Text Post: I've been hearing a lot about Dune. Is it worth reading? posted by Urbanknight4
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  • Appaloosa (edited 8 years ago)
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    i hadn't realized there were that many...and I have read a lot of them...though many are not from the original author.

    • Urbanknight4
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      I'll go one step at a time lol. I read online that I should read two sequels after Dune and end with God Emperor since it's supposedly better than Dune itself.

      • Appaloosa
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        What is amazing to me is the connectivity through the many years, both in the actual writers, and the eons in the story. It left a mark on me as a young reader.

        • Urbanknight4
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          What do you mean, the scope?

        • Appaloosa
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          @Urbanknight4 -

          Yes. I was amazed at the capacity to tie all of the eons that this these writers tied together. The lights that followed them, the intrigue. The Bene Gesserit thread, amazing

        • Urbanknight4
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          @Appaloosa -

          So what is Dune about? I'm not sure if I should be expecting Star Wars, Lawrence of Arabia or Tolkien.

        • OldTallGuy
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          @Urbanknight4 -

          There are aspects of all 3 of those stories plus add in some King of Thrones and that would sum it up for me.

        • Appaloosa
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          @OldTallGuy -

          Yes, the mixing of the future with modern day things based on human interaction from our past.