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However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels. I take my time reading, analyzing, & admiring Frank Herbert's writing talent. I even read his novels multiple times to get a better understanding.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best. Thus I recommend borrowing these novels from the local library (paper copy &/or ebook). Read them once & fast. Then move on to better novels. You could also skip them entirely & focus on the better stuff.
For those not familiar, here are instructions for how to read these on e-readers like Kindle or Nook:
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Includes all Dune titles written by Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson except for the Prelude to Dune Trilogy:
Dune: House Atreides (1999)
Dune: House Harkonnen (2000)
Dune: House Corrino (2001)
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For those not familiar, here are instructions for how to read these on e-readers like Kindle or Nook:
https://support.humbleb
Includes all Dune titles written by Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson except for the Prelude to Dune Trilogy:
Dune: House Atreides (1999)
Dune: House Harkonnen (2000)
Dune: House Corrino (2001)
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However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels. I take my time reading, analyzing, & admiring Frank Herbert's writing talent. I even read his novels multiple times to get a better understanding.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best. Thus I recommend borrowing these novels from the local library (paper copy &/or ebook). Read them once & fast. Then move on to better novels. You could also skip them entirely & focus on the better stuff.
However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best.
I'm gonna guess the son edited, unintentionally downgraded, & foolishly misinterpreted lots of stuff from his father's work, &/or his father's notes & outlines for the sequel(s) were very rough ideas that would have been heavily redacted & improved by Frank Herbert through the natural writing process. The son & his co-author's 2 sequel novels (& other Dune novels) felt like low-quality bootleg copies or cheap imitations.
However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels. I take my time reading, analyzing, & admiring Frank Herbert's writing talent. I even read his novels multiple times to get a better understanding.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best. Thus I recommend borrowing these novels from the local library (paper copy &/or ebook). Read them once & fast. Then move on to better novels. You could also skip them entirely & focus on the better stuff.
Thanks for saving me from writing all that out.
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I'm gonna guess the son edited, unintentionally downgraded, & foolishly misinterpreted lots of stuff from his father's work, &/or his father's notes & outlines for the sequel(s) were very rough ideas that would have been heavily redacted & improved by Frank Herbert through the natural writing process. The son & his co-author's 2 sequel novels (& other Dune novels) felt like low-quality bootleg copies or cheap imitations.
Frank Herbert did talk to his publisher & journalists about working on Dune 7 (supposedly the final Dune sequel). He told them he already made substantial progress. Then he unfortunately died while recovering from cancer surgery.
However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels. I take my time reading, analyzing, & admiring Frank Herbert's writing talent. I even read his novels multiple times to get a better understanding.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best. Thus I recommend borrowing these novels from the local library (paper copy &/or ebook). Read them once & fast. Then move on to better novels. You could also skip them entirely & focus on the better stuff.
Just to be clear: Frank Herbert's son & son's co-author (aka, Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson) are average to above average novelists. They are NOT bad writers. IMO, their Dune novels are good for superficial, easy entertainment. It's like watching Tom & Jerry cartoon, the Friends TV series, or the Transformers movie series.
On the other hand, Frank Herbert had a superior understanding of linguistics, psychology, sociology, & economics. He also had a better understanding of ecological effects between humans & wildlife. His novels (Dune & other fictional worlds) entertained & educated.
They also do a great job building out the origin stories for the universe.
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They also do a great job building out the origin stories for the universe.