On 11/12/2018 12:21 PM, songbird wrote:
> Gary wrote:
>> songbird wrote:
>>> i have a book to finish (_Dune_ i'm re-reading
>>> it again). will have brunch in a while. just
>>> another day here.
>> I have that book and a few sequels too. 'Dune Messiah' and
>> 'Children of Dune'. I really liked the original "Dune" but the
>> rest went downhill to me.
> yes, they're not as good, but it is hard to beat
> an original.
>
> don't read the books by his son and KA (they've
> filled out the Dune universe, but the writing is
> horrid IMO).
>
>
>> The movie "Dune" was a fail too, imo.
>> It was on tv just a couple of weeks ago. I gave it watch but
>> changed channels within a few minutes. Of course, movies are
>> always only a shadow of the original books and never so good.
> it would take a very good movie maker to come
> even close. there's just too much subtext and
> subtlety that is lost in movie production. i
> didn't like it either.
>
>
>> Hey....same author, different book... Check out, "White Plague."
>> Haven't read it in many years but I do remember liking it.
> i did read it, can't remember what it was
> about though. too long ago and many thousands
> of books between. i'm pretty sure i've read
> everything he's written/published.
>
>
> songbird

Â* Isn't that the one where the guy designs a plague that kills only
women ? FWIW I've read (several times) all the Dune novels that FH wrote
, but haven't read the later ones by his son . Got 'em , just haven't
read them . Whada y'all think about Niven/Pournelle's Known Universe ?
And The Wheel of Time ...

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