Should i read dune sequels

Ellis Although I haven't read the rest of the series, I've heard it's not as good as Dune was. View 1 comment. Suzanne Thackston the rest of the series would be a little harder without a foundation but yes, the first one stands alone easily. Charles Personally, I thought the sequels were a let-down after the first. I stopped after the second sequel, so the later books may have been better.

Kevin I would highly recommend that you read the entire Dune series by Frank Herbert. I would suggest you stay far, far away from the Brian Herbert series. They read like bad Michael Bay movie scripts. Avaminn F'nett Dune is the first book, and yes, you can stop after Dune only and be satisfied. Nigel Lancashire No, you don't need to.

In fact, I honestly wouldn't; the subsequent books erode the first and even for me alter how you are left feeling at the end of the first. If you are tempted, stop after 'Children'. Joseph Sheldahl I'm on book five now, and they're not necessary at all- but fun nonetheless. Dave Sanders Frank Herbert is not an author known for light reading. His books are quite heavy going and very politically motivated. Plots and sub-plots and sub-plots of those sub-plots are going on all around and it's sometimes hard to keep a track on who is doing what to whom and why.

There are many factions and as you'd expect, they all have their own agenda and while the agenda itself is quite clear, the motivations for it may not be, usually until it all starts to tie up at the end.

While his books are quite heavy, Frank Herbert was, in my view, one of the few authors who's books almost give you a visual image of what is going on and the surroundings the characters are in, his descriptive writing style is second to none.

The film does not accurately portray the book and a lot of artistic license was used in the film purely for effects purposes, the Wierding Module for example. You'll find many inconsistencies present in the film like that. The Children of Dune miniseries was probably cloer to the book but even then, they incorporated parts of God Emperor, Heretics and even Chapter House into it.

If you read Dune, you really should read the rest of the original 6 books from Dune right up to Chapter House in order to get a full idea of how much thought went into the entire story before Frank even wrote the first book. Sadly, in my view, his son Brian, as an author, was nowhere near the same league and the follow-up books were not as deep as the originals. It made me think he was simply using his fathers legacy to give him a boost into writing as, his style lacked the ability to leave the reader engrossed like his father could.

Dianalynn Vasseur No. Marcel Dune is certainly standalone. Then as other people have said, the are the originals, and then subsequent novels by his son. I have read the first 6 multiple times and every time wish I had sopped earler : Subsequent books become more and more pulp, but much easier and more entertaining to read. All that can add to a bit of a bitter taste to the first volume. So maybe you may, in fact, only want to read Dune and then stop Matt Revell I would read the rest of the original series, Messiah and Heretics always jumped to me as great.

Be warned however that the series ends on a cliffhanger, and the work continued by his son is vastly inferior to the works before it. His son also wrote a huge amount of controversial books that rewrite most of the universe in a very different style and outlook to the originals—most Dune fans and critics rate them low and I would recommend avoiding them.

Michelle Gillian No, not at all. Colin Bohl This answer contains spoilers… view spoiler [You will be satisfied, though, seeing Paul's second child Leto II will make you feel as though Paul wasn't as conceded as he once was.

So yes, in the end, I would say read them all. Dune, Messiah, and Children are most often referred to as the best ones. A few years later I had had enough of all the sandworm riding memes and rented the film. Yes and no. This is the advice I wish I was given. Read until God Emperor of dune, no more,no less. Messiah is just as good as Dune, but in a different genre.

This is one of the seminal works in all of literature, and everyone should read it. Feyd Rautha has been written out of the first movie but will appear in the second Should it ever be made. So, yes, Duncan is dead and gone. I know a lot of nerds who know and love Dune. There are a lot more unkind things you could say.

The consensus on these later books is clear: the sequels have sandworm-sized plot holes and fail to recreate the magic of the original. There are plenty of really good science-fiction sequels and series. No one ranks Dune among these series that have stood the test of time.

If you really liked the Dune movie, go ahead and order the novel so you can enjoy it for yourself. Dune is on our list, of course, so there are 24 other books to choose from. It was compiled by Willis E. McNelly with the help of several other academics.

Most Dune fans consider it to be non-canon, but the book itself already knows that. Within the book are conflicting accounts from different "historians" who try to figure out the "true story" of what happened on Arrakis with Paul Atrieds and countless other characters.

Basically, the book imagines future scholars trying to piece together the history of Dune , but coming at it from the perspective of historians working centuries later. Why the hell would you read this instead of Dune? Well, you really shouldn't, but let's say you wanted to preserve an air of mystery about how the story itself unfolds in the movie, but you also wanted to know who everyone was and what role they are supposed to play.

This book will do that. It's out of print and pricey as hell. Good luck doing the same. Ryan Britt. Here are three ways to tackle reading Dune books between now and next October. Mind and Body.