Dune - the book series

[Teenca]

Mar 29, 2019 12:35:29 GMT -8 chalametthegreat said:

I appreciate the information on the book series. I definitely want to check out other novels once I have completed the first one. It seems to me that the first book is the gold standard and that while subsequent books may be good or great none rises to the status of "Dune." Accurate?

More or less. Once a literature professor I knew said that God Emperor of Dune was the best written book of the series. The advantage of the first book is to exist a film version of it, and a lot of people know about it because of the film and they don't care about the subsequent books/stories, or just don't want to read the subsequent books. So Dune has highlighted and nostalgic features, and I think the others have their own high standards especially the 2-4th books. 

[Simone]

My interest in reading another book or two after Dune was to get a better understanding of the unfolding of the events foreseen in Paul's vision of a possible future. And especially the way Dune ended (excluding the Appendix), it begs you to continue on to read at least Book 2. So with that, I'm sure Messiah will be a quick read, and most likely, I'll go on to Book 3. I was tempted to buy Children of Dune today, but I didn't want to put the pressure on me so fast to read two books in the same vein. There is true crime novel that I'm anxious to read soon. That probably happen after I read Messiah.

[Teenca]

No reason to hurry. I have half a dozen books in my desk, and have to finish my master degree in June. Therefore I'm unlikely to re-read Messiah before Summer, though I planned re-reading the entire series in the next year. It'll be a long mission.

[Teenca]

I missed this yesterday:

[nargle]

I really love the books. I haven't read the rest by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson though–a lot would argue that they aren't as good as FH's work but apparently just works if you want to dive more into the world.

Personally my top 3 from the 6 books are:
1. Dune
2. God Emperor of Dune
3. Dune Messiah

[Simone]

I've read Dune within the past year. I'm reading Dune Messiah right now (in between reading other books). I'll check out God Emperor of Dune eventually. Thanks.

[Teenca]

Aug 22, 2019 2:17:37 GMT -8 nargle said:

I really love the books. I haven't read the rest by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson though–a lot would argue that they aren't as good as FH's work but apparently just works if you want to dive more into the world. 

The books of BH and KJA are not as good as FH's. They're different, have another kind of style. However they are absolutely enjoyable and read well. Moreover, FH's original six books don't have an ending (he died before) BH and KJA completed the story of Dune's World. They are worth reading. Actually not every book needs to be a masterpiece. 

[Simone]

If you haven't read Dune yet, now is an excellent time to start, especially if you're homebound these days.

Beginning May 6 at 5 p.m. PT, join the Nerdist Book Club crew—Maude Garrett (Geek Bomb), Hector Navarro (DC Daily), and Rachel Heine (Nerdist‘s Editor-in-Chief)—for a live stream as we discuss the first chunk of the novel. For context, Dune is split into three books-within-a-book. The first is called “Dune,” the second “Muad’Dib,” and the third “The Prophet.” In the first episode, we’ll cover the first half of “Dune,” with subsequent episodes every Wednesday for the next five weeks that tackle the rest of this epic sci-fi story.

Here’s the full schedule:



May 6: First half of “Dune”
May 13: Second half of “Dune”
May 20: First half of “Muad’Dib”
May 27: Second half of “Muad’Dib”
June 3: First half of “The Prophet”
June 10: Second half of “The Prophet”


For the first episode on May 6, stop at the end of the chapter that reads, “…For the father, nothing.” This is where the discussion will cap off. Check back for specific instructions for where to end for the next one.

Episodes will stream every Wednesday on both the Nerdist and Geek & Sundry YouTube channels and also on Geek & Sundry‘s Twitch channel.

[Simone]

I'll be posting the link to the entire weekly series of Nerdist book club discussion of Dune. Check out the video from May 6th. I participated in the live chat, and even got a shout out by Nerdist in the chat. It was a lot of fun.

[Teenca]

Thanks, I'll check out the video at the weekend.

[Simone]

Here is the link to the Dune book club session #2

[Simone]

[Teenca]

Congrats!

[Simone]

If you haven't read Dune would you read it if you had this Deluxe Edition of Dune? It's beautiful!

[Simone]