false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156877116m/112.jpg 112 43 The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered and fertile. Old Paul Atreides, who led the desert Fremen to political and religious domination of the galaxy, is gone. But for the children of Dune, the very blossoming of their land contains the seeds of its own destruction. The altered climate is destroying the giant sandworms, and this in turn is disastrous for the planet's economy. Leto and Ghanima, Paul Atreides's twin children and his heirs, can see possible solutions - but fanatics begin to challenge the rule of the all-powerful Atreides empire, and more than economic disaster threatens... 3634573 book 1976 Children of Dune (Dune Chronicles #3) total:8913|5:1992|4:3278|3:2796|2:720|1:127| 8913 33027 10625 234 3 4 false false Fri Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue May 06 12:20:29 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 12:20:51 -0700 2008
The first book is truly excellent. It's mantra on fear alone makes it great.

The second book a very good sci-fi novel.

The third book is merely okay.

The fourth bo...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 12:26:31 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 18:47:33 -0700 2008 Yes, CoD went a lot further in analyzing religion and society than the previous book which I found interesting, but more interesting was the current day metaphor with society's "progress" without...more...]]> 1 1 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Mon Apr 28 19:30:04 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 12:26:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 07 20:42:45 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 20:42:45 -0800 2009 GREAT books! VERY time consuming! Worth the time!

Ok here is the deal. If your not sure about starting a series this big, here is what I would do.
1. -- Read the 1st one by Frank Herbert "Dune" if you like it...

2. -- Read the "...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Apr 05 18:14:57 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 18:21:13 -0700 2009
Also: You know how when you read any given ficti...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Jun 04 13:37:54 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 23:46:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Aug 15 17:27:03 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 17:40:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 12:37:17 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 13:22:16 -0700 2009 Dune Messiah, Children of Dune is a true and worthy sequel to Herbert's seminal classic. It's a rare sequel that not only stands on its own merits but illuminates the original in a whole new light. To wit: reading this book made me realize an aspect of Dune that I ha...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 10:05:43 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 20:39:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 29 07:54:26 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 20:55:25 -0700 2009 Dune series is in some ways the best book, but it's also a disturbing development as the initial characters and settings fade into the lives of a later generation. In this novel, Herbert finishes his de-mythification of Paul Atreides -- an accomplishment not often un...more...]]> 3 0 true false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 19:33:18 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 20:03:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 02 12:33:09 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 31 20:22:17 -0700 2009 3 Frank Herbert’s Dune, and the last book of the original Dune trilogy, n k a "Dune Chronicles 1 -3." This final entry was much more substantive than the previous one, Dune Messiah, and tells a much better story.

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1) The first books in the series is tight and action packed

2) The worlds they are in are incre...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 13:05:41 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 06:59:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 23 13:00:13 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 02 23:42:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=112