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Date Posted: 18:31:31 01/10/04 Sat
Author: theButterfly
Subject: Maybe what we need is a little controversy.

Let�s face it. There�s a lot more to the difference between the original Dune novels and the prequel novels than a different writing style. They have made the transition from heady, highly creative speculative fiction to the realm of cheap Star Wars-Star Trek clones. For this, I believe it�s easy to cite the cause. These books would have been a whole lot better if Brian had selected a talented writer to be his partner.

But rather than focusing on Pinky�s bad points (i.e. anything having to do with characters, plots, language, etc.), I�ll do the opposite and focus on his few redeeming qualities. Perhaps in the course of this thread we can come up with a complete list of his positive contributions to the Dune universe.

Here�s one that comes to mind almost immediately: Duncan Idaho�s swordmaster training on Ginaz. I think of a group of trainees fighting each other on top of giant tortoises on a volcanic island, and it seems very "Pinkyesque" but also very interesting. Obviously, he should never have touched any full-length Dune novels, but it would have been interesting to see some shorter contributions to the arena of Dune fan fiction. One such contribution could have been a story or short graphic novel about Duncan�s training. That would have been cool. And the real authors could worry about the novels.

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Replies:

Open it up -- Crysknife, 11:01:08 01/12/04 Mon
- Why not? -- Ghanima, 12:30:42 01/12/04 Mon
  - s-f writers take on the duniverse -- chairdog, 21:44:36 01/13/04 Tue
    - Sure! Frank did awsome things with Asimov's ideas, so why not vise versa! -- Crysknife, 09:44:31 01/14/04 Wed
      - Wow. A lot of writers I haven't read there. -- theButterfly, 10:39:41 01/14/04 Wed
        Absolutly -- Crysknife, 11:49:41 01/14/04 Wed
        The one problem... -- Ghanima, 12:50:17 01/14/04 Wed
        Well...... -- Crysknife, 13:07:08 01/14/04 Wed
- Agreed. -- theButterfly, 14:37:29 01/13/04 Tue
  - fan fiction -- Sparqy56, 21:49:18 01/17/04 Sat
    - Many times many possibilities . . . (NT) -- theButterfly, 14:55:31 01/19/04 Mon
  - One of my favorites -- AntiPaul, 07:37:04 01/22/04 Thu
    - Hyperion -- theButterfly, 14:59:02 01/22/04 Thu
      - What about Feist? -- AntiPaul, 10:11:15 01/25/04 Sun