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Science Fiction

Bluestocking

(777 posts) Sun May 10, 2026, 09:00 AM Sunday

Has anyone read Frank Herbert's non Dune books

Are any of them worth reading.

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Has anyone read Frank Herbert's non Dune books (Original Post) Bluestocking Sunday OP

I have only read four of the Dune series, so can't tell you about the others. mwmisses4289 Sunday #1

The Dosadi Experiment is super challenging. 1978 Tetrachloride Sunday #3

The Dosadi Experiment Tetrachloride Sunday #2

Liked The Santaroga Barrier the best. PufPuf23 10 hrs ago #4

mwmisses4289

(4,677 posts)

1. I have only read four of the Dune series, so can't tell you about the others.

Reply to Bluestocking (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2026, 09:30 AM

Sunday

Tetrachloride

(9,698 posts)

3. The Dosadi Experiment is super challenging. 1978

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #1)

Sun May 10, 2026, 11:46 AM

Sunday

Tetrachloride

(9,698 posts)

2. The Dosadi Experiment

Reply to Bluestocking (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2026, 09:58 AM

Sunday

This book is his second most powerful in my view.

The reading is more challenging. Not merely complex.

Whipping Star is in the same set ( whatever the term is). Feel free to read Whipping Star first.

The Dosadi Experiment was as challenging to me as Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

PufPuf23

(9,930 posts)

4. Liked The Santaroga Barrier the best.

Reply to Bluestocking (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 01:41 AM

10 hrs ago

Been decades since read Herbert.

Never got through Dunes, stared several times and got distracted to other reads.

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