On Jun 2, 2004, at 7:06 PM, Jeffrey Kiok wrote: > > 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. I liked The first three books but God Emperor made me stop reading the series. I just Lord of Light in the bookstore today but it didn't seem compelling to me.