Paul of Dune (Heroes of Dune) by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Paul of Dune (Heroes of Dune)
Book Review: amazon book order#1
Summary: 4 Stars
this book is good though the post office managed to lose the first shipment of it and i had to aquire it through other means. it was no but the governemnts fault.Book Review: as always, Herbert & Anderson deliver!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am pleased to write a 5 star review for yet another excellent addition to the Dune series continued on by Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson. I have been a fan of the original Dune series LONG before Frank Herbert passed away and this new series came into being. I must say that I look forward to each new arrival with anticipation and am very pleased with the way they have extended the Dune legacy with pure Frank Herbert style! You should have no doubts that you will enjoy this piece of literature as it promises and delivers a masterful tale in the journey of Dune!Book Review: paul of dune
Summary: 4 Stars
Well written ,fills in info other books in the series didn't have. if your a dune fan you will enjoy this book.Book Review: surprisingly OK
Summary: 4 Stars
Frank Herbert's Dune novels, as major seeds in the "scifi as literature" school (particularly Messiah, Children, and God-Emperor), have repeatedly been brought down to pulp levels over the last decade by the books written since Herbert's death. However, I found Paul of Dune to be much more intriguing.
Of course, it is impossible to reconcile the events of this with the continuity of the original Dune series. And ultimately, it's not worth trying. Frank Herbert explored the depth of his characters as extensively as was appropriate to tell the stories he told, and nothing more needs to be said. Trying to read this novel in that way will simply be infuriating.
That said, this does offer some interesting insights to aspects of the characters. Leto, Paul, and Irulan shine here. Leto drives the flashback sequences and comes off as the kind of hero one would expect the father of Muad'dib to be. I found the development of Emperor Paul to be interesting because the authors seemed to avoid introspection from Paul's point of view, as was heavy in Dune Messiah. In this, I feel that they achieved their stated goal of showing a Muad'dib that went from heroic conquerer to despot by showing him as others saw him. I particularly like Irulan in this novel, in part because she is a more interesting character than in Messiah & Children. There, she was portrayed as short-sighted, selfish, and dense. Here we get something that I feel is more likely from the woman who wrote the epigraphs in Dune chronicling Muad'dib's life. She is strong, clever, and insightful. This makes for a fascinating ground for the conflicting, conflicted, and downright unusual relationship she has with Paul.
Ultimately, though, this is clearly a Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson novel. If you found their other works irredeemable, this one's entirely not worth picking up. This contains every bit of their pacing, structure, and willingness to alter continuity. If you're okay with that, then this is definitely the best of what they've done.
Book Review: the Missing Link
Summary: 5 Stars
At last, a novel that reconciles the huge differences between DUNE and DUNE MESSIAH. At the end of Dune, Paul Atreides is a hero, ready to overthrow the corrupt government, allied with the Fremen, knopwing his terrible purpose . . . but in Dune Messiah, the guy has the blood of hundreds of billions on his hands, he's sterilized *ninety planets* (and this is the person who wanted to help bring about Kynes's dream of terraforming Arrakis), everybody hates him, and he doesn't seem to give a frak. While his beloved Chani dies in childbirth -- which he *knows* is going to happen, through prescience -- Paul just sits on a rock out in the desert, moaning Woe Is Me! and doesn't even bother to be by her side. Jerk!
But in PAUL OF DUNE, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson take on the near-impossible task of explaining the downfall of one of the greatest heroes of science fiction. They tell how he turned from a hero to a horrible dictator, how he lost his humanity...and you still feel sympathetic for him. A tremendous job -- I didn't think they could pull it off. This is the best of all the new Dune books (all of which were good).