SubJeff on 13/8/2009 at 23:18
Don't read any Dune books that aren't Dune itself. I find this is a good rule when reading sci-fi. Also - don't read or look at anything to do with Stargate unless you're going to kill yourself straight afterward.
Volitions Advocate on 14/8/2009 at 02:00
I'll disagree to a certain point.
I personally wouldn't read Paul of Dune, or at least I'm not planning on it. because it was written by brian herbert, not frank. Same goes with all those backstory novels like House Harkonnen and House Corrino and the Butlerian Jihad. Stick with the ones Frank wrote (as in the original books) and if you're really desperate to end the story, read the last 2 in the series that brian wrote with Franks Notes that he found in a safety deposit box after his death.
Other than that I'll have to agree with SubJeff that really it doesn't get better than "DUNE" and none of the sequels with the exception of God Emperor came close.
Aja on 14/8/2009 at 06:47
MY COURSE IS FINISHED!
which means i get to get back to For Whom the Bell Tolls. It's been like six weeks!
EvaUnit02 on 14/8/2009 at 08:42
That's it! Thank you.
Matthew on 14/8/2009 at 09:36
Some swines got me started on the Dresden Files novels and now I can't stop.
Thor on 14/8/2009 at 09:46
Continuing on J. London's collection. Finished "The White Fang", now reading "The Road" (or atleast I think that's how it's called in english... great story btw) and then going to look for "Call of the Wild", which, I suppose, is the prequel to "The White Fang"... Oops.
gunsmoke on 14/8/2009 at 10:56
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
That's it! Thank you.
You are most welcome.
Zerker on 14/8/2009 at 21:19
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
Don't read any Dune books that aren't Dune itself.
Quote Posted by Volitions Advocate
I'll disagree to a certain point.
I personally wouldn't read Paul of Dune, or at least I'm not planning on it. because it was written by brian herbert, not frank. Same goes with all those backstory novels like House Harkonnen and House Corrino and the Butlerian Jihad. Stick with the ones Frank wrote (as in the original books) and if you're really desperate to end the story, read the last 2 in the series that brian wrote with Franks Notes that he found in a safety deposit box after his death.
Other than that I'll have to agree with SubJeff that really it doesn't get better than "DUNE" and none of the sequels with the exception of God Emperor came close.
While I agree that Brian's books aren't as good, I still found them enjoyable overall. Since I have read and own the entire series up to this point, and I already own my unread copy of Paul of Dune, I don't think I'm about to stop now ;)
Then again, it's rare for me to find a book that I honestly dislike. The only one I can think of recently is "White Light" by by William Barton and Michael Capobianco. Now that was an exasperating and escalating sequence of one unlikely event after another with a completely unlikable cast.
Angel Dust on 16/8/2009 at 06:28
Quote Posted by Aja
MY COURSE IS FINISHED!
which means i get to get back to For Whom the Bell Tolls. It's been like six weeks!
Just picked up a nice dusty old copy of this from a second hand bookshop so it'll be next on my reading list.
I'm currently reading Faulkner's
Light In August which has been typically excellent so far but I've been having trouble getting some peace and quiet to read it in.
metal dawn on 20/8/2009 at 00:09
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
Don't read any Dune books that aren't Dune itself. I find this is a good rule when reading sci-fi. Also - don't read or look at anything to do with Stargate unless you're going to kill yourself straight afterward.
*Character mutters arcane phrase
*Turn to glossary to look up phase
*Flip back
*Repeat
Don't get me wrong; I love Dune and all, but the terminology can damage the pace of the story at times.
Incidentally, I'm reading the book again at the moment.
