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I have read all Dune books to date (the six original Frank Herbert ones, the Prelude to Dune trilogy and the two books of the Butlerian Jihad trilogy which are already out) and I have my opinions about them. I've read older threads about Dune here on Ironworks and I can only agree about the butchering of the books in the film version which was decidedly awful and boring, and I couldn't even finish it even though I am a fan of the books.
The original six dune books are all good, with the possible exception of Messiah which I think was a bit shallow and short. My favourite dune books would have to be the original and Heretics. IMO Heretics had a great plot and was brilliantly written. I was so sad when I found out after reading the end of Chapterhouse that Frank Herbert had died before writing the last book in the series. This sadness lasted until reading the prologue to House Atreides. There they said that Brian Herbert an Kevin J. Anderson (both of whose writing style is decent, but not as decent as Frank Herberts) will write the last book from notes they found after Frank Herberts death. I've heard lots of rumors about the book, among others that it might come out in two books because of its length. I am greatly awaiting this book. The authors have said that it will be made after they finish work on the Butlerian Jihad trilogy. It looks as if it could be published in 2005 or 2006.
I've created this thread for people to be able to express their opinions on Dune books in general and what they expect from Dune 7. So if you have any thoughts please go ahead.
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