Scifi recommendations

I liked Frank Herbert's books, and in recent years his son Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson have written a series that back stories to the Dune books that I enjoyed.I also like Neal Stephenson's books, especially Seveneves.I thought 11-22-63 by Stephen King was quite good.

I read the sequels that Frank Herbert wrote years ago when they were published and enjoyed them all, but the history of the various factions, and references to events in the past were not well explained and left a void in the saga.The new sequels fill in many of the blanks. The Butlerian Jihad, laws against "thinking machines," the histories of all the great families and the various organizations are all filled in with compelling stories. Great villains and heroes have epic conflicts and civilizations rise and fall.Great stories, in my opinion.

I have read and enjoyed all his books, partly because I like his style, but also because we are related by marriage.

My experience was similar, I kind of got bored with the later books.Quite a few of the prequels were published before I discovered them, and when I did, I jumped right in. I enjoyed them all.I will check out Doon when I get some time.