# Children of Dune by Frank Herbert

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Children of Dune by Frank Herbert and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers who finished the Dune series call the early books, including Children of Dune, among the best of the saga.

## Why people recommend it

- Early Dune books considered masterpieces (2 comments): "I liked the first three (Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune) the best" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49859775)) "Book 1-3 of Dune are masterpieces IMO." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47667375))
- Enjoyed Children of Dune a lot (1 comments): "Children and especially God Emperor I enjoyed quite a lot, though." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48962088))

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- [Dune by Frank Herbert](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dune.md): 82 recommend
- [Accelerando by Charles Stross](https://hackerapproved.com/p/accelerando.md): 71 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/147323378X?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781473233782) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Children of Dune by Frank Herbert", https://hackerapproved.com/p/children-of-dune/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).