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Science Fiction

Bluestocking

(773 posts) Sun May 10, 2026, 09:00 AM 5 hrs ago

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 5 hrs ago OP

I have only read four of the Dune series, so can't tell you about the others. mwmisses4289 4 hrs ago #1

The Dosadi Experiment is super challenging. 1978 Tetrachloride 2 hrs ago #3

The Dosadi Experiment Tetrachloride 4 hrs ago #2

mwmisses4289

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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

4 hrs ago

Tetrachloride

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3. The Dosadi Experiment is super challenging. 1978

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Sun May 10, 2026, 11:46 AM

2 hrs ago

Tetrachloride

(9,691 posts)

2. The Dosadi Experiment

Reply to Bluestocking (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2026, 09:58 AM

4 hrs ago

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.

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