Reading order?

2 years ago by LucidBoi to c/dune

Does anyone have a reading order which makes the most sense for someone who's never read or watched anything Dune? Thank you in advance!

A_Union_of_Kobolds 23 points 2 years ago

Dune

Dune Messiah

Children of Dune

God Emperor of Dune

Anything beyond that is extremely optional

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Crackhappy 6 points 2 years ago

"extremely optional" lol very true

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Enkrod 2 points 2 months ago

I support this. God Emperor of Dune is a near perfect capstone for the series, in stark contrast to everything after that.

Heretics and Chapterhouse start a new, unfinished storyline that, in my humble opinion, does not find a satisfying conclusion in the books not written by Frank, because the subsequent novels completely miss the mark on the philosophical themes.

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CrayonRosary 8 points 2 years ago

The published order. Always.

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zaphod 6 points 2 years ago

As someone currently reading the books for the first time I chose publication order.

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karashta 4 points 2 years ago

The original 6

The House trilogy

The Butlerian Jihad

Hunters of Dune

Sandworms of Dune

After a first read through, I started just reading them chronologically.

I know there's at least one more trilogy that you can throw after The Butlerian Jihad. I found it more forgettable than the rest of these.

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Nutteman 8 points 2 years ago

Unless you're REALLY jonesing for more Dune and can stomach books written at a 3rd grade level and missing the point of the originals, you can stop after the original 6.

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