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choowia
The two Dune movies that came out recently are not based on this book. These are prequel books written by Frank Herbert's son, Brian, which have not been highly rated or generally thought to match the quality of his father's books.

If you want to read the books the movie is based on you want to read Dune by Frank Herbert.
Jfunk910
I read this one and it felt like a bad fan fiction. I couldn't get myself to finish the trilogy. I'd skip and focus on the Frank Herbert novels instead.

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Jan 24, 2025
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sliver99
Jan 24, 2025
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It's a well written book. I enjoyed it.
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KarpeNoctem
Jan 24, 2025
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Quote from PurduEE :
Vermillion Hells, these books are terrible. If you ever wondered what happened in any period of time that was not described in the actual Dune series, rest assured that Brian has covered it.
I only started reading Dune back in 2019 with the deluxe edition. Got the book as a Christmas gift, started reading the Introduction written by Brian, and got spoiled in the face (he spoiled a character's death). I borrowed a copy of Paul of Dune from a friend after reading all 6 Frank's books, and I was very very certain I'm completely done with Brian and anything he wrote/would write.
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tclphz
Jan 24, 2025
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Quote from manfre :
The prequels are enjoyable to read and go into a lot of background of answering how things came to be in the original Dune book. The original books by Frank Herbert get progressively worse and less enjoyable to read. I gave up on the series after struggling to finish God Emperor and then getting part way through Chapterhouse: Dune. It's really bad writing.
+1 on this. I feel like the storyline starting getting too convoluted in the later Frank Herbert novels. I enjoyed some of Brian Herberts work like this prequel series and the butlerian jihad series. The others are very meh.
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MrZoidberg
Jan 24, 2025
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These books violate the first law of prequels: don't make prequels
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wadofglue
Jan 25, 2025
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Quote from AGpennypacker :
Well damn...I just started Messiah yesterday lol
Messiah is alright and children is good… this skin is not my own
Jan 25, 2025
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Jfunk910
Jan 25, 2025
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Quote from manfre :
The prequels are enjoyable to read and go into a lot of background of answering how things came to be in the original Dune book. The original books by Frank Herbert get progressively worse and less enjoyable to read. I gave up on the series after struggling to finish God Emperor and then getting part way through Chapterhouse: Dune. It's really bad writing.
Yeah, the series gets crazy and not necessarily in a good way. I'm glad I finished the series, but the first three books were the cream of the crop. I will say, I thought the last scene of the last book was a nice tribute to his (Frank Herbert's) deceased wife.
Jan 25, 2025
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DataJager
Jan 25, 2025
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These House books are not by Frank Herbert and are honestly terrible.
His son basically paid Kevin J. Anderson a huge amount of money to help his puppeteer his father's Corpse and make an awful sideshow of all of it. Don't touch this slop, I wish I hadn't. I read most of Brian Herbert's stuff when I was young and begging for more Dune and I wish I hadn't.

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zoysiamo
Jan 25, 2025
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For some reason I read both series of prequels when I was younger, despite knowing even then they were quite poorly written.
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snotrag
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Quote from KarpeNoctem :
lol I wouldn't read anything Brian wrote even if for free
why's that, LOL......
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snotrag
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Sure are a LOT of literary experts here.
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fanglekai
Jan 26, 2025
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Quote from AGpennypacker :
Well damn...I just started Messiah yesterday lol
Ignore the other commenter. The original series of 6 novels is fantastic. These books by his son Brian and Kevin J Anderson are awful.
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sanders
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Quote from KarpeNoctem :
lol I wouldn't read anything Brian wrote even if for free
I know, right? I think I saw someone refer to B Herbert's work as fan fiction and I agree. Read F Herbert's 6 Dune books and if you like his style, move on to his other science fiction. I've read maybe 10 of his SF novels outside Dune and I've enjoyed them. I read 2 fiction books (White Plague & Soul Catcher) and they seemed flat or uncontrolled, respectively). "Destination: Void" is probably my favorite, although I had to read it 3 times to understand the proposed science behind creating AI. There were a few shaky science waving of arms, but the thought behind the theory and how he used interpersonal relationships, partial knowledge, & each character's own perspective to force the derivation of the theory was impressive.
Funny. it was a prequel which shows the story depends on the author, not the chronological order of writing.
Last edited by sanders January 26, 2025 at 02:51 PM.
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sanders
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Quote from manfre :
The prequels are enjoyable to read and go into a lot of background of answering how things came to be in the original Dune book. The original books by Frank Herbert get progressively worse and less enjoyable to read. I gave up on the series after struggling to finish God Emperor and then getting part way through Chapterhouse: Dune. It's really bad writing.
What is bad about the writing in your opinion? I'm curious.
I've heard people complain that F.H. writes dense prose that people struggle to wade through. Is that what you're referring to or something else?
F.H's style, imo, tends toward cerebral, character driven, low action, and dynamics of relationships (personal, professional, or cultural). However, the six Dune books written by F.H. are some of the few I've read many times and continue to enjoy. However, I can't say that I've stopped to think about the writing style as the books progress.
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