Hunters of Dune by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Hunters of Dune
Book Review: A little disappointing.
Summary: 2 Stars
A lot of information is diseminated during this tale that leads the reader to look forward to some kind of climax. It never happens. It's basically unsatisfying and is a shameless cliff hanger. Do not read this book unless you already plan on reading Sandworms of Dune. The writing itself is just, OK, not lacking flow or rhythm, but void of the vivid imaging that was the trademark of Frank Herbert.
I haven't read Sandworms yet, but intend to. So I can't just write this novel off as a waste of time, as I'm certain it is a necessary primer for it's sequel.
Book Review: Absorbing, Answers Many Questions And It Is OK
Summary: 3 Stars
.....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.
Book Review: An embroiling read
Summary: 4 Stars
Hunters of Dune is a sequel to Chapterhouse Dune, but also to the prequels and side stories of the Dune universe, providing the beginnings of close. But aside from the knowledge that the book will end well and with closure, things are not going so well for the books inhabitants.
Prepare for suspense and satisfaction.
Book Review: An unexpected surprise
Summary: 4 Stars
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.
Book Review: Avoid this book.
Summary: 1 Stars
This is the worst book I've ever read. Period.
Too bad I didn't read the reviews on Amazon before I bought it at a brick-and-mortar store. It covers 19 years of utterly boring non-action, punctuated by a few brief ninja-type murders, written as if by a severely disturbed 5-year-old.
"Repugnant" would be too kind a description. The editor and publisher of this tripe obviously did not read more than the last few pages, which were slightly better than all the preceeding ones, but which had nothing to do with the story! This book is a rip-off of the first magnitude.
Any writing awards Brian Herbert has ever received should be revoked, with extreme prejudice.
The only good thing about this book was: reading it in bed could put me to sleep almost instantly.