Hunters of Dune by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Hunters of Dune
Book Review: Awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
One word describes this sequel to Frank Herbert's last book of the Dune series. AWESOME....Book Review: Better than the Prequels
Summary: 4 Stars
I sort-of read all of the prequels as they came out. I got bored and skipped a lot of the descriptive sections. Then I forgot about Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson until I happened to come across them in the public library the other day. Chapterhouse is/was/will be my most re-read book in the Dune series. I've been waiting to find out who Daniel and Marty were for 15 years since I first read the entire series over the course of weeks. This book... well, I didn't skip a paragraph. No, it wasn't Frank Herbert. You could see through the writing far too often. But I never got bored.Book Review: Book Seven of Eight is good but not great
Summary: 4 Stars
All the players from the first novel have returned for Hunters of Dune. The revival of the major characters, Paul, Lady Jessica and the rest, make for a compelling novel. Without giving away all the plot details, it does have a lot going for it. It was much faster paced than the original novels. The chapters are short and the dialogue does not drag on for pages. It was written for those of us who grew up from the TV generation. Back in the sixties, science fiction novels weren't as prominent as they are today. Readers are much more familiar with plots and multi part sagas.
As for all the characters, I have to say that both Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert have established ground for future novels. It would have been a mistake if they attempted to duplicate the style of Frank Herbert. I was glad to see that the original saga will conclude in Sandworms. This series won't suffer what I call the never ending saga syndrome.
Fans of the original say the new ones are pale in comparison. However I disagree. To reach a wider audience the action must be backed up with an intelligent reason behind it. I became a fan of the books after the first film. I wanted to see what the movie missed! I would like to see the day when this book is adapted into a film. I have to wonder how the producers will interpret what was presented in Hunters as well as the final volume, Sandworms of Dune.
Book Review: Continues the series, but the writing is dull
Summary: 3 Stars
Like the Dune prequels put together by this team, "Hunters of Dune" lacks the special something that Frank Herbert breathed into his works. Granted, the authors acknowledge they they do not try to imitate Mr. Herbert, but the books are just weak. It was great to see the continuation of the second trilogy from where "Chapterhouse: Dune" left off, but most of the surprise revalations were fairly obviously at least a few chapters in advance. The other major problem (many other sci-fi novels seem to suffer this as well) is that the characters appear to be mere mouths for the plot; any "character" to them is conveyed nearly exclusively through their choice of words in dialogs. The only characters who seem to stand apart are the Rabbi, and Scytale, neither of whom were ever interesting or likable characters.
Overall, from someone who has read every book in the Dune series, as well as every book that Frank Herbert ever wrote, I can say that like the prequels, this book is worth a read to find out what Frank intended for the series, but the writing is merely generic sci-fi. If you are looking for a true successor to the "Dune" series, this is not it.
Book Review: Continuing the Dune Saga...
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the continuation of the original Dune saga. Since this title was based off Frank Herbert's outlines, the story flows very similarly to how the original Dune novels flowed. This book, like most of the Dune novels, is not designed to be very action oriented, its story and the way it is presented is supposed to be subtle with moments of action thrown in. In this chapter, we see how the Sisterhood has evolved, what is going on with Chapterhouse, what happened to the no-ship and how its crew is dealing with being on the run, and we discover just who the Outside Enemy is. This book has pieces of the Machine Trilogy thrown in. Serena Butler makes an appearance, as does Omnius, and we see how Norma Cenva has continued to evolve. Purists of the Dune saga may not like this or any other book written by anyone other than Frank Herbert himself. I found Hunters of Dune to be easier to read and follow than the any of the previouis non-original saga novels.