There is the original Dune series written by Frank Herbert himself, and
> a later set written by his son in collaboration with another writer.
> 
> Is it the case that the only ones worth reading are the ones written by
> Frank Herbert, and that the rest should be considered in the same
> category as the two follow-on movies to "The Matrix" ?

Personally, I wouldn't even bother with the Herbert ones beyond Dune
Messiah.  He started churning out pot-boilers after that.  Kung-Fu
Masters of Dune.  The Last Unicorn of Dune.  Ingrown Toenails of Dune.

Well, OK, God-Emperor was sorta tolerable.  On the other hand,
Chapterhouse, for example, was pure "WTF?"


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