false 20249 10 Hunters of Dune and the concluding volume, Sandworms of Dune, bring together the great story lines and beloved characters in Frank Herbert's classic Dune universe, ranging from the time of the Butlerian Jihad to the original Dune series and beyond. Based directly on Frank Herbert's final outline, which lay hidden in a safe-deposit box for a decade, these two volumes will finally answer the urgent questions Dune fans have been debating for two decades.At the end of Chapterhouse: Dune-Frank Herbert's final novel--a ship carrying the ghola of Duncan Idaho, Sheeana (a young woman who can control sandworms), and a crew of various refugees escapes into the uncharted galaxy, fleeing from the monstrous Honored Matres, dark counterparts to the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood. The nearly invincible Honored Matres have swarmed into the known universe, driven from their home by a terrifying, mysterious Enemy. As designed by the creative genius of Frank Herbert, the primary story of Hunters and Sandworms is the exotic odyssey of Duncan's no-ship as it is forced to elude the diabolical traps set by the ferocious, unknown Enemy. To strengthen their forces, the fugitives have used genetic technology from Scytale, the last Tleilaxu Master, to revive key figures from Dune's past-including Paul Muad'Dib and his beloved Chani, Lady Jessica, Stilgar, Thufir Hawat, and even Dr. Wellington Yueh. Each of these characters will use their special talents to meet the challenges thrown at them.Failure is unthinkable--not only is their survival at stake, but they hold the fate of the entire human race in their hands. 4911 22 8 2006 Hunters of Dune total:853|5:142|4:284|3:272|2:100|1:55| 853 2917 1256 75 5 3 false false Sun Mar 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 10:15:59 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 02:03:29 -0700 2008
The book loses focus a little bit, and concentrates too muc...more...]]> 1 2 false false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 22:54:16 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 15:56:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 12:22:20 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 08 11:44:34 -0700 2007
This was one of the most disgusting and badly written books I've ever read. From the compl...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 03 15:09:20 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 12 12:47:30 -0800 2007
The history of the Honoured Matre's is explained although the mysterious super Face Dancers still appear...more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 19:48:47 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 20:08:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 13:27:54 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 13:31:15 -0700 2007 I've read all of the books by Hebert Jr. and Anderson. I've enjoyed them all because I like the Dune universe and it was fun to read about what came before. Still, these guys have always lacked a certain something, their writing cannot compare to the late great Frank Hebert. Hunters is new ter...more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 27 12:35:53 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 12:38:40 -0700 2009 Sandworms of Dune. It's the same thing.)

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...more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Apr 21 14:30:25 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 14:37:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Nov 20 11:16:14 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 11:20:42 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 06:24:18 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 21:02:53 -0700 2009 Sandworms of Dune have been out for some time now, but I have waited to read them...wanting to savor them, appreciate them for what they were: the last link to a late great author. FH had an amazing mind and was a seriously awesome stor...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun May 24 17:21:29 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 17:30:00 -0700 2009
That being said I chose not to reread any of the original novels before reading this one. Amazingly this novel had none of the insights and complexities that made the original nov...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Apr 09 04:02:34 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 09 04:19:14 -0700 2007 Dune universe this mundane and banal. It's like somebody stole the Mona Lisa and drew over it in crayon.
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Brian Herbert (Frank's son), with the help of Kevin Ander...more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Sep 18 22:46:05 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 22:55:24 -0700 2008
Anyone who has read any of the books of the original series--the ones that Frank Herbert wrote--will know what travesties of supposed science fiction are Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's contributions to the Dune universe.

One of the many things which greatly endea...more...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 18:08:36 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 25 15:03:17 -0800 2008 Having accepted this, I had fun. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised. This is considerably better than the prequel novels.
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