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Originally Posted by BlackVoid
I recently read The Butlerian Jihad and decided that I will not read any more books by Brian Herbert and/or Kevin J Anderson. They joined my "do not touch" list with C J. Cherryh, David Brin and Robert Asprin (and some others).
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Hmmmm. What don't you like about Cherryh and Brin?
Cherryh is hit and miss for me. I liked the Chanur series, for instance, but didn't care for some of the others. I'm quite fond of Brin's "Uplift" novels.
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It is just stale. I did not really care for any of the characters. Events were very predictable.
A long time ago I started reading Dune Messiah, but gave it up after 1/3 as nothing much was happening, too many characters and politics. I wonder if the other 5 by F Herbert are worth reading.
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Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune should properly be read as one
long book. If you like them, consider the others. If not...
I've passed on the Brian Herbert/Kevin Anderson collaborations, but did read all of Frank's. Joanna Russ reviewed Dune for F&SF years ago and called it "carefully worked up third rate". I'd give it a higher rating, and consider the original Dune a classic, but I think I understand why she wasn't impressed.
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Dennis