Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
Did not enjoy Chapterhouse and was told to not read this book if I did not enjoy Heretics and Chapterhouse.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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:
Yes
Finally finished the main Dune series. Feels great. A satisfying ending to a great series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death
Minor: Genocide, Rape, Torture
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
For once, since maybe Messiah and God Emperor, I was excited to write a review for a book in this series. Like most of the series the action doesn’t start until the last 100-150 pages but, I didn’t mind this time. The original grand story lines and world building from Frank Herbert’s original books were finally showing up in Brian’s writing. Just the epilogue is worth reading this whole book for, amazing end to all the storylines.
A highly disappointing and unsatisfying ending to one of the greatest scifi series I've yet to read.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Leto Ghola II of it all was great… rest was fine. Not a stoppable end to this story, that’s for sure.
I've approached the Dune prequel/sequel novels with a relatively open mind, recognizing that they weren't written by Frank Herbert and couldn't possibly be expected stand up to the originals. On their own merits, I've found them enjoyable, if a bit lightweight, despite some fairly clumsy writing in spots.
Having said that, I found Sandworms of Dune in particular a bit frustrating, mostly because I could see tiny hints about what the conclusion of the Dune series could have been like if Frank Herbert had survived long enough to write it himself. The story really called for more of the 'philosophical' style of Frank Herbert, rather than the action/space-opera style of Brian Herbert & Kevin Anderson. I'd actually be really interested in reading Frank Herbert's original outline for the story to find out how much of the overall plot was him and how much his son and Anderson made up.
Having said that, I found Sandworms of Dune in particular a bit frustrating, mostly because I could see tiny hints about what the conclusion of the Dune series could have been like if Frank Herbert had survived long enough to write it himself. The story really called for more of the 'philosophical' style of Frank Herbert, rather than the action/space-opera style of Brian Herbert & Kevin Anderson. I'd actually be really interested in reading Frank Herbert's original outline for the story to find out how much of the overall plot was him and how much his son and Anderson made up.