I certainly didn't make it through six of them… (Gaming)

by squidnh3, Monday, July 29, 2019, 14:57 (2035 days ago) @ MacAddictXIV

(1) Is great and stand alone and pretty easy read
(2,3) are a great continuation of 1 and sets up the ideas of 4,5,6
(4,5,6) 4 and 5 are really hard to get through but make a much lighter 6 a great book

That's how I remember it... I don't know if that's true or not :D

Most people I know who have tried to read them all give up midway through 4. 4 is a sort-of standalone story that acts as a bridge between what could be thought of as 2 trilogies, the second one being 5, 6, and what would have been 7 if Frank Herbert hadn't died before finishing it.

4 is full of philosophy and weird worm-person stuff, so it's a tough one to get through without knowing the payoff. However, I've enjoyed it more every time I've gone through the series, and understanding what Paul rejects and Leto II accepts enhanced 1-3 a lot for me.

My order would be 1/5/3/6/4/2, with a big gap between 4 and 2.