Rant: Dune 7&8... it burns. (Spoilers)

[Nephtys]

It's just like the ending of The Matrix series. About fifteen minutes after the Final Battle, everyone holds hands and forgives each other for thousands of years of hate and atrocities.

[Battlehymn Republic]

Not really. At the ending of Revolutions it's kind of hinted that there's a truce instead of a genuine peace, and you get the impression that even if they're not openly fighting, the Machines have separate factions (the Architect and the Oracle).

So it was really more of a lame segue so people can start shelling out $9.95-19.95 a month to find out how it really ends in Matrix Online.

Speaking of which, is there any more room for further installments of Dune: the Extended Universe?

[Teleros]

Before now, I didn't even know Dune had sequels. Thank you Nephtys for making sure I never read them, thus allowing me to hold on to the illusion that they really don't exist.

While I've known about them, I'm happy to say I've never read anything other than the original Dune - and definitely won't, either.

[Nephtys]

Not really. At the ending of Revolutions it's kind of hinted that there's a truce instead of a genuine peace, and you get the impression that even if they're not openly fighting, the Machines have separate factions (the Architect and the Oracle).

So it was really more of a lame segue so people can start shelling out $9.95-19.95 a month to find out how it really ends in Matrix Online.

Speaking of which, is there any more room for further installments of Dune: the Extended Universe?

Massive space is still left for cash-cowing. There's the Pre-Leto Atreides I era, covered by the 'House' Prequels, there's the Post-Butlerian era with the foundation of the Imperium, there's the 'Late Leto' era, where Paul is growing up, there's the tales of Muad'dib's great Jihad and rise, there's the early years of Leto II the Tyrant, there's the 3000 year gap of Leto II's rein, there's the 3000 year gap of The Scattering...

It's almost sickening how many more tie-ins and EU sequels can still be made. It's way worse than any other sci-fi franchise I can think of.

[Straha]

Before now, I didn't even know Dune had sequels. Thank you Nephtys for making sure I never read them, thus allowing me to hold on to the illusion that they really don't exist.

I've seen stuff made by ST fanboys that was better than that

Don't rule out all the Sequels. Dune Messiah and Children of Dune are both pretty good. God Emperor of Dune is very good in many people's opinion, and from there on you can pretty much stop.