martymcfly3004 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Hi guys, I was just wondering if anyone has read Dune Messiah, and if so, would they recommend it? Dune is one of my favourite books and I don't want to ruin it plus I normally shy away from series of books and sequels. Any advice would be gratefully received. Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I've not read Dune or any of it's sequels myself, but I've heard that the Frank Herbert stories are okay and that the sequels/prequels written by his son Brian and Kevin J. Anderson are to be avoided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martymcfly3004 Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 Cheers Raven, that seems to match what I've read on the Amazon reviews. My curiosity got the better of me and I ordered it on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Be sure to let us know what you think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I hope you enjoy it. I love Dune, fantastic book. I read Children of Dune and Dune Messiah as well but didn't think either of them matched up to the original, and didn't read any of the others that followed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martymcfly3004 Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 Yeah, well I guess the original Dune is a hard act to follow, does it take away from the first book at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 No, I don't think so. Put it this way, I re-read Dune last year and loved it every bit as much as I did the first time around, which was the best part of 30 years ago. Besides, I hope you really enjoy the sequels, they just weren't for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martymcfly3004 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Cheers Karsa, will update here with what I think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I read Dune and Dune Messiah about 30 years ago. I do remember even now that Messiah was a disapointment, nothing like the original novel at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martymcfly3004 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Finished Dune Messiah yesterday. Its a difficult book to sum up. Its obviously very clever in its themes of religious fanaticism and politics but there didn't seem to be much of a plot. I think Messiah could have been half as long and tagged on the end of Dune to much better effect. I think I would only recommend it for die hard Dune fans who are interested in what happens next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogin Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I think I would only recommend it for die hard Dune fans who are interested in what happens next. Yep, and since I'm one of the Dune fans, I can only vote in favor of Messiah - although some of my friends were a bit disappointed by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintmark Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I find that Dune, Dune Messiah & Children of Dune are one big story, and it is an awesome one. The God-Emperor of Dune is an inbetween story several thousend years later and shows the consequences of the choices made in the first trilogy. Then comes the second trilogy that is about the universe created after Leto's choice/decision in God Emperor. It is about the freedom created and yet a course set to the future. However the third book in that trilogy was never written due to Frank Herberts death and left DUne fans with a bloody great cliffhanger. It was resolved by his Son and Kevin Anderson writing the ending in two books and they really infuriated me due to the sheer drop in quality and the outragious decision to milk the universe further and thus telegraphing the ending way before. That said some of the books written by the two continuation writers has some good books, but none ever are able to touch the level put down by its orginal creator Frank herbert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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