[AMF]

I thought the original books were excellent - one of my Favorites of all time. However, the new series written by his son and some other guy, man it really sucks. Being a dune fanatic I have to keep getting them, but I am more and more dissappointed. The Last one was so bad ("the butlerian jihad" or something like that) I left it on the plane I was one. Couldn't even bring myself to keep it in the house. Awful writing, awful plot and plot devices, just downright bad. The only way it got published was because the publishers knew that they could make money off it since it had the "Dune" name...if it had been a new series it wouldn't have even made the first cut. Blech.

having said that, I can't see how the original books would have been good on audio. Waaay too involved for that. It would indeed put one to sleep.

Just my two cents...

Alarik