On Jun 2, 2004, at 3:24 PM, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > I read _Dune Messiah_ a couple of times, and it wasn't horrible. Then > I read the next one, and it *was* horrible. I think I read one *more* > for some completely incomprehensible reason, and it *was* horrible. > So I've never read past that. Or maybe it was only the first 3; I > don't really remember for sure. > -- > David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b at dd-b.net>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> > RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> > Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> > <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> > Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/> Personally, I'm somewhat inclined to agree. I'm a herbert fan, I've read all the dune series (even the rubbish his son produced). However, the books I liked the least were the second and third (messiah and children), but I do think that the fourth book, God Emperor of Dune, is actually the best of the series. I find it to be the deepest of the books. I agree that Dune took on a Star Wars like feel to it (for those interested in useless information, George Lucas credited Frank Herbert for inspiration), particularly in the first three books, but I feel that in the last three books (God Emperor, Heretics and Chapterhouse) it really took on a very different tone and feel than of a great sci-fi epic (in the style of Star Wars), namely, because, at the end, there isn't a pretty hollywood ending and all. -Jeff