Another "Dune" thread...
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I've read the first four Frank Herbert books (the first trilogy and the "bridge" that is God Emperor of Dune). They were all enjoyable. What I've read of the Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson prequels has been hit or miss, and not as well-written as anything by Frank Herbert.
Probably best to read the first book before watching the Scifi mini. Most of the mini's appeal comes from how close to the book it stays.
The Children of Dune mini is the best filmed interpretation of the universe so far. Not necessary to read Dune Messiah and CoD books first, but you can.
The Children of Dune mini is the best filmed interpretation of the universe so far. Not necessary to read Dune Messiah and CoD books first, but you can.
I read the original six. The others do not exist. 
The David Lynch film was decent but I think missed the point. The two Sci-Fi miniseries were good but showed their low budgets.
The video games aren't half bad, even if Emperor: Battle for Dune was a buggy-as-fuck mess.
The David Lynch film was decent but I think missed the point. The two Sci-Fi miniseries were good but showed their low budgets.
The video games aren't half bad, even if Emperor: Battle for Dune was a buggy-as-fuck mess.
I second the motion.
I give
to both the Lynch film and CoD. Also check out the Alan Smithee cut of the Lynch film to see Patrick Stewart rocking out on the baliset and saying things like "As a wild ass in the desert go I now to my work."
I love Dune and God Emperor of Dune, enjoyed Dune Messiah and Children of Dune, and really thoroughly enjoyed the House prequel trilogy. But, I'm not a purist...
I concur.
The Alan Smithee cut of Dune is my preferred video version. It's available on DVD with the theatrical cut and several extras.
The original 6 books are absolutely worth a read. The others are interesting at times, worth a library check-out.
The original 6 books are absolutely worth a read. The others are interesting at times, worth a library check-out.
There is a brand new trilogy coming out from Pinky and the Brain starting next year that depicts the formulate years of the Great Schools. I'm not going to bother with them since they canceled "Leto of Dune" which would have finally revealed what happened during the God Emperor's reign. I suppose that book was way too epic for them to tell.
I thought we had GEOD for that.
God Emperor of Dune takes place at end of Leto's reign. This would have started pretty much right after "Children of Dune" and led up to the start of "God Emperor of Dune" depicting 3600 years of history in the Dune universe. Basically a Lost Era style Dune book. Like they did with Paul's reign which was a pretty enjoyable book.
Everyone may hate me for this, but I enjoyed the first three Kevin Anderson-Brian Herbert Dune books: House Atreides, House Harkonnen, and House Corrino. It was nice going back to the original characters. I couldn't get into the second trilogy of Frank Herbert's original work. It took me forever to read God Emperor and I just quit on Heretics of Dune. I realized that I didn't care about those new characters; I liked the originals. So the Brian Herbert books went back to that. They aren't as well written as Frank Herbert's, not as deep, but good in a pulpy, summer beach reading sort of way.
I couldn't get into the Butlerian Jihad books or have little interest in their wrap up of Frank's books (Hunters and Sandworms). Though I was enjoying Paul of Dune, and need to finish that one and move on to Winds of Dune.
I couldn't get into the Butlerian Jihad books or have little interest in their wrap up of Frank's books (Hunters and Sandworms). Though I was enjoying Paul of Dune, and need to finish that one and move on to Winds of Dune.
Is that Alan Smithee cut the like 6 hour one they show on SyFy channel sometimes? That's the one I want. So, it's on the same DVD as the theatrical cut or is there a special edition or something out there?
I don't think it was their choice; I think that the first two novels of the Heroes of Dune series tanked (at least, that's the only reason I can think for the sudden name & cover art/design change on the second one, which should've been Jessica of Dune), and the publisher wanted them to try something else instead of more interquels.
That might be the case but surely no one is interested in that particular era again. We already saw the formation of the Great Schools at the end of the Butlerian Jihad trilogy (which usually gets mixed reviews from fans, I personally hated it). If they weren't going to continue the Heroes of Dune trilogy they should have just stopped the line all together in my opinion. I'm sure others will like the books but I'll be passing on them.
I too enjoy Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson's books, for the most part. The House trilogy is excellent, though House Harkonnen suffers from "Middle Syndrome." The Jihad trilogy started off strong with The Butlerian Jihad, but the other two books weren't that impressive. Hunters of Dune and Sandworms were great books, though I felt the story could have easily been told in one book. Paul of Dune and Winds of Dune were also very entertaining.
I am disappointed Leto of Dune has been cancelled, but this new trilogy does seem kind of interesting. To be honest, the Dune universe is such a fun place to re-visit that I'll gladly buy any book with Dune in the title.
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