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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
At first, I really enjoyed having a Dune book written using modern English, just made it more accessible and that was fun! As it got deeper, however, I realized that this book is more about tying in Brian Herbert's prequel novels, some of which take place 15 THOUSAND years before the events of this book, which makes it hard to believe that they have much relevance, or they are such a big deal that the fact they were never mentioned in the originals feels odd, like an interdimensional time god who allows space travel. There were also multiple times where Mentat characters used their supposedly massive computational and logical capabilities to make rather obvious logical conclusions.
While there were a number of parts that I enjoyed, it mostly goes to show that Frank Herbert is still unbeatable.
While there were a number of parts that I enjoyed, it mostly goes to show that Frank Herbert is still unbeatable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content
Minor: Religious bigotry
A valiant attempt at recreating the writing style of Frank Herbert by his son Brian and writing partner Kevin Anderson, however, this couldn’t help but feel a bit more like fan fiction than a true sequel. Despite this, I still really enjoyed the different take on the Dune universe. Hunters makes the empire, that felt so large in the previous installments, feel so small and only a pawn in a greater universe.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The slow & pretentious pacing is absent as the new authors streamline the plot efficiently. Yet it still feels cohesive to grand legacy. An exciting blend of new & old characters that build the scale in an epic & climatic way.
This book is good enough. However, it does not compare to the original Dune series. noticeable drop in quality of writing and plot. Simple leaves huge plot points for Chapterhouse Dune and begins changing long established lore. With all that said, it is a book I would recommend reading to get toward an ending and to see what happens to the characters if only to debate the "spice" out of it.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read the official 6 Dune books about 20 years ago. I didn't fully appreciate them then, but knew they were good and eagerly bought up and read the 6 prequels, then the 2 books that were supposedly Dune 7. A couple months ago I wanted to start rereading Dune, but thought maybe I'd start with The Butlerian Jihad. But wow, that book is terrible, so I put it aside and went straight to Dune. So good. So were the others (okay, Children is a slog, but necessary). And surely the Dune 7 books must be okay - I liked them the first time and they were based on Frank Herbert's notes.
The whole of the real Dune series is about humanity maturing, improving itself - reducing the need for wars, pettiness, petulance. Chapterhouse has a whole plot line about getting the Bene Gesserit to stop referring to the Honored Matres as "whores".
Imagine my surprise, then, when I started this book and it seemed to be attempting to set a record for the use of the word "whore". And what happened to subtelty, and shifting first person views? Now I'm stuck with third person omniscient, immature Bene Gesserits (a complete oxymoron), and surface deep characters? So disappointing; it's the opposite of maturation. It's embarrassing...for me. I gave these hack writers my money and encouraged the cheapening of the Dune universe. At least these books help highlight just how great Frank Herbert was.
The whole of the real Dune series is about humanity maturing, improving itself - reducing the need for wars, pettiness, petulance. Chapterhouse has a whole plot line about getting the Bene Gesserit to stop referring to the Honored Matres as "whores".
Imagine my surprise, then, when I started this book and it seemed to be attempting to set a record for the use of the word "whore". And what happened to subtelty, and shifting first person views? Now I'm stuck with third person omniscient, immature Bene Gesserits (a complete oxymoron), and surface deep characters? So disappointing; it's the opposite of maturation. It's embarrassing...for me. I gave these hack writers my money and encouraged the cheapening of the Dune universe. At least these books help highlight just how great Frank Herbert was.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated