false 42434 6 At the end of Frank Herberts final novel, Chapterhouse: Dune, a ship carrying a crew of refugees escapes into the uncharted galaxy, fleeing from a terrifying, mysterious Enemy. The fugitives used genetic technology to revive key figures from Dunes pastincluding Paul MuadDib and Lady Jessicato use their special talents to meet the challenges thrown at them. Based directly on Frank Herberts final outline, which lay hidden in two safe-deposit boxes for a decade, Sandworms of Dune will answer the urgent questions Dune fans have been debating for two decades: the origin of the Honored Matres, the tantalizing future of the planet Arrakis, the final revelation of the Kwisatz Haderach, and the resolution to the war between Man and Machine. This breathtaking new novel in Frank Herberts Dune series has enough surprises and plot twists to please even the most demanding reader. 41917 7 8 2007 Sandworms of Dune total:720|5:149|4:223|3:211|2:88|1:49| 720 2495 1091 69 1 3 false false Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 16:06:57 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 18:54:56 -0700 2008 4 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 15 22:00:52 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 04 13:07:59 -0800 2008
Brian Herbert, while not exactly his father, has done a more than adequate job in...more...]]> 1 2 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 08:47:23 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 09:03:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 2 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 09 11:27:44 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 11:31:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 09:15:53 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 09:20:33 -0800 2008 1 1 false false Fri Dec 12 23:45:10 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 23:53:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Jul 11 12:46:42 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 14:17:43 -0700 2008 Hunters of Dune, is based on Herbert's notes for how...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 08:47:54 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 08:50:50 -0700 2007
It's a fitting tribute to - but not an exact match - to Frank Herbert. Brian Herbert cleans everything up nicely.

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I recently revisited Frank Herbert’s entire Dune series for the first time in close to twenty years. I re-read Dune itself every few years, and it’s among the most brilliant and i...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 15 21:11:27 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 21:11:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Jun 25 02:07:01 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 02:09:17 -0700 2007
I know people who love this book just LOVE it... so I tried. I read it almost to the end - with ten pages to go, and I decided that it was really, quite enough for me.

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There is a point in the book where I couldn't suspend my disbelief a...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 27 06:26:18 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 06:26:22 -0700 2008 3 2 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 23 22:27:43 -0800 2007 Sun May 04 15:04:11 -0700 2008
Too bad the finale was utterly ridiculous and disappointing. ]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 22 20:31:14 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 20:42:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Apr 21 14:24:01 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 14:30:14 -0700 2009 Hunters of Dune, the other "...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 13:22:59 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 13:27:48 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 13:44:12 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 13:56:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Mar 17 17:24:10 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 17:24:17 -0700 2009 I really tried to finish this book. I got through the first book in the series on pure momentum from the original Dune series. I...more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Jun 30 19:25:35 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 07 14:44:19 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 30 19:25:35 -0700 2008
There's hardly a bigger disappointment than when someone takes a series you love and cherish and whores it out, right? Actually there is. At least they could have whored it out to a writer with some talent or style. So instead of...

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