[Arryn]

Originally posted by Leif_-:
I'm rather fond of "Whipping Star" - but I'll admit that I'm not sure if it's a guilty pleasure or not. It's a rather quirky little book.

Quirky, yes. The Bureau of Sabotage, charged with slowing down the wheels of government. Nevermind the intriguing alien race "Caleban". The book is well worth digging around in used bookstores (or better yet, Online) to find an old copy.

Not as amusing or quite as well-written is his Last full-length novel, The White Plague, whose plot was scary in '82, and even more scary today.

Also recommended is "The Dosadi Experiment", which is in reprint BTW. Go to Amazon or B&N to read synopsis and reviews on it.

The above 3 books, plus of course Dune, are IMO his best works. I pretty much have all his books (I've been reading Herbert and other classic SF/fantasy authors since the early 70s) but these are the ones I most enjoyed.

[ July 22, 2004, 09:38: Message edited by: Arryn ]