Dune

[Rog]

All of Frank's Dune books are ace!

[patrick]

ya... some of the only books i could re-read....

dune, lotr's and any william gibson books...

[Dubnobasswithmyheadman]

Originally Posted by patrick

ya... some of the only books i could re-read....

dune, lotr's and any william gibson books...

great books,i m just finishing rereading the whole series,i m about 1/2 through chapterhouse,and i m even more amazed this time through.i read one of his sons book "man of two worlds" it wasn t bad,and kind of similar.

[Dubnobasswithmyheadman]

Originally Posted by patrick

ya... some of the only books i could re-read....

dune, lotr's and any william gibson books...

great books,i m just finishing rereading the whole series,i m about 1/2 through chapterhouse,and i m even more amazed this time through.i read one of his sons book "man of two worlds" it wasn t bad,and kind of similar.

[Tom]

I'm now a quarter-way through children of dune.

Me likes.

[King of Snake]

I picked up the original Dune recently. I read it once a long time ago, but i'm able to appreciate it a lot more now that my knowledge of the english language has increased a bit
What a great book it is! I'll definintely read up on the whole series now (at least the ones written by Frank Herbert)

[m.g.]

Originally Posted by Rog

All of Frank's Dune books are ace!

Which is absolutely true...

If I may suggest something to all Herbert's fans, if you enjoyed Dune, then, you should read these (well, if you didn't already...) :

Isaac Asimov - the Foundation series
Philip Jose Farmer - The Riverworld saga
Alfred Bester - The Computer Connection

These are the best sci-fi books I've ever read (+ Dune & some by Philip K. Dick)

[Rog]

Originally Posted by m.g.

Which is absolutely true...

If I may suggest something to all Herbert's fans, if you enjoyed Dune, then, you should read these (well, if you didn't already...) :

Isaac Asimov - the Foundation series
Philip Jose Farmer - The Riverworld saga
Alfred Bester - The Computer Connection

These are the best sci-fi books I've ever read (+ Dune & some by Philip K. Dick)

I have read the foundation series which was great but i haven't read the others yet.....i will have to get hold of them......cheers m.g.!

[m.g.]

Originally Posted by Rog

I have read the foundation series which was great but i haven't read the others yet.....i will have to get hold of them......cheers m.g.!

It's a pleasure.

If you are in a "saga" mood, try first the Riverworld books, if you want something else, try Bester, anything by Bester (The Demolished Man, The Stars My Destination, etc...). But The Computer Connection... mmm... one of the best thing i've ever read (and I've read it first time in... '85 probably).

Please tell me your opinion when you've read it...

[adam]

I liked the ideas in Foundation but find Asimov's writing to be ... not satisfying, to the point that I can't really read him. It's overly simplistic. Neat plot, poor execution.