Talk:Brian Herbert

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Maybe Dreamer should be moved to a new category (Published Non-Fiction?) or the title changed to "Published Works"? Also, no mention yet of The Road to Dune? (I haven't read the biography but am now reading Road; would consider editing but don't trust myself: I'm one of the hardcore FH fans who consider the prequels (and upcoming sequels?) to be pure crap.) RJCraig 05:46, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

The parts of Road actually written by FH are interesting, but make up too small a percentage of the book; I never finished the BH/KJA sections and so haven't added anything here. (The usual dross, as expected, if the bits I have skimmed are representative....)

[Question originally here moved to new section below.] RJCraig 08:45, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Is no one going to address the organizational problems? Where to stick Road? Under works by Frank Herbert, by Brian or Kevin Anderson? Or under all three? RJCraig 10:51, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

All three, with proper comment (especially under Frank) about its mixed nature. And no, I have heard of no proof of this "concordance", I assume it is mostly a publicity stunt, naming their hastily taken notes from their equally (it seems) hasty reading of the original books. Lundse 12:37, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm...makes the concordance like Voltaire's God then: it will be necessary (or at least useful?) to create it if it does not already (really) exist.

Of course, such a thing could never be made public, given Childe Brian's greedy little right grip.... RJCraig 15:07, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nothing like Tolkien's Son

Somebody, is really down on this guy. Chistopher Tolkien is not a writer (he's a money grubber) but these books are brilliantly done and great reads. I like them better than the origials by Frank Herbert who was too technical for his own good. Frank Herbert was confusing and as a result very hard to read... I like Brian Herbert's stuff. Its more accessable and more interesting. I've read each of them twice for pleasure, not because it didn't make any sense if I didn't. --merlinus 11:50, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

I reinserted the edits mentioning the controversy, whether you like the guy or not does not matter regarding the fact that many Dune fans do not. There is a controversy and a huge change in style, some prefer the new, some the old. Those prefering the old tend to be hardcore SF and Herbert fans, their opinion matters on the subject and is certainly notable. Lundse 19:10, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

De gustibus non est disputandum. All a matter of taste, isn't it? Some prefer a fine, full-bodied wine (Herbert Senior), others grape cool-aid. Sure, the latter won't give you a headache, but the sugary aftertaste is a bit sick-making. RJCraig 23:53, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

It can be summed up as "Frank herbert writes litrature, Brian Herbert writes popular fiction". Frank will be a main entry into the history of SF, brian will be a little side note. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.89.54.207 (talk • contribs) 13:51, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

"There is a controversy (over the) huge change in style, some prefer the new, some the old. ....(These) opinion(s) matter on the subject and (are) certainly notable."

Valid. Can you geeks not find some way to at least mention the controversy on this page? Maybe a link to a credible website with a review or a magazine article. I'd do it but my geek level isn't high enough as I (generally) only use the internet for billpaying and e-mail. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.6.40.2 (talk • contribs) 20:32, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Dune Concordance

In the article it states

He has also ... created The Dune Concordance, massive notes for the Dune universe, so far unpublished.

On March 18 I asked

Question: Is there any evidence that The Dune Concordance really exists, besides BH's claims to have created it? Anyone else (besides KJA, of course) ever seen it?

I'll concede that something like what they describe must exist, but I think the following is relevant re the wording of the above from the main article. I've just found this in an interview with BH & KJA:

Are there any plans for DUNE CONCORDANCE in near or far future?

Brian compiled a concordance of the original Dune books for ourselves, which we use to ensure accuracy in our novels. It needs to be greatly expanded to include all of our prequel novels and the two volumes of DUNE 7, and because of the work involved to put it into a publishable form, it-s not likely we would ever be able to do that.

In light of this, shouldn't we change the "so far unpublished" to something like "unlikely to be published"? RJCraig 12:30, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Recent posts to the blog written mainly by Kevin J. Anderson indicate they may be planning to publish the concordance. Hmm. SandChigger 17:59, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Seattle writer

Brian Herbert is listed as a "Seattle Area" writer in the PI's Northwest Science Fiction list [1]. So I added appropriate category tags. Brianhe 04:00, 14 October 2006 (UTC)