what, no comment section ?
I hate it when they do that ...
The last book the elder Herbert published, "Chapterhouse Dune," ends with a cliffhanger; clearly, he planned to continue the series.
I'm soooo tired of hearing this.
Not as tired as I am of this, tho :
"There was a lot of doubt, and it's understandable," says Brian Herbert, who noted fans became more forgiving when "Dune: House Atreides" was published in 1999. "They have a stake in the 'Dune' universe, whether they are fans or editors or publishers. We're just trying to meet those high standards."
yeah, after "House Atreides", everybody threw roses & went home ...
and here's another sterling example of proof that Keith just
simply doesn't understand Frank's Dune :
"In my mind and in my heart, as a fan, and for many fans, Paul Atreides is one of the greatest heroes of science fiction," Anderson says. "But Frank Herbert did some terrible things to him, and when you read how he acts in 'Dune Messiah,' a lot of the things he does are virtually inexcusable. How can you sympathize with him? ... You have to get into this character. What would change somebody so much? What would drive him to do that?"
what book did he read ?
or skim over or whatever ?
"How can you sympathize with him?"
Maybe that's what it is - Paul's not Luke Skywalker,
and Keith can't deal with that ....
One of the other aspects of "Dune" is its many layers. It can be read as an adventure story, as a psychological novel, or a commentary on political machinations. Brian Herbert said his father told him that he wanted to weave his ideas about ecology, politics, religion and psychology into the fabric of an adventure story. The elder Herbert also wanted readers to come away from the books with "detritus, pieces of the characters, still clinging to them," he says. "The reader, dad said, would then want to go back and read an entirely different layer in the novel."
and when has Keith written anything close to that ?
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