Kevin's Watch

anyoen know when dune was first published? need it for a report

1965

Dune got published? Guess I can replace my ARC copy now......

wot is ARC copy?

ARC = Advanced Reader Copy. It's what comes out prior to official publication.

you have an ARC to dune? damn

and thanks for the info, i dont have a copy here

Heh, I'm joking. If I had a copy of the Dune ARC, I'd sell it for the thousands it must be worth.

id buy it for thousands! lol

wot is ARC copy?

I'm sure dANdeLION is just joking

However an ARC is a Advanced Reader Copy, that some readers get of novels to review from publishers, or authors themselves, or from someone they know who has access.

Generally they get them months before the release to the public, however in the case that they don't it's simply refered to as a review copy; however it probably is the uncorrected proof anyway in a lot of cases.


They are of course free.

Heh, I'm joking. If I had a copy of the Dune ARC, I'd sell it for the thousands it must be worth.

The first print of Dune, which I purchased a few years ago (published by Chilton (yes the car people) for $8,000 now sells in for about 12k-13k

Ah, ok.

you spent 8 grand on a Dune first edition?

man, i coulda put that towards tuition!

Too bad he ain't your daddy, Rince. Still, it's already netted him a $4k profit if he chooses to sell it.

I'd have bought it...wow.

does anyone know what the last dune book was and when it was published?? I somehow got away from a few years ago.. thanks

does anyone know what the last dune book was and when it was published?? I somehow got away from a few years ago.. thanks

Depends on what you mean by the last Dune book, published. The last real Dune book published IMHO was Chapterhouse: Dune in 1985, written by the only Hebert, Frank Herbert.

There is some rubbish out now that his son Brian Herbert, and the incredibly inept Kevin J. Andserson have collaborated on, that are prequel novels, abominations of Frank's work - they are as follows:

Dune: Prelude to Dune

House Atreides
House Harkonnen
House Corrino

House Corrino was written in 2001


Legends of Dune

Butlerian Jihad
The Machine Crusade
The Battle of Corrin

The last of these was written in 2004 , and occur earlier in the supposed timeline than the Prelude to Dune work listed above.

The Road to Dune comes out this year *yawn* - This will contain "missing" chapters from Dune, and Dune Messiah.

Then in the most heinous news one can possible imagine; Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson are writing 2 novels, the first coming out in late 2006, entitled The Hunters of Dune, and The Sandworms of Dune, which they say is derived from some "long lost" manuscript/outline left by Frank Herbert.

*shakes head*


At any rate the last real Dune novel came out in 1985.

There is some rubbish out now that his son Brian Herbert, and the incredibly inept Kevin J. Andserson ahve collaborated on that are prequel novels, abominations of the Frank's work they are these:

Dune: Prelude to Dune

House Atreides
House Harkonnen
House Corrino

House Corrino was written i n2001


Legends of Dune

Butlerian Jihad
The Machine Crusade
The Battle of Corrin

Does the fact that I actually liked these books get me in worse hot water than being a "Linden Lover"?

Does the fact that I actually liked these books get me in worse hot water than being a "Linden Lover"?

LOL, absolutely not! As Terry Brooks' fans know, there is no punishment for having bad taste.

hey thanks, I guess I must have been into brians work,now i remember when he first took over writing for FH.I agree there is only 1 frank but (forgive me) i thought brian and the other dudes work was passable.

I think the new books are quite passable. Rather see him write them than farm it off to some butcher. Even the Dune Encyclopedia isn't that bad. I look forward to the conclusion. Imagine... Donaldson and Herbert in 2007. Saving up for it now!