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> it's also the kind of book that should never have had a sequel The first two books are meant to be read as one. I recommend, at minimum, Dune and Dune Messia
by brandonmenc 11y ago
> it's also the kind of book that should never have had a sequel
The first two books are meant to be read as one. I recommend, at minimum, Dune and Dune Messiah.
- MarcScott 11y agoI agree. A little like the Ender's Game series. The first two are great, and the rest seem a little like nothing more than a revenue source. Obligatory XKCD link - https://xkcd.com/304/ https://xkcd.com/304/
- jeffwass 11y agoAm I the only one who didn't like Speaker for the Dead? To me it felt like a big let down after Ender's Game.
- snowwrestler 11y agoI think that is the point--to show that situations that seem like inspiring hero stories from one perspective, are actually more complicated from a broader view.
- grogenaut 11y agoYou'll like the "Shadow" books then. Enders game is a space battle thriller with a great twist. Speaker is all about what do you consider "human" and what do you consider "alien". It was very mind expanding when I was 14.
- reagency 11y agoThe alien-vs-human issue was covered in the beginning setup and then the end of ender's game, when ender realized what he had done. Do you need a whole other book to drive the point home?
- JoshTriplett 11y agoI found Dune Messiah to be a slog through piles of brooding and pontification; Children of Dune was at least an improvement over that.
- eli_gottlieb 11y agoRead Dune and Dune Messiah together, and then skip the rest and read God Emperor of Dune. That more-or-less provides what you need.