Dune
 

I just read the first book and really enjoyed it, bit annoyed that I left it on my shelf for so long before actually bothering to read it.

I went to order the next couple in the series from Amazon this morning and noticed that these generally seemed to have mixed reviews and generally the overall rating seems to have been decently reliable. So, would people here recommend me reading the rest of the series or am I better off just moving on to something else?

Re: Dune
 

I wasn't that keen on the rest of the series myself.

You really have nothing to lose by getting the others though (except a few quid spent on them), so you might as well go for it. Alternatively, take them out of a library?

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I got really bored in the middle of the third book. To me, it felt like going trough an episode of a pretentious science fiction version of The Bold and the Beautiful somehow.. The first book is great though but you already knew that.

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I, unfortunately, have to agree with TK/SS. The subsequent books are mediocre at best, certainly not as good as the original.

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I thought the first book was very good (of course).

I read the second book and thought it was pretty rubbish. From what I hear each book gets progressively worse so I didn`t bother reading any of the others.

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The rest of the Dune books aren't really the same kind of thing. The universe portrayed in Dune is very different to the one that is introduced in Dune Messiah - all the events of Dune are assumed to have taken place, but their significance and exactly how much sense they make is fairly different - indeed, in some readings (mine, for example) the first few books in some ways invalidate all the books that came before them in the series.

Give them a try anyway, whilst the reviews are a mixed bag you might enjoy them. God Emp o' Dune is generally regarded as the best of the following books, but you really do need Messiah and Children to understand it.

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I found all the books fantastic, but the first book is the shining example of how a Sci Fi book should be written. The prelude books are also worth a good read to explain things!

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Agreed with Smudgey, they are all a great read and really intresting while enjoyable at the same time.

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Don't read any Dune books not written by Frank Herbert. The rest are truly abysmal.

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Cheers for the help, decided to order Messiah and Children.

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I fully endorse this.

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I enjoyed the three original books despite my general dislike of drugs and religion.