This is a great bang-for-the-buck deal. From a financial perspective, this deal is the best I've seen for any Dune novel or novels.
However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels. I take my time reading, analyzing, & admiring Frank Herbert's writing talent. I even read his novels multiple times to get a better understanding.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best. Thus I recommend borrowing these novels from the local library (paper copy &/or ebook). Read them once & fast. Then move on to better novels. You could also skip them entirely & focus on the better stuff.
Great collection at a great price.
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Includes all Dune titles written by Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson except for the Prelude to Dune Trilogy:
Dune: House Atreides (1999)
Dune: House Harkonnen (2000)
Dune: House Corrino (2001)
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Includes all Dune titles written by Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson except for the Prelude to Dune Trilogy:
Dune: House Atreides (1999)
Dune: House Harkonnen (2000)
Dune: House Corrino (2001)
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This is a great bang-for-the-buck deal. From a financial perspective, this deal is the best I've seen for any Dune novel or novels.
However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels. I take my time reading, analyzing, & admiring Frank Herbert's writing talent. I even read his novels multiple times to get a better understanding.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best. Thus I recommend borrowing these novels from the local library (paper copy &/or ebook). Read them once & fast. Then move on to better novels. You could also skip them entirely & focus on the better stuff.
This is a great bang-for-the-buck deal. From a financial perspective, this deal is the best I've seen for any Dune novel or novels.
However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best.
Yeah, that's unfortunately true. I forgot exactly how the news went, but during the early 2000s, Frank Herbert's son said he would eventually publish his father's notes & outlines for the final Dune sequel(s). However, that never happened. The son said this was unnecessary & redundant, because his father's notes & outlines were added into the son's 2 sequel novels (Hunters of Dune & Sandworms of Dune).
I'm gonna guess the son edited, unintentionally downgraded, & foolishly misinterpreted lots of stuff from his father's work, &/or his father's notes & outlines for the sequel(s) were very rough ideas that would have been heavily redacted & improved by Frank Herbert through the natural writing process. The son & his co-author's 2 sequel novels (& other Dune novels) felt like low-quality bootleg copies or cheap imitations.
This is a great bang-for-the-buck deal. From a financial perspective, this deal is the best I've seen for any Dune novel or novels.
However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels. I take my time reading, analyzing, & admiring Frank Herbert's writing talent. I even read his novels multiple times to get a better understanding.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best. Thus I recommend borrowing these novels from the local library (paper copy &/or ebook). Read them once & fast. Then move on to better novels. You could also skip them entirely & focus on the better stuff.
Yeah, that's unfortunately true. I forgot exactly how the news went, but during the early 2000s, Frank Herbert's son said he would eventually publish his father's notes & outlines for the final Dune sequel(s). However, that never happened. The son said this was unnecessary & redundant, because his father's notes & outlines were added into the son's 2 sequel novels (Hunters of Dune & Sandworms of Dune).
I'm gonna guess the son edited, unintentionally downgraded, & foolishly misinterpreted lots of stuff from his father's work, &/or his father's notes & outlines for the sequel(s) were very rough ideas that would have been heavily redacted & improved by Frank Herbert through the natural writing process. The son & his co-author's 2 sequel novels (& other Dune novels) felt like low-quality bootleg copies or cheap imitations.
As "proof" of the notes existence Brian posted an image of a floppy disk that was labeled "Dune 7" or something like that.
As "proof" of the notes existence Brian posted an image of a floppy disk that was labeled "Dune 7" or something like that.
Yeah, haha. I think it was 2 floppy disks. I think none of the paper notes were shown.
Frank Herbert did talk to his publisher & journalists about working on Dune 7 (supposedly the final Dune sequel). He told them he already made substantial progress. Then he unfortunately died while recovering from cancer surgery.
This is a great bang-for-the-buck deal. From a financial perspective, this deal is the best I've seen for any Dune novel or novels.
However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels. I take my time reading, analyzing, & admiring Frank Herbert's writing talent. I even read his novels multiple times to get a better understanding.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best. Thus I recommend borrowing these novels from the local library (paper copy &/or ebook). Read them once & fast. Then move on to better novels. You could also skip them entirely & focus on the better stuff.
I commend you for a balanced opinion explaining for those unaware of the situation. I would have said "This is a great bundle if you enjoy purchasing trash bags full of week-old meat remains sloshing in gray water"
I commend you for a balanced opinion explaining for those unaware of the situation. I would have said "This is a great bundle if you enjoy purchasing trash bags full of week-old meat remains sloshing in gray water"
Hahaha. I can't tell how much you are joking & how much you are expressing your real opinion.
Just to be clear: Frank Herbert's son & son's co-author (aka, Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson) are average to above average novelists. They are NOT bad writers. IMO, their Dune novels are good for superficial, easy entertainment. It's like watching Tom & Jerry cartoon, the Friends TV series, or the Transformers movie series.
On the other hand, Frank Herbert had a superior understanding of linguistics, psychology, sociology, & economics. He also had a better understanding of ecological effects between humans & wildlife. His novels (Dune & other fictional worlds) entertained & educated.
I actually think I enjoyed reading the prequel series more than the original series. I can certainly agree they're not as masterfully written, but from a purely fun narrative standpoint I thought they were great.
They also do a great job building out the origin stories for the universe.
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However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels. I take my time reading, analyzing, & admiring Frank Herbert's writing talent. I even read his novels multiple times to get a better understanding.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best. Thus I recommend borrowing these novels from the local library (paper copy &/or ebook). Read them once & fast. Then move on to better novels. You could also skip them entirely & focus on the better stuff.
For those not familiar, here are instructions for how to read these on e-readers like Kindle or Nook:
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Includes all Dune titles written by Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson except for the Prelude to Dune Trilogy:
Dune: House Atreides (1999)
Dune: House Harkonnen (2000)
Dune: House Corrino (2001)
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For those not familiar, here are instructions for how to read these on e-readers like Kindle or Nook:
https://support.humbleb
Includes all Dune titles written by Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson except for the Prelude to Dune Trilogy:
Dune: House Atreides (1999)
Dune: House Harkonnen (2000)
Dune: House Corrino (2001)
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank TenderGazelle3759
However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels. I take my time reading, analyzing, & admiring Frank Herbert's writing talent. I even read his novels multiple times to get a better understanding.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best. Thus I recommend borrowing these novels from the local library (paper copy &/or ebook). Read them once & fast. Then move on to better novels. You could also skip them entirely & focus on the better stuff.
However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best.
Supposedly based on Frank's notes anyway.
I'm gonna guess the son edited, unintentionally downgraded, & foolishly misinterpreted lots of stuff from his father's work, &/or his father's notes & outlines for the sequel(s) were very rough ideas that would have been heavily redacted & improved by Frank Herbert through the natural writing process. The son & his co-author's 2 sequel novels (& other Dune novels) felt like low-quality bootleg copies or cheap imitations.
However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels. I take my time reading, analyzing, & admiring Frank Herbert's writing talent. I even read his novels multiple times to get a better understanding.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best. Thus I recommend borrowing these novels from the local library (paper copy &/or ebook). Read them once & fast. Then move on to better novels. You could also skip them entirely & focus on the better stuff.
This is exactly correct.
Thanks for saving me from writing all that out.
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I'm gonna guess the son edited, unintentionally downgraded, & foolishly misinterpreted lots of stuff from his father's work, &/or his father's notes & outlines for the sequel(s) were very rough ideas that would have been heavily redacted & improved by Frank Herbert through the natural writing process. The son & his co-author's 2 sequel novels (& other Dune novels) felt like low-quality bootleg copies or cheap imitations.
As "proof" of the notes existence Brian posted an image of a floppy disk that was labeled "Dune 7" or something like that.
Frank Herbert did talk to his publisher & journalists about working on Dune 7 (supposedly the final Dune sequel). He told them he already made substantial progress. Then he unfortunately died while recovering from cancer surgery.
However, these Dune novels were written by Frank Herbert's son & the son's co-author. Frank Herbert was an excellent novelist. RIP to Frank Herbert. His son & son's co-author are average novelists. Frank Herbert's original Dune novels (Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, & Chapterhouse: Dune) were excellent. Frank Herbert also wrote other good sci-fi novels. I take my time reading, analyzing, & admiring Frank Herbert's writing talent. I even read his novels multiple times to get a better understanding.
His son & son's co-author wrote 2 sequels to Frank Herbert's original Dune novels. The 2 sequels were based on Frank Herbert's notes & outlines. However, the 2 sequels are above average at best. Furthermore, his son & son's co-author wrote a bunch of Dune prequel novels & a few novels that overlapped with the original Dune novels. IMO, all of these prequels & overlapping novels are above average at best. Thus I recommend borrowing these novels from the local library (paper copy &/or ebook). Read them once & fast. Then move on to better novels. You could also skip them entirely & focus on the better stuff.
I commend you for a balanced opinion explaining for those unaware of the situation. I would have said "This is a great bundle if you enjoy purchasing trash bags full of week-old meat remains sloshing in gray water"
Just to be clear: Frank Herbert's son & son's co-author (aka, Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson) are average to above average novelists. They are NOT bad writers. IMO, their Dune novels are good for superficial, easy entertainment. It's like watching Tom & Jerry cartoon, the Friends TV series, or the Transformers movie series.
On the other hand, Frank Herbert had a superior understanding of linguistics, psychology, sociology, & economics. He also had a better understanding of ecological effects between humans & wildlife. His novels (Dune & other fictional worlds) entertained & educated.
They also do a great job building out the origin stories for the universe.