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: Flawed but Fun Anyway
Summary: 4 Stars
Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson have been all over the page with their prequels, sequels and additions to Frank Herbert's critically acclaimed and fantastically in depth Dune series. The last couple of books that they wrote were sequels to Frank's final book "Chapterhouse: Dune". I was disappointed in these two novels as I found them 2 dimensional and lacking in depth. Having said that I was pleasantly pleased with "Paul of Dune". This one isn't a sequel and it isn't a prequel...it's snuggled in between the first and second books in Frank's sextet (Dune and Dune Messiah) and details some of the battles and adventures that take place during the Fremen Jihad that Paul has visions of in Dune and is such an important part of the conflicts in Messiah.
There's also a frame story within that Dune "purists" may take issue with: the adventures of 12-year-old Paul during an Assassin's war. Anderson and Herbert "fudge" with Frank's original details of Paul's past in order to create this story, but it is still fun to see Duncan Idaho, Duke Leto, Gurney and even the evil Baron in a heretofore untold story. I enjoyed it.
Anderson and Herbert have been criticized by critics and fans alike (fairly and unfairly) for their books in the Dune Universe. I think it may be due to the fact that good characters are aspects of their author. Paul, Duke Leto and the rest in the original series are all Frank Herbert. Alas, Frank is gone and we are poorer for it. I still enjoyed reading "Paul of Dune". I t may not add to Frank Herbert's original series (I suspect he left out the time between novel 1 and 2 on purpose), but it's still a lot fun to revisit our old friends from the Dune universe even if they are only shadows of their original selves.
Book Review: Frank Herbert Would Of Been Proud Of His Son.
Summary: 5 Stars
Paul of Dune
I just finished Paul of Dune which is a wonderful novel. This book really filled in the gaps between Dune and Dune Messiah. If you are a true fan of the original Dune novels by Frank Herbert, and the prequels by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson -- you will love this book for sure.
Paul has always been one of my most favorite characters from the Dune series and I found it interesting that Paul had another side to him. Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson can always be counted on to deliver a great book. PAUL OF DUNE is probably their most ambitious novel in the series so far, deeply focused on the changing character of Paul Muad'Dib and how he falls down the slippery slope, letting so many terrible things be done in his name.
I see some of the complainers here on amazon, and I do agree with all the many true Dune fans who are fed up with their unfair posts -- these are the same people who have hated EVERY new Dune book. There are two types of people who dislike something; the first is the type that looks at something with an open mind and it just doesn't appeal to them (which is understandable), the second is the sort of ignorant person who will insult something just for the sake of attacking or to some other dubious end... Most of the negative reviews here seem to be the latter and they seem to be posted by the same type of myopic people.
BRIAN and KEVIN have done a TERRIFIC thing for the DUNE UNIVERSE by bringing so many new readers to Frank Herbert's classic worlds.
I do look forward to the other upcoming novels.
This book deserves 5 Stars
Book Review: Good Read -- If you don't Expect Frank Herbert
Summary: 3 Stars
First things first --- this is not Frank Herbert and it's not his level of writing. If you go into it setting the bar at the level, you'll be disappointed. If you go in looking for a fun read in the Dune Universe with characters you remember, then you'll have fun.
That being said, the very nature of the book restrains the authors from being able to venture too far. Dune and Dune Messiah define the boundaries of where they can venture, so it's hard to build too much suspense. So, if you enjoyed the prequels, then enjoy this book (Hunters and Sandworms are a completely different issue.)
Book Review: Good read, not what I expected
Summary: 4 Stars
As I expected from these authors, the book was extremely enjoyable. They have pushed the original Dune universe to extremes, beyond where Frank Herbert had taken it in his six books. This book felt a little forced; to me it didn't flow quite as well as the other Dune books these two wrote. It may just be caused by their knowledge that this is half of a longer book (the other half will be called "Jessica of Dune"), and the forced feeling may be due to their closing the book where they did. In general, though, they put a lot of action into their books (compared to Frank Herbert's originals), and I think they tried to put just a bit too much into this one.Book Review: Great Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
A truly excellent addition to the Dune Series. If you want to know what happened to Paul MuadDib after his Fremen defeated the Padishah Emperor and his legions at the end of Dune (the book or the movie)--this book is the continuation. Very well done.