Any "Dune" book lovers out there?

In my mind and heart, "Dune" is a classic read...relevant then when it was first written...even more relevant now 40 years later. It has everything...politics, love story, social study, philosophy, economics, war, religion, spiritual, science, history.....all wrapped up into one...the hallmark of a classic. Since the original book release in 1965, the author (Frank Herbert) continued to write additional books, creating a series.

Classic Dune:
Dune
Messiah of Dune
Children of Dune
God Emperor of Dune
Heretics of Dune
Chaperhouse: Dune

Unfortunately, and with great loss, Frank Herbert passed away in 1986....and there was nothing for long time which followed...until...his son, Brian Herbert picked up where Frank Herbert left off (using discovered manuscripts written by his father).

In collaboration with Kevin Anderson, Brian Herbert picked up the unfinished masterpiece in order to continue the tale to its grand finale....as well as expanding upon the tale further by writing many indepth prequels to the original, based upon his father's unreleased material.

Dune Finale:
Hunters of Dune
Sandworms of Dune

Legends of Dune:
The Butlerian Jihad
The Machine Crusade
The Battle of Corrin

Prelude to Dune:
House Atreides
House Harkonnen
House Corrino

Currently, Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson have been busy creating a new series to flush out the tale even a bit more, focused on several key characters from the original (classic) Dune series.

Heroes of Dune:
Paul of Dune (now out in hardback)
Jessica of Dune (will be out in 2009)
Irulan of Dune (yet to be written)
Leto of Dune (yet to be written)


The Official Dune Website: http://www.dunenovels.com/index.html