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Cliodna_ben_Lhee Title: FanForce CR Snohomish County, WA Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 10/1/06 1:03pm Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert - Date Edited: 10/1/06 1:06pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Cliodna_ben_Lhee
	My Dune character is http://images.quizilla.com/W/WindexFinger/1048561310_esDuneLeto.jpg ] You're Leto Atreides II. I have never read any of the KJA/Brian Herbert novels. I Do have two of them though. They were both attending a signing of multiple authors at the Science Fiction Weekend held in Seattle at the SFM/EMP in June (in conjunction with the Hall of Fame awards ceremony and the Locus magazine award ceremonies) so I picked up The Bultlerian Jihad to have them sign for me. I also have Dune: House Atreides that someone gave me to read since then. I am going to read them someday, before I make up my mind about whether or not they are good. But many people (myself included) have only a small percentage of their free time to read, so if they have heard or read through many reviews that a certain book or a certain writer is no good, and they decide not to give up any of that precious time to see for themselves, I certainly do not blame them. Now on to what brought me to this thread today. Last weekend, I attended a book auction and I won a signed copy of Children of Dune. I of course already have a copy of my own that has been read many times, but how could I pass up a copy signed by Frank Herbert himself? I could not believe no one else bid on the book, I mean, it’s not like one could see the master himself in person to get him to sign a book for them now. I won it for the opening bid of $35 dollars. -----signature----- "Try not. Do or Do Not, there is no try" "Would You Like a Jelly Baby?" "Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!"
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NYCitygurl Title: Generally Out to Lunch Manager: SFFBC, C&G, NSWFF Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 10/1/06 1:25pm Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert
	Wow!! Very nice And very surprising that no one else bid. -----signature----- "Not till the moon falls. Not till the world ends."
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Penguinator-176 Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 10/2/06 7:46pm Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert - Date Edited: 10/2/06 7:50pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Penguinator-176
	I got Paul. w00t Edit: The Herbert/Anderson prequels aren't bad at all. By that, I mean the Houses series: House Harkonnen was thoroughly enjoyable, and I've skimmed over Corrino and Atreides. The problem is that they don't really get Frank Herbert's work, and so have an awkward view of the Duniverse. I just made up that word. -----signature----- "Good god, Peng's a mentat!" ~darthramza "I'm gonna watch this world burn." GDG
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ewok_jedi Registered: Nov '05	Date Posted: 10/2/06 7:51pm Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert
	Penguinator-176 posted: I got Paul. w00t Edit: The Herbert/Anderson prequels aren't bad at all. By that, I mean the Houses series: House Harkonnen was thoroughly enjoyable, and I've skimmed over Corrino and Atreides. The problem is that they don't really get Frank Herbert's work, and so have an awkward view of the Duniverse. I just made up that word. OH I agree they are not bad books, just not as good as the Dune books by Frank Herbert himself -----signature----- "We will develop faces without expression; only eyes and mouth; just enough to keep the rest of the body alive. No muscles to smile with, or frown with, or in any way to betray what's lurking beneath the surface."
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mrsvos Registered: Nov '05	Date Posted: 10/4/06 8:07am Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert
	Leto II posted: Here's mine: ...Shocking, I know. Very cool - I got 'em too! -----signature----- I finks I broke mah liver.
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ewok_jedi Registered: Nov '05	Date Posted: 10/4/06 1:47pm Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert
	I picked up Hunters of Dune and The Road to Dune yesterday -----signature----- "We will develop faces without expression; only eyes and mouth; just enough to keep the rest of the body alive. No muscles to smile with, or frown with, or in any way to betray what's lurking beneath the surface."
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rumsmuggler Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 10/4/06 2:32pm Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert
	I got Muad'Dib on the quiz. -----signature----- " Conan, what's best in life?" " Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of the women." W.W.L.D. What Would Lando Do "Why is the rum always gone?" Retcons = making the dumb stuff look even dumber.
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NYCitygurl Title: Generally Out to Lunch Manager: SFFBC, C&G, NSWFF Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 10/5/06 8:45am Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert
	I had to try it I got Chani. Chani -----signature----- "Not till the moon falls. Not till the world ends."
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ewok_jedi Registered: Nov '05	Date Posted: 10/5/06 2:02pm Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert
	NYCitygurl posted: I had to try it I got Chani. Chani Thats what I got -----signature----- "We will develop faces without expression; only eyes and mouth; just enough to keep the rest of the body alive. No muscles to smile with, or frown with, or in any way to betray what's lurking beneath the surface."
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rumsmuggler Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 10/12/06 10:22am Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert
	I finished Hunters last week. I thought it was good, but a little too simplistic for a novel with Dune in the title. -----signature----- " Conan, what's best in life?" " Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of the women." W.W.L.D. What Would Lando Do "Why is the rum always gone?" Retcons = making the dumb stuff look even dumber.
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ewok_jedi Registered: Nov '05	Date Posted: 10/13/06 6:26pm Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert
	Ah I see, I need to pick that one up -----signature----- "We will develop faces without expression; only eyes and mouth; just enough to keep the rest of the body alive. No muscles to smile with, or frown with, or in any way to betray what's lurking beneath the surface."
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Jabba-wocky Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 10/13/06 11:29pm Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert
	Took the Character Quiz. My name is a killing word. -----signature----- ays Darius the king: 8 of my family (there were) who were formerly kings; I am the ninth (9); long aforetime we are kings. All Hail His Excellency, Barack Obama Roma vincit Tearing Up a Lane (TERRIN UP A LAAAANE!!!)
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rumsmuggler Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 10/16/06 10:47am Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert
	Jabba-wocky posted: Took the Character Quiz. My name is a killing word. Awesome. -----signature----- " Conan, what's best in life?" " Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of the women." W.W.L.D. What Would Lando Do "Why is the rum always gone?" Retcons = making the dumb stuff look even dumber.
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ewok_jedi Registered: Nov '05	Date Posted: 10/17/06 5:17pm Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert
	Who is your favorite Dune character? I have to say mine is probably Duncan Idaho -----signature----- "We will develop faces without expression; only eyes and mouth; just enough to keep the rest of the body alive. No muscles to smile with, or frown with, or in any way to betray what's lurking beneath the surface."
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Penguinator-176 Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 10/17/06 9:26pm Subject: RE: Sands of Arrakis: The Works of Frank Herbert
	Liet-Kynes or Paul. -----signature----- "Good god, Peng's a mentat!" ~darthramza "I'm gonna watch this world burn." GDG
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