Dune Universe - Page 2

Karellen · 07-22-2023, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by HLS

I stopped at God Emperor of Dune i hope to read the next one soon

How are you enjoying them?
Have you read the novels from Kevin J. Anderson?

WillAdams · 07-24-2023, 12:23 PM

I read all of FH's books, and tried a couple of those written since his passing, but I couldn't get past the inconsistencies which were introduced.

The first book definitely stands apart since it was heavily edited by John Campbell, and was pretty much directly copied from Lesley Blanch's _The Sabres of Paradise_ --- anyone who enjoyed the first book and is curious about the wellspring of it is encouraged to read that.

kyrilson · 10-23-2023, 10:34 AM

I am in the middle of Butlerian Jihad, which is the second, chronologically, in Karellen's list that I'm using as a guide. I'm pleasantly surprised at how much I like this so far. I had heard that the expanded universe books were terrible. Maybe they are and I have bad taste, but so far, with the first short story and this first book, I've been enjoying myself quite a bit with this. Thanks again, Karellen, for the list, it's helpful as I organize these stories and novels in Calibre.

JSWolf · 10-23-2023, 12:53 PM

The Princess of Dune has been released.

Karellen · 10-23-2023, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kyrilson

I'm pleasantly surprised at how much I like this so far. I had heard that the expanded universe books were terrible. Maybe they are and I have bad taste, but so far, with the first short story and this first book, I've been enjoying myself quite a bit with this. Thanks again, Karellen, for the list, it's helpful as I organize these stories and novels in Calibre.

I enjoyed the expanded universe more than the original novels. So I must have bad taste also

You are welcome.

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

The Princess of Dune has been released.

Went to buy the pbook a couple of days ago. Wanted to add it to my collection of Dune novels.
Two bookstores - not available in Australia, no release date available!!! Really?!?
Not going to capture the hype for the upcoming Dune movie??

ZodWallop · 10-25-2023, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

The Princess of Dune has been released.

Is that the one where John Carter wakes up on Arrakis?

HLS · 10-28-2023, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Karellen

How are you enjoying them?
Have you read the novels from Kevin J. Anderson?

Yes i like dune. i try to read 1 per year. I am trying to get to the 5th book here soon in the Dune series. And no to kevin

ZodWallop · 10-31-2023, 07:49 PM

Every time I see this, I wonder why it's not called Dune-iverse?

Karellen · 10-30-2024, 05:06 AM

Dune: Prophecy the new tv series based on the Bene Gesserit airs on the 17 November 2024
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/90228-dune-prophecy

I'm looking forward to it.

foosion · 10-30-2024, 10:35 AM

FWIW, I read the original Dune more than 50 years ago and have re-read it many times. I read the next two not that long thereafter and have not re-read them. I should do so at some point, but I have a lot of books on my to read list.

The first one is very deeply implanted, which makes the adaptations less enjoyable for me. Obsession with books and music from childhood seems a common phenomenon.

Sirtel · 11-01-2024, 07:52 AM

I read the first Dune novel some 25 years ago and felt like meh. Not bad, but nothing personally outstanding for me either. Most characters were either boring or unpleasant, the Harkonnens seemed like caricatures of your generic TV villains and the good guys weren't any more exciting. Haven't read anything else in the universe and probably never will.

I did watch the two recent movies and they weren't bad, but again... nothing to write home about, for me.

My sister loved the original novel, though.

Apache · 11-01-2024, 09:42 AM

I loved Dune but could never get through the others.
Apache

07-24-2023, 12:23 PM	#17
WillAdams Wizard Posts: 1,256 Karma: 3439432 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (300ppi), Samsung Galaxy Book 12	I read all of FH's books, and tried a couple of those written since his passing, but I couldn't get past the inconsistencies which were introduced. The first book definitely stands apart since it was heavily edited by John Campbell, and was pretty much directly copied from Lesley Blanch's _The Sabres of Paradise_ --- anyone who enjoyed the first book and is curious about the wellspring of it is encouraged to read that. Last edited by WillAdams; 10-23-2023 at 12:19 PM.

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Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,543 Karma: 9250680 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	Dune: Prophecy the new tv series based on the Bene Gesserit airs on the 17 November 2024 https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/90228-dune-prophecy I'm looking forward to it.

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foosion Evangelist Posts: 470 Karma: 41524 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kobo Libra 2 & Clara BW	FWIW, I read the original Dune more than 50 years ago and have re-read it many times. I read the next two not that long thereafter and have not re-read them. I should do so at some point, but I have a lot of books on my to read list. The first one is very deeply implanted, which makes the adaptations less enjoyable for me. Obsession with books and music from childhood seems a common phenomenon.

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Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,759 Karma: 236462758 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	I read the first Dune novel some 25 years ago and felt like meh. Not bad, but nothing personally outstanding for me either. Most characters were either boring or unpleasant, the Harkonnens seemed like caricatures of your generic TV villains and the good guys weren't any more exciting. Haven't read anything else in the universe and probably never will. I did watch the two recent movies and they weren't bad, but again... nothing to write home about, for me. My sister loved the original novel, though.

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