God bro please dont cook again... i mean first up i dont where you heard people hate god emeproer cause it is probably the best or second best in series.then why did you put chapterhouse so high its incomplete My ranking (also quinns ideas ranking . Similar opinions) 1.God emperor of dune 2. Dune 3.children of dune 4.heretics of dune 5.chapterhouse dune 6.dune messiah
Certainly everyone is entitled to their own ranking. But regarding the overall popularity of God Emperor, it ranks fifth out of the six Frank Herbert books on Goodreads, Amazon, etc. Only Dune Messiah ranks lower. And in online and offline discussions, people more often than not have told me that they "like Dune and its sequels, but God Emperor is just weird." I get why people may like God Emperor, but its main themes that make it stand-out, Leto II's sacrifice and adherence to the Golden Path, are already explored in the original Dune and to a lesser extent in its two direct sequels. To put it bluntly, Paul chickened out where Leto II went through with his perceived duty. But then again, original Dune offers way more in other aspects than God Emperor. So having them in a similar range on a best-of list would not sit right with me. But as stated at the beginning, these are personal opinions.
God bro please dont cook again... i mean first up i dont where you heard people hate god emeproer cause it is probably the best or second best in series.then why did you put chapterhouse so high its incomplete
My ranking (also quinns ideas ranking . Similar opinions)
1.God emperor of dune
2. Dune
3.children of dune
4.heretics of dune
5.chapterhouse dune
6.dune messiah
Certainly everyone is entitled to their own ranking. But regarding the overall popularity of God Emperor, it ranks fifth out of the six Frank Herbert books on Goodreads, Amazon, etc. Only Dune Messiah ranks lower. And in online and offline discussions, people more often than not have told me that they "like Dune and its sequels, but God Emperor is just weird."
I get why people may like God Emperor, but its main themes that make it stand-out, Leto II's sacrifice and adherence to the Golden Path, are already explored in the original Dune and to a lesser extent in its two direct sequels. To put it bluntly, Paul chickened out where Leto II went through with his perceived duty. But then again, original Dune offers way more in other aspects than God Emperor. So having them in a similar range on a best-of list would not sit right with me. But as stated at the beginning, these are personal opinions.