Yes, I know there are more books set within the Dune universe... but I don't know if I'll be reading any of them. I've always been disappointed by efforts of other authors trying to continue someone else's work... something of the original is usually missing.
Are you saying that FH's themes (philosophy of religion, the dynamics of economic and religious power...) are carried through into the other books? If so, I might check them out.
...and I forgot about mentioning Tolkien's work! I started with the Hobbit and then read the LotR series (went through both a couple times), which I found quite good (the movies don't come even close to doing the books justice, as is usually the case). I doubt that I'll be reading any more of his stuff though... there's just so much I wouldn't know where to start and I've kind of lost interest in his type of novels anyways.
And then there's Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" ongoing series. Mildly entertaining but without any discernable themes and no conclusions to any of his plot lines. It's like he decides to just stop writing arbitrarily and says "OK, that's the end of this book...". I just don't see the point and I won't be reading any more of his work (an exercise in frustration, IMO).
Yes, I know there are more books set within the Dune universe... but I don't know if I'll be reading any of them. I've always been disappointed by efforts of other authors trying to continue someone else's work... something of the original is usually missing.
Are you saying that FH's themes (philosophy of religion, the dynamics of economic and religious power...) are carried through into the other books? If so, I might check them out.
...and I forgot about mentioning Tolkien's work! I started with the Hobbit and then read the LotR series (went through both a couple times), which I found quite good (the movies don't come even close to doing the books justice, as is usually the case). I doubt that I'll be reading any more of his stuff though... there's just so much I wouldn't know where to start and I've kind of lost interest in his type of novels anyways.
And then there's Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" ongoing series. Mildly entertaining but without any discernable themes and no conclusions to any of his plot lines. It's like he decides to just stop writing arbitrarily and says "OK, that's the end of this book...". I just don't see the point and I won't be reading any more of his work (an exercise in frustration, IMO).