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Dune Universe 17-Book Collection (ePUB Digital Download)

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Humble Bundle has Dune Universe 17-Book Collection (ePUB Digital Download) on sale for $18.

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Books Included:
  • Dreamer of Dune
  • Dune: The Heir of Caladan
  • Dune: The Lady of Caladan
  • Dune: The Duke of Caladan
  • The Road to Dune
  • Princess of Dune
  • Sands of Dune
  • Navigators of Dune
  • Mentats of Dune
  • Sisterhood of Dune
  • The Winds of Dune
  • Paul of Dune
  • Sandworms of Dune
  • Hunters of Dune
  • Dune: The Battle of Corrin
  • Dune: The Machine Crusade
  • Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
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Humble Bundle [humblebundle.com] has 17-Item Dune Universe Collection Book Bundle (ePUB Digital Download) on sale for $18.

Books Included:
  • Dreamer of Dune
  • Dune: The Heir of Caladan
  • Dune: The Lady of Caladan
  • Dune: The Duke of Caladan
  • The Road to Dune
  • Princess of Dune
  • Sands of Dune
  • Navigators of Dune
  • Mentats of Dune
  • Sisterhood of Dune
  • The Winds of Dune
  • Paul of Dune
  • Sandworms of Dune
  • Hunters of Dune
  • Dune: The Battle of Corrin
  • Dune: The Machine Crusade
  • Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
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This is a great bang-for-the-buck deal. From a financial perspective, this deal is the best I've seen for any Dune novel or novels.

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.
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Great collection at a great price.

For those not familiar, here are instructions for how to read these on e-readers like Kindle or Nook:

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Good until May 11 at 2:00pm ET

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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NicholasN7408
04-22-2024 at 12:43 PM.
04-22-2024 at 12:43 PM.
Lost interest after third book. Also, the writing seems to be very specific, like minded to the authors. Oftentimes, it's convoluted for the sake of complexity and yet sometimes too simple with basic humanistic tendencies. Also, the story is all over the place with the characters it follows after a few books.
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Kerroj
04-22-2024 at 01:15 PM.
04-22-2024 at 01:15 PM.
Quote from Eckster :
I actually think I enjoyed reading the prequel series more than the original series. I can certainly agree they're not as masterfully written, but from a purely fun narrative standpoint I thought they were great.

They also do a great job building out the origin stories for the universe.
I agree with this. I thought The Butlerian Jihad trilogy was great and would love to see them made into a TV series. I find Frank Herbert's Dune novels over-blown and long-winded.
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PurduEE
04-22-2024 at 03:01 PM.
04-22-2024 at 03:01 PM.
Quote from IgorGr :
I commend you for a balanced opinion explaining for those unaware of the situation. I would have said "This is a great bundle if you enjoy purchasing trash bags full of week-old meat remains sloshing in gray water"
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spiritfiend102
04-22-2024 at 03:47 PM.
04-22-2024 at 03:47 PM.
Quote from TenderGazelle3759 :
Hahaha. I can't tell how much you are joking & how much you are expressing your real opinion.

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.
Kevin J. Anderson writes by dictating into a tape recorder and having someone else type it up and edit it later. He seems to specialize in licensed material where the world building and plotting is done by someone else. I would say he's prolific but average in quality at best. In kayfabe terms, he's a jobber. I'm sure that Brian Herbert is only getting a credit because he owns the rights to the Dune characters and setting.
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AmsterdamVallon
04-22-2024 at 04:52 PM.
04-22-2024 at 04:52 PM.
I'm not super into Dune, I've only read the first book but surely the Dune Universe is called the Duniverse, right?
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Hiccup
04-23-2024 at 10:40 AM.
04-23-2024 at 10:40 AM.
Quote from spiritfiend102 :
Kevin J. Anderson writes by dictating into a tape recorder and having someone else type it up and edit it later. He seems to specialize in licensed material where the world building and plotting is done by someone else. I would say he's prolific but average in quality at best. In kayfabe terms, he's a jobber. I'm sure that Brian Herbert is only getting a credit because he owns the rights to the Dune characters and setting.

KJA did good work in/ for star wars
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bruinhd
04-26-2024 at 05:16 AM.
04-26-2024 at 05:16 AM.
Instead of people reading these hardcore opinions, download a free sample of the prequel books "House of x, Y" on kindle and read them for yourself to see if it's for you. The writing is not as complex or layered as Frank Herbert, sure. He's one of the greatest writers in scifi ever. But these works are their own thing.
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pbandnv
04-27-2024 at 01:24 PM.
04-27-2024 at 01:24 PM.
Quote from NicholasN7408 :
Lost interest after third book. Also, the writing seems to be very specific, like minded to the authors. Oftentimes, it's convoluted for the sake of complexity and yet sometimes too simple with basic humanistic tendencies. Also, the story is all over the place with the characters it follows after a few books.

I agree. The first 3 or so books were great. The rest seem like a cash grab.so $18 for 3 really good books and 15 others that include bunch of nonsense. Pass.
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edgesrazor
04-28-2024 at 06:08 PM.
04-28-2024 at 06:08 PM.
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KJA did good work in/ for star wars

I will respectfully disagree with you on that opinion. His stuff made the Disney sequels look like the Godfather trilogy.
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