Marcel answers “I really want to read the novel Dune. I...”

dunzy18 asked this question about Dune (Dune #1):

I really want to read the novel Dune. I was wondering, is it necessary to read the rest of the series or not?

Marcel Dune is certainly standalone.Then as other people have said, the are the originals, and then subsequent novels by his son.
Frank Herbert's subsequent n…moreDune is certainly standalone.Then as other people have said, the are the originals, and then subsequent novels by his son.
Frank Herbert's subsequent novels (imo) lose more and more in quality as he starts to get lost in some socio/economic ramblings and overly weird nearly mythical plot. I have read the first 6 multiple times and every time wish I had sopped earler :)

Subsequent books become more and more pulp, but much easier and more entertaining to read.

All that can add to a bit of a bitter taste to the first volume. So maybe you may, in fact, only want to read Dune and then stop...
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