Dune: House Corrino
by Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
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I sometimes wish that the rating system on Goodreads allowed for half-stars, or even quarter stars, because that's much closer to what I feel this book deserves, rather than the overly nice gift of a single star. To be blunt, Kevin J. Anderson should stick with the light fare of Star Wars books, and Brian Herbert should find another means of making a living, and leave his father's legacy alone.
This series is a perfect example of the trap that all ghost-writers fall into when the cr...more
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Read in April, 2008
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<i>Dune</i> fans, sci-files
This book is the third and final entry in the prequel trilogy written by Brian Hebert and Kevin J. Anderson which tells of the events leading up to those described in Frank Hebert's classic Dune. The brisk narrative skips easily between the plot lines introduced in the earlier books, and finally resolve into a triumphant Star Wars-style ending. (No surprise: Kevin J. Anderson has written many novels in the Star Wars universe, too.)
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I fell in love with Frank Herbert's universe, and the way he allowed the characters, the theme, and the implications of various technological advances to change and adapt over time to paint a broader story across his books.
So, I thought I would give the "prequels" that were co-authored by his son a chance. However, not only did this book fail to capture anything relevant of the universe, but it managed to almost feel juvenile in comparison.
The characters were shallow, the dial...more
So, I thought I would give the "prequels" that were co-authored by his son a chance. However, not only did this book fail to capture anything relevant of the universe, but it managed to almost feel juvenile in comparison.
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HOUSE CORRINO is where Herbert & Anderson's narrative goes off the rails and stretches the limits of the plot's credibility. Another invasion of Ix? Piter de Vries running around Kaitain with baby Paul? WTF??? There are some truly weird developments in this conclusion of the trilogy, and I can't say that it was well-executed. Where was the Earl of Ix throughout the rest of Herbert's original series if he played such a huge role in this one? That's just one of several questions that will leav...more
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This book is a piece of minor evil.
A bad writer taking a world of such power and dignity, and using it to write a hack job political thriller. Just an awful book filled with broad caricatures of characters, dumb plot, and heavy handed writing.
Really a disgusting thing.
A bad writer taking a world of such power and dignity, and using it to write a hack job political thriller. Just an awful book filled with broad caricatures of characters, dumb plot, and heavy handed writing.
Really a disgusting thing.
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The Dune books just got weirder and weirder and I didn't much like them. I LOVE the first one and have read it a bazillion times. I read each of the later books and never wanted to read them again. I didn't like what they did to the characters I loved (and hated) and I didn't like the new characters introduced.
I'm sure there are lots of Herbert fans out there who loves the rest of the series and think they are the most amazing things ever. I'm not one.
I'm sure there are lots of Herbert fans out there who loves the rest of the series and think they are the most amazing things ever. I'm not one.
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Read in March, 2008
A good book, but probably the least interesting of the three. It ties things up as you'd expect, but leaves alot of things open for the 15-or-so years until the opening of the original "Dune" book.
Like the end of their other trilogy, this author-duo seems to rush things at the end, as if they either ran out of ideas, or ran out of pages... makes for a dull read, starting at what is supposed to be the climax of the book, and maybe even the series.
Like the end of their other trilogy, this author-duo seems to rush things at the end, as if they either ran out of ideas, or ran out of pages... makes for a dull read, starting at what is supposed to be the climax of the book, and maybe even the series.
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As a rabid Dune fan, the thought of getting another peek into the Dune universe was too enticing to resist. Unfortunately, this book was a major letdown. It was painfully obvious that Brian Herbert had notes left behing by his father, and was just trying, unsuccessfully, to fill in a story around them. I'd skip this trilogy - if you are burning to know about the origin of the characters from the original Dune, just look up the cliffnotes.
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Pretty good. The third in the series. It lead the reader up to 15 years before Frank Herbert's first Dune book. Some things were not quite as resolved as I would have liked, but I recognize this is hard with an expansive series like Dune.
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I have never read the Dune series, but I am a huge fan of the movies. Frank Herbet's son does him total justice with these books that are filled with interesting characters. My only quam is that it's slightly hard to follow because of the amount of people involved. Still fantastic though.
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Read in March, 2008
Great book: I love the whole story and plot behind the Dune Series. I have always felt an underlying relationship between Spice in the Dune story, and oil in reality.
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this was the best of the three but kind of left me wanting because characters were introduced that you never hear of again ie the new earl of house vernius
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Read in January, 2008
I loved this new House Trilogy written by his son. These were very good and I loved the rational backward steps he took to explain things in Dune.
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Read in May, 2002
So the Emperor was just a dummy. Didnt we already know that? But it was interesting to see how Dr Hueh came into their lives.
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The six Dune prequels make a great story, but don't expect the son to be the writer his father was.
On to the original six!
On to the original six!
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These books are complete trash and the writers should be embarrassed to be shitting on Dune's legacy.
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Excellent conclusion to this new trilogy in the Dune universe.
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Read in October, 2002
read review on house atreides. same story.
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