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Originally Posted by bthrowsnaill
So far my read of God Emporer of Dune as a standalone is proving to be very enjoyable. I can't say whether this has anything to do with the fact that I am reading it as a standalone or whether I have grown into the work as I've gotten older and more attuned to politics (and to a lesser extent philosophy). When I used to read the successive Dune books I think I wanted them to be as similar to the first Dune novel as possible. God Emporer is so different from that first book that I don't think I gave it much of a chance in the past.
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney View Post
The recommendation I normally give is to read _Dune_, _Dune Messiah_, and _Children of Dune_ as one long book, since that's how they were written. should you then feel inspired, you can read the others, but no penalty if you choose not to. _God Emperor of Dune_ doesn't really hold up for me, either.
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Dennis
One of my local charity shops had nearly all the Dune books on the shelf when I went in there on Saturday. Prompted by the posts in this thread I bought the trilogy of the first 3 books for 75p. Not my usual fare, but I can always give it away.