false <![CDATA[Dune: The Butlerian Jihad]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255578170m/99219.jpg 99219 20 Frank Herbert's Dune series is one of the great creations of imaginative literature, science fiction's answer to The Lord of the Rings. Decades after Herbert's original novels, the Dune saga was continued by Frank Herbert's son, Brian Herbert, in collaboration with Kevin J. Anderson. Working from Frank Herbert's own notes, the acclaimed authors reveal the chapter of the Dune saga most eagerly anticipated by readers: the Butlerian Jihad. Throughout the Dune novels, Frank Herbert frequently referred to the war in which humans wrested their freedom from "thinking machines." In Dune: The Butlerian Jihad, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson bring to life the story of that war, a tale previously seen only in tantalizing hints and clues. Finally, we see how Serena Butler's passionate grief ignites the struggle that will liberate humans from their machine masters; here is the amazing tale of the Zensunni Wanderers, who escape bondage to flee to the desert world where they will declare themselves the Free Men of Dune. And here is the backward, nearly forgotten planet of Arrakis, where traders have discovered the remarkable properties of the spice melange.... 1278722 book 2002 Dune: The Butlerian Jihad total:1430|5:297|4:463|3:413|2:173|1:84| 1430 5006 1815 83 1 6 false false Thu Dec 06 12:11:51 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 13 16:31:33 -0800 2007
More detailed ranting here.]]> 2 2 false false Thu Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 11 15:20:51 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 13 16:17:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 03:59:29 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 04:06:40 -0800 2008 One too many more...]]> 1 2 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Feb 11 16:50:21 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 16:52:26 -0800 2008 1 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Dec 27 09:32:21 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 09:33:21 -0800 2007 1 2 false false Sun Oct 26 19:52:33 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 19:53:12 -0700 2008 1 2 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Fri Dec 05 07:21:30 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 07:53:21 -0800 2008 1 I have read four hundred and fifty-four PAGES of Dune: The Butlerian Jihad.

And I did it to save your soul.

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When I was ten years old I was quite precocious. I read and loved Asimov's Foundation trilogy, and had a vorac...more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Feb 07 09:56:49 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 10:05:30 -0800 2008 the shackles put on them ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 21 20:42:52 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 21:31:28 -0800 2007
First things first: the writing is pretty bad. It's nowhere near as good as Frank Herbert's, but I guess that's a pretty high bar to meet. But, even on its own merits, the combined writing of Kevin Anderson and Bri...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Oct 02 13:45:50 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 13:46:48 -0700 2007
My natural inclination is to assume that anything that's a spin-off from an author's original work is going to inevitably be inferior to the original, no matter what. (Case in point, any books/stories based off of Tolkien's notes after his death.) They...more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 18:27:23 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 18:39:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 08 11:07:10 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 17 19:04:57 -0800 2007
Where Frank Herbert focused on what could be considered more "organic" SciFi, Brian (at least in this novel) chooses to take a more typical SciFi approach using lots of machines and extraordi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 07 20:48:39 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 20:48:39 -0800 2009 GREAT books! VERY time consuming! Worth the time!

Ok here is the deal. If your not sure about starting a series this big, here is what I would do.
1. -- Read the 1st one by Frank Herbert "Dune" if you like it...

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