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: Better than some of the others....
Summary: 2 Stars
Very forgettable and unnecessary. I would have been ok with this, since I love the Dune universe anyway. I really have been trying to like these new Dune books. Would have been great as fanfiction. In my opinion the writing has gradually improved. If only the authors of Paul of Dune had not contradicted Frank Herbert's original work I might have been able to accept and enjoy this book. Alas! Continuity is apparantly too much to ask for,
Book Review: Better than their latest. Set in the classic Dune timeline
Summary: 4 Stars
I feel this is much better than many of the newer books in the Dune series. It gets to the core of the Dune saga by focusing on conspiracies involving houses Atreides, Harkonnen, and Corrino.
The book is set in two separate time periods which it moves back and forth between acts.
The first time period is between Dune and Dune Messiah and details the spreading Jihad and Paul struggling with becoming someone he doesn't want to be in order to ensure a particular future. This squares well with the original Herbert books and adds depth to characters, particularly Gurney, Shaddam, and Korba.
The second time period is slightly before the original Dune and focuses on a War of Assassins in which Paul and Duke Leto are targets and gives a little more backstory for Paul.
I enjoyed the book and unlike the later ones in the series (Hunters, Sandworms, etc.) I didn't regret the time I spent reading it.
It could have been better if it had focused only on a single timeframe, but it's still good and reads as several related books in one volume.
Book Review: Better then the others, but still not good
Summary: 3 Stars
First, I would like to say that I am very disappointed by how many reviewers have given five star reviews, and admitted they haven't finished the book. I don't understand how you can give a review on something you haven't even read yet.
This book is better then the others written by Anderson and Brian Herbert; but that's just not saying that much. The new books are just not written as well as the old. Instead of "wheels within wheels", the deep character development and just plain better writing of the original the plotting is predictable, the characters wooden and the writing seems to be more for a young audience (when I read the first book I honestly thought I had picked up a juvenile book by mistake).
The plot is predicitable with no real surprise to it. A small twist at the end, but one that would have had no chance of success. Motivations that aren't really clear, and would seem counter to the character.
It's just a shallow book, with nothing deep to wade into.
Book Review: Bravo! Job well done!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just finished the book and it left me feeling very satisfied. I think it was the most enjoyable from BH and KJA since House Atreides. I feel that the book did a fine job of capturing the spirit of the original while incorporating the authors' own style at the same time. I really felt the shifting between the two timelines lent well to give the reader some insight into the influences on Paul and why he made some of the decisions he did during the Jihad. We also got to learn more about Count Fenring and the Lady Margot, as well as their daughter that was mentioned in the first book and then never further developed by FH. I thought this was a very creative story line and that it fit right in.
Overall, I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the Dune Universe.
Book Review: Canon aside, this book felt like filler
Summary: 2 Stars
I rarely write reviews but I have to do so here. I liked the other Herbert/Anderson Dune books, but this one was unnecessary. As another reviewer said, Paul's perspective is almost entirely that the jihad is terrible, he feels badly for the deaths of billions but it was necessary tio save trillions. We learn very little new information of any interest in the Dune saga. It doesn't feel like anything meaningful is told to us from a different perspective. The one thought that occurred to me as I read is that a book of Alia might be interesting. Overall, I felt let down with this book. I hope any future additions are better and give us some meat.