2006-09-25 02:30:10 · 6 answers · asked by Candidus 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The first one, definitely. In the original Dune novel, Frank Herbert created a brand new universe down to the tiniest detail -- to the point where he had to include a glossary at the end of the novel to explain all the new words! He also created a unique twist on the classic Messiah story and made his characters complex, flawed and decidedly multi-dimensional.
In later Dune novels, it feels like Herbert ran out of ideas and just kind of phoned it in. The Leto II/Ghanima, Alia/Duncan Idaho and Honored Matres storylines are prime examples of how weak the later plots and character development were in comparison to the original novel.
2006-09-25 15:07:05 · answer #1 · answered by mistryl_jade 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I thought Children of Dune told a good story & left the reader at a good ending.
2006-09-25 02:38:24 · answer #2 · answered by joechem77 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like many series which are not planned from the first, but sequels written in response to market demand, the first book was the best. In subsequent books, there are more far-fetched and hard to swallow "mental powers" just to come up with something new in each book. I think it goes significantly down hill, but then I did not read them all, just the first three or four.
2006-09-25 02:56:10 · answer #3 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heretics of Dune
2006-09-25 02:33:00 · answer #4 · answered by marksman 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first one. It set the tone for the rest of the series but the following books stretched the premise a little too much..
2006-09-25 02:32:56 · answer #5 · answered by donkeyhodey2000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Agreed, the first one was best, and they went steadily downhill.
2006-09-25 07:16:28 · answer #6 · answered by bh8153 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋