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18283226 No.18283226 [Reply] [Original]

How to read Dune? I heard some of them were written by his son after he passed away, and that they weren't as good as the originals. Is that true? So, how many parts were written by Frank Herbert himself? And in what order do you read them?

>> No.18283240

Redd
>>18283226
Reddit thread

>> No.18283267

>>18283226
Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse Dune are written by frank Herbert in that order and should be read in that order. Dune is a standalone work, if you love it keep reading. God emperor dune is a big change and my favorite of the series. Heretics and chapterhouse frank is getting older but if you still have a boner for it they are worth reading.

His sons books are co-written by a guy who wrote x files book adaptionsso they are very pop sci fi that takes the dune universe and makes them action packed violence adventures instead of the philosophical and world building of frank. He started with prequels which I read as a kid and then "finished" dune because his dad died and still had notes for more books.

I think chapterhouse does close out the series very well so I haven't bothered to read how his son ends it, and I consider myself a big dune fan. I hear his son really fucks it up bad but I can't say so myself cuz haven't read

>> No.18283504

I only read dune and then messiah. those two wrap up mc's story and I you can stop there.

what I'm told is god-emprah is the best one actually so I might pick up children to get to that one. unfortunatly it's not in the library or the story where I usually buy books but I do have it as a pdf somewhere

>> No.18283763

>>18283226
Just read Dune, then stop.

Unironically.

>> No.18283779

>>18283763
basedest take

>> No.18283899

>>18283226
Just read buddy

>> No.18283914

Start with page one Jesus Christ dude. Do you need us to tell you how to open the book, too?

>> No.18283956

>>18283763
this, dune is good on its own. The rest of it is if you really really like the world

>> No.18283967

Don’t, it sucks

>> No.18283979
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>>18283956

>> No.18284048

>>18283763
don't listen to this fag, read messiah too, it ends the story of muaddib and lets you see some of the glimplses of the consequences of his actions. I even heard it was supposed to be part of dune too

>> No.18284871

no further than the first four.

>> No.18285119

>>18283267
Thanks for the detailed answer.
>>18283914
Did you not read the post?

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>>18283226
Here's the guide I used. I stopped at God Emporor because I don't want to leave things on a cliffhanger.

>> No.18285416

>>18285263
Thanks.