You will be tempted to read the sequel. DON’T!
Dune is a really good read but, stop right there. Trust me.
I agree with outofsalt.
I thought Dune was great, didn’t care for any of the books that came later. I kept hoping they would get better but IMHO, they didn’t.
Did not like any of the movie versions, but some of the casting in the 1984 film was interesting...too bad the movie had a crappy script!!!
As far as a gothic novel is concerned(I’m not sure it’s really a gothic novel, but it sure held my interest and is definitely imaginative),you may like the Gormenghast novels by Mervyn Peake..at least, the first two. IIRC, the 3rd in the series was written several years after the first two books, and also after Peake had suffered a serious illness, and seemed like a different book altogether..anyway, hope this helps!!!
...You will be tempted to read the sequel. DON’T!
Dune is a really good read but, stop right there. Trust me.”....
The same could be said for the movie sequels....I thought they really failed to carry on what could have been a whole lot better. ...the third was a dud.