Sandworms of Dune by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Sandworms of Dune
Book Review: A fine piece of work, but not thier best
Summary: 4 Stars
I absolutley loved the House Trilogy and very much enjoyed the Legends Trilogy. I approached Hunters and Sandworms with a little aprehension because I (like many others) had a difficult time reading Heretics and Chapterhouse and I was not sure how Brian and Kevin would apply their completely different writing style to material that was directly continued from Frank Herbert's work. I have to say that I am somewhat disappointed in the result. The story is good but the pacing is very strange. Throughout most of Sandworms, it felt very rushed. It reminded me of the way I felt when watching Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire...right after reading the book. Rushed is really the only way to describe it. I really felt like there was just something missing when it came to character development.
I liked the end...and I really didn't expect it to end the way it did (which was a welcome surprise) but getting there was not the best reading experience I have ever had.
As soon as I finished it, I immediatly began reading The Butlerian Jihad again and noticed a difference right away. For example, there is a segment where the character of Iblis Ginjo is introduced and his character is started to be developed. The segment is about 4 1/2 pages in length and does a nice job of setting him up to be an important character later in the story. If this character had been introduced in Sandworms, it probably would have been done in a couple of sentences, or a paragraph at most.
I did enjoy the books, but I just don't feel that they are the best that Brian and Kevin have turned out and I really hope they return to the quality of the House Trilogy for the upcoming Paul of Dune.
Book Review: A fitting conclusion
Summary: 4 Stars
The authors do an excellent job of wrapping up the legendary Dune series- no loose strings that I found, everything made sense at the end...a work that Frank Herbert would have been proud of.Book Review: A fun story to explore
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're a fan of Dune I HIGHLY recommend "Sandworms of Dune" and the others in this series.
I'm a huge fan of Dune. The original six books can never be topped, will never be topped. Chapterhouse ended with so many topics splitting off into so many mysteries, a cliffhanger with many many cliffs left hanging. As Frank always said, feints within feints. Frank Herbert was a true genius of plot, psychology and symbolism. The prequels and now this final sequel, "Sandworms of Dune" are wonderful. It's horrible that so many of these reviews are spoiling the plot and endings of this series. All I'll say is the ending brings another twist, reminiscent of the beautiful twists and turns that Frank wrote in so many of his plots.
Both Kevin Anderson and Brian Herbert are beautiful individuals, quick to laugh and share their stories from the worlds of Dune. If they come to your town on a signing event be sure and go, you'll love the experience. You'll gain so much from a one-on-one meeting with these wonderful guys. Whether you agree or disagree with these stories this will still spark your interest in Arrakis, a no-ship and those two old people glimpsed by Duncan so long ago.
If you get the chance read Herbert's other amazing series. Destination Void, The Jesus Incident, The Lazarus Effect [and posthumously, The Ascension Factor (primarily written by co-author and dear friend of Frank Herbert, the beautiful author/poet Bill Ransom)]. Frank began to write this series during the creation of Dune. The nightmare planet of Pandora makes Dune look like a mere pleasure planet. Once again, ecological balance and humankind's ability to adapt and survive on a brutal planet. Herbert's books are all amazing, such depth.
AND NOT TO BE MISSED... Brian Herbert's lovely biography of his dad entitled "Dreamer of Dune" is a must read for ANY fan of Frank Herbert. Brian writes from the heart, a touching read, buy it, savor it.
Brian Herbert's fantastic reads:
Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert
Garbage Chronicles
Sudanna Sudanna
Sidney's Comet
The Forgotten Heroes: The Heroic Story of the United States Merchant Marine
Timeweb (The Timeweb Chronicles)
And Kevin's series.
Hidden Empire (The Saga of the Seven Suns, Book 1)
A Forest of Stars (Saga of Seven Suns, Book 2)
Horizon Storms: The Saga of Seven Suns - Book #3 (Saga of Seven Suns)
Scattered Suns (The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 4)
Of Fire and Night (The Saga of Seven Suns)
Metal Swarm (The Saga of Seven Suns)
Frank Herbert's gorgeous series:
Destination Void
The Jesus Incident
The Lazarus Effect
Ascension Factor
Book Review: A good finish to a great story
Summary: 5 Stars
I've read every book in the Dune universe and I thought that this book was a satisfying conclusion to the storyline. Whether or not you like Brian Herbert's style as versus that of his father I think it was a good story over all.
I would not recommend it for persons who haven't read any of the books in the series before as it really won't be as significant. If you haven't read the series I highly recommend it.
Book Review: A great addition to Dune - but not as good as F. Herbert
Summary: 5 Stars
Loved this book! That being said, compared to the 6 novels writted by Frank Herbert this is much lower quality writing. (but most is compared to the master Frank Herbert) The style of the writers is more akin to popular scifi writing, but it does further the plot of Dune and takes it to some interesting places. This and its companion book take place after book 6 of Dune and are allegedly based upon notes they found in a deposit box written by Frank Herbert on the final installment of Dune which he never wrote. In addition to continuing the Dune plot line, it also brings in themes from the prequels to Dune written by Brian Herbert detailing the Butleterian Jihad and machine/human divide.
Not really a spoiler, becuase it's on the cover... but by the end of this book you will have read about sandworms in water. Exciting stuff.