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From: williams@psuvax1.UUCP (Lance Williams)
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Subject: Dune Sequels
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Date: Sat, 14-Jul-84 14:16:39 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 14 14:16:39 1984
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  I'm getting weary of hearing people call the Dune sequels "garbage".
Anything pales against Dune, but I personally am glad that Herbert continues
to write sequels.  "God Emperor" is brilliant.  What other author (with the
possible exception of C. S. Lewis) has dared address the issues raised there?
Techni mentality appreciates exposure to current issues in exotic setting.
Emphasis on exotic setting.  Herbert creates a universe with fewer strokes than
most authors use to create a world.  He allows us to glimpse a bit of the
meta order, the big picture.  How many people have seen how many suns rise
on how many worlds for how long?  Every single pain and pleasure a mirror of
itself and all others across all of space and time.  All of us are comfortable 
with rebellion.  We identify with Maud'dib.  It is easier to destroy than to 
build.  Destruction is the pattern.  Creating an order breaks the cycle.
Reading "God Emperor" we are forced to ask what it is we should build.
Contrast Leto's "Golden Path" with the conclusion of Lewis' "Out of the Silent
Planet".  To which philosophy do you subscribe?  

Lance Williams

The Pennsylvania State University