DUNE and Interim reading

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No: HPFGUIDX 3422

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Brooks R" <brooksar at i...> wrote:
> 
> However, I also understand that the Dune books are the inverse of
> Trek 
> movies - the even-numbered ones are the bad ones.
 
The first one's great, the second is on the mediocre/terrible border, 
and the third's ok. The ones after that are just murdered trees, IMHO.

Guy Gavriel Kay was mentioned as interim reading. I can't recommend 
him enough. His first three books ("The Wandering Fire," "The Summer 
Tree," and ... the other one) were a rather standard fantasy trilogy, 
but his later works are what can only be called alternate world 
historical fantasy. 

Jane Austen's always on my list, and most of Georgette Heyer. Best 
way to spend a rainy fall afternoon is with hot chocolate and a copy 
of Heyer's "The Talisman Ring." 

Terry Pratchett. "Wyrd Sisters" has the funniest take on Macbeth 
you'll ever read. "Reaper Man" is one of my favorites, as is anything 
with the Ankh-Morpork Watch. Avoid "The Last Continent" unless you're 
Australian.

Last but not least, the late English author Sarah Caudwell wrote four 
books, "Thus Was Adonis Murdered," "The Sirens Sang of Murder," "The 
Shortest Way to Hades," and "The Sibyll in Her Grave." Sadly, she 
passed away this year. Wonderful mysteries, not easy to find, but 
well worth the effort. Try your local mystery bookstore if you're 
interested.

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P.S. Oh, and Phillip Pullman's "The Golden Compass" and "The Subtle 
Knife." The third book's out in hardback, but I've forgotten the 
title.