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Rating:  -
I suffered through the six prequels, each time wondering why in the world I keep subjecting myself to such utter crap. I guess I was thinking even badly written Dune is better than no Dune.
I had vowed never to throw more of my hard earned money at these two clowns after Battle of Corrin. But, alas, I saw Hunters in the used books bin at the local library for 50 cents, and in a moment of weakness, I picked it up..I wanted to kick myself for buying it, because I fully expected yet another disappointing read.
So with those thoughts in mind, I cracked open Hunters and soon realized.... I LIKED it!!!! They must have truly been following Frank Herbert's original manuscripts, because the writing style was much closer to that of the original novels. The introspective writing gave the characters the depth I so missed from the originals, the storyline was plausible, tightly written and kept me turning the pages. It was refreshing to not have to read endless pages of graphic violence that seemed to be there simply for it's own sake.
This felt like a Dune novel, what I've been waiting for for over 20 years.
The book isn't without flaws, it was fairly easy to tell when BH and KJA wandered off the path and injected their own plot elements. The abrupt way that Murbella discovered the origins of the Honored Matres was a bit clumsy, and the Handlers seemed a little hokey to me. But overall it was a pretty good read.
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This was a very challenging project for the duo that has been churning out Dune books annually for the past 6 years (Paul of Dune expected this year)...and it shows. After reading this, I can't believe that Anderson came to the conclusion that Dune 7 would be 1300 pages. While I enjoyed the first 75% of this book, well aware that the writing (even with 2 guys) wasn't up to par with Frank's, I gave these guys a chance. There is so much repetitive and superfluous detail, cookie cutter conversations, and cheesiness that I have to wonder why Anderson was asked to assist in this project. Is Kevin J. Anderson the Michael Bolton or Kenny G of science fiction? Was Ursula K LeGuin unavailable? You know if it says DUNE on the front cover it's going to be a bestseller -- why him? Truth be told, Chapterhouse was a trainwreck compared to its predecessors, thereby making it even harder to write the follow up. I think these guys should've shunned deadlines and made the best single novel they could. Let me do some thinking, please! I don't want to be spoonfed Dune. You can get away with cheesy stuff like this with star wars fans, but the original Dune novels were very well thought out and deserve better. Two generous stars for two writers who know better.
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.....This is not Frank Herberts writing style and I can think of several who could have done better but few who would have been commited to all the prequals and sequals to lay the "foundation" for all of this. Even if you had your wish list fulfilled on substitute writers how many of them would have even dared to face the inevitible kvetching that would come with even just doing hunters and sandworms of dune?
.....That said, I have waited for years for answers to the mysterious new face dancers, the Honored Matre and why they were running as well as to whom those two old people were who are trying to catch duncan Idaho and now I have a answers to those questions.
.....I like the reason the Honored Matres have no real other memory and why they are so damned brutal.
.....EVEN IF IT IS BASED ON DAD'S NOTES, ITS BEEN TWEAKED SO THAT ALL THE PREQUELS ARE SOMEWHAT NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. ITS KIND OF A CHEAT THAT ALL OF THAT HAD TO BE BUILT IN WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE REWORKED HUNTERS TO NOT NEED THAT.
.....In the end its a let down from Frank but Kevin is a servicable writer and things are getting toward being tied up by this next to last novel.
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This is part 1 of "Book 7" in the Dune Chronicles so it was a must-read for a Dune fan such as myself. I checked it out in paperback from the library. Here is what I concluded:
I could hardly read it. The language used in this novel makes absolutely no sense! I found myself re-reading sentences to see if I was at fault only to discover: The novel is just completely senseless!
The characters are boring, two-dimensional, paper-thin copies of the original series. If you pick this novel up expecting to have a good read filled with the old beloved characters, prepare for intense disappointment!
My advice: Check it (and the "other book 7") out from your local library. That way you don't have to spend money on it, and support these authors. IF you enjoy the book you can always come on here and purchase a copy.
PS ~ Many other people have stated that these "new" Dune books are written for those who have ADD or ADHD. I will state this now: That is false!
I understand the reasoning behind a person's insistence: This novel, and all the other "new" ones are jumbled works that jump all over the place, and don't have a clear timeline of events --- therefore Must be written for a person with Attention Deficit Disorder. Yet, even a person with ADD/ ADHD (my boyfriend*) found these novels to be too jumbled to make any rational sense.
* The only reason he even picked up 'Hunters of Dune' was I would read a little, become angry that the authors have so badly ruined the Dune Universe, and throw the novel to the floor in disgust. He became curious to my anger, and tried reading it only to tell me, "This book is weird, and wasn't written for somebody with ADD/ ADHD."
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The first lesson in writing sequels is to read the original work carefully. I get no sense that Herbert and Anderson understood what Frank Herbert said and so his notebooks didn't do them much good.
I am glad I borrowed Hunters and Sandworms from the library instead of buying them. That's mostly because in God Emperor of Dune, Heretics and Chapterhouse, Frank Herbert emphasized lessons to learn, one of which was interdependence and another of which, in Odrade's time, was that the Bene Gesserit had much left to learn. Plus the message that she found about alliances. There is no sense of that in the Brian Herbert books, in fact, Odrade is painfully missing from Murbella's consciousness when in Chapterhouse she was so important. The Bellonda/Doria thing could have expressed the interdependence issue but failed to do so. So could the Sheeana/Idaho connection. So could the Handlers/Futars. And so on.
The other problem was definitely the language. OK I write and I tend to try to find the "mot juste" and so I have a different style. But sometimes the wording was just painful in its wrongness in these two books.
So I definitely won't read the prequels at all.
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