the series written by Frank Herbert was totally awesome. when it first came out on the big screen in 1980, i was totally unaware of the extent of his work. the world he created (like the world created by Tolkien in LOTR) was so extensive it could have filled an entire encyclopedia. big enough for his son, Brian to write the prequels - House Atreides, House Harkonnen, House Corrino, and The Butlerian Jihad. I love the way everything twists around so there is always a suprise at the end of every book. Dune has so many deeper issues than LOTR - religious, government, social. it makes you think about a world that could be.
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Re: Better than LOTR? What do you think?
Tue, June 7, 2005 - 1:04 PMI have read and may even still have all these titles.
His kid Brian, can't write.
Frank was like a 1950's Dostoyevsky. What's really interesting is that you can't "date" his works.
Unlike Heinlein whose work is so datable it marrs his work there isn't anything about Herbert that dates him.
Dune
Children of Dune
Dune Messiah
God Emperor of Dune
Heretics of Dune
Chapterhouse: Dune
The Green Brain
Destination: Void
The Eyes of Heisenberg
The Heaven Makers
The Santaroga Barrier
Whipping Star
The Worlds of Frank Herbert
Soul Catcher
The Godmakers
Hellstrom's Hive
The Book of Frank Herbert (this sucked)
The Dosadi Experiment
The Jesus Incident
Direct Descent
Without Me, You're Nothing
The White Plague
The Lazarus Effect
The Ascension Factor
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Fri, June 22, 2007 - 11:06 AMIndeed, Brian can't write. Which is sad. The prequels and sequels are such a nice idea. Though it is an excellent opportunity to compare talent and "less than talent" writing in the same world. The differences are stunning. I've read Frank's Dune series so many times and it holds water every time. And I always see something new and wish he were around to answer the questions. For instance, what ever happened to the child that Count Fenring's Bene Geserit wife got when she seduced Feyd-Rautha. It is set up in book one and then never mentioned again! Hmmm. -
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Fri, June 22, 2007 - 3:46 PMHmmm indeed.
Herbert was a meaningful character to me and I never even met him.
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Fri, June 22, 2007 - 3:47 PMMay I PM you off topic? -
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Fri, June 22, 2007 - 3:57 PMSure. Any fan of Frank's . . .
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