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adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Once again if it was possible to rate books in the negative I would do so.
This...atrocity gives new meaning to phrases like "Nuke it from orbit" or "Kill it with fire". I would recommend nuking it from orbit while killing it with dragonfire and then shooting the remnant ashes into the Sun.
What can I say? After a long, boring narrative comprising of characters being stupid and talking in stilted dialogue the book climaxes in a deus ex machina to end all deus ex machinas. Or rather a cluster of deus ex machinas. The ending is possibly the worst this series could have.
Avoid this and all other works by these two people like hell. I certainly will.
This...atrocity gives new meaning to phrases like "Nuke it from orbit" or "Kill it with fire". I would recommend nuking it from orbit while killing it with dragonfire and then shooting the remnant ashes into the Sun.
What can I say? After a long, boring narrative comprising of characters being stupid and talking in stilted dialogue the book climaxes in a deus ex machina to end all deus ex machinas. Or rather a cluster of deus ex machinas. The ending is possibly the worst this series could have.
Avoid this and all other works by these two people like hell. I certainly will.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
I miss the way Frank wrote. It was truly unique and beauitful. But Brian and Kevin did a well enough job.
I'm a little disappointed with the reveal of the true Kwisatz Haderach. I found the choice at first very disappointing but the resulting events were redeemable (and makes me wonder if that's where Mass Effect got their finale idea from) ... But the choice itself and the awakening were both very weak to me and a kick in the face to Paul and Leto II (and even Miles Teg who I felt would be a better alternative)
How they ended up testing Leto II was a true disappointment. All that build up and for what? For him to be nothing more than a battering ram for a few paragraphs. So much wasted potential and to just dismiss his golden path by making out him to be blind in the end ... even if he wasn't the true Kwisatz Haderach he was the reason why humanity was in that place. They could've easily made his awakening the catalyst for the true one to come forward. The great sacrifice he made seemed to be corroded by them making him lesser than he was. It was terrible end game for his Character. Paul's didn't bother me as much as his Character in the original books shied away from what had to be done.
But there's enough interesting ideas floating around. Character development and events for me to still somewhat enjoy the story. I just wish ... the ending surronding these important characters was better thought through
Edit: the more time I have to think about this installment the more disappointed I am. Changing my star rating from 3 to 2.
I'm a little disappointed with the reveal of the true Kwisatz Haderach. I found the choice at first very disappointing but the resulting events were redeemable (and makes me wonder if that's where Mass Effect got their finale idea from) ... But the choice itself and the awakening were both very weak to me and a kick in the face to Paul and Leto II (and even Miles Teg who I felt would be a better alternative)
How they ended up testing Leto II was a true disappointment. All that build up and for what? For him to be nothing more than a battering ram for a few paragraphs. So much wasted potential and to just dismiss his golden path by making out him to be blind in the end ... even if he wasn't the true Kwisatz Haderach he was the reason why humanity was in that place. They could've easily made his awakening the catalyst for the true one to come forward. The great sacrifice he made seemed to be corroded by them making him lesser than he was. It was terrible end game for his Character. Paul's didn't bother me as much as his Character in the original books shied away from what had to be done.
But there's enough interesting ideas floating around. Character development and events for me to still somewhat enjoy the story. I just wish ... the ending surronding these important characters was better thought through
Edit: the more time I have to think about this installment the more disappointed I am. Changing my star rating from 3 to 2.
What an epic book. Wrapped up the story with a neat little bow. The storyline was a bit predictable (I knew Paul wouldn't be the final Kwisatz Haderach for almost the entire novel) but Brian Herbert and KJA's writing style was direct enough to make it easily digestible. Plot points were quite linear and few things stood out as a legitimate surprise.
It made sense that Duncan would be the ultimate Kwisatz Haderach and would bridge the gap between man and machine. I wished they would have spent more time with awakened Leto II rather than a single chapter.
It made sense that Duncan would be the ultimate Kwisatz Haderach and would bridge the gap between man and machine. I wished they would have spent more time with awakened Leto II rather than a single chapter.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
The ending sorely disappointed me. While reading Sandworms of Dune, I kept thinking back to the original Dune, and the tone and themes. Unfortunately, Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson have strayed far from the thoughtful, philosophical, developed plotlines.
I read the prequels awhile ago. Without reading the prequels, the ending on its own makes absolutely no sense and is haphazardly put together. Reading the prequels, it is logical, but then, the prequels weren't written by Frank Herbert, and he barely referenced any of that material. It appears that Frank Herbert never left a true ending in any of his last notes and this is a slapdash of happy, perfect endings, when Herbert never wrote in that manner.
I do believe the Duncan Idaho would have had the role he did because he was prominently focused on through the Dune series. I never liked him, and never understood why he was constantly in the story when he seemed not to have a true role.
The relationships between the gholas and the time on the no-ship was drawn out. Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune could be combined into one book. I didn't understand the purpose of bringing back all the gholas and neither did the writers of this book.
I have a hard time accepting that finality of this series is about robots and humans coexisting in peace. Where did that come from??? The ending was too easy, so simple.
Also, what was the purpose of the seaworms and how were they able to exist? This was never cleared up.
I read the prequels awhile ago. Without reading the prequels, the ending on its own makes absolutely no sense and is haphazardly put together. Reading the prequels, it is logical, but then, the prequels weren't written by Frank Herbert, and he barely referenced any of that material. It appears that Frank Herbert never left a true ending in any of his last notes and this is a slapdash of happy, perfect endings, when Herbert never wrote in that manner.
I do believe the Duncan Idaho would have had the role he did because he was prominently focused on through the Dune series. I never liked him, and never understood why he was constantly in the story when he seemed not to have a true role.
The relationships between the gholas and the time on the no-ship was drawn out. Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune could be combined into one book. I didn't understand the purpose of bringing back all the gholas and neither did the writers of this book.
I have a hard time accepting that finality of this series is about robots and humans coexisting in peace. Where did that come from??? The ending was too easy, so simple.
Also, what was the purpose of the seaworms and how were they able to exist? This was never cleared up.
Um final que julgo que Frank Herbert se teria orgulhado, nunca comparando estilos de escrita, visto que o génio de Frank Herbert era único e inimitável. A criação de Dune é totalmente dele e é um universo absolutamente fascinante e único. E deve ser lido por qualquer apaixonado de sf que se preze.
Neste final é desvendado o inimigo eterno que se foi recuperando ao longo de milénios para contra-atacar e é revelado o último e mais poderoso Kwisatz Haderach que é sem surpresa quem foi leal em todos os momentos.
Mas é sempre pela união e compreensão que a conclusão vai incidir, pelo menos na escrita, em procurar vir a construir mundos melhores cheios de tolerância.
Neste mundo que hoje vivemos de intolerância trumpiana, convém não esquecer os valores de esperança e união que podem sempre sobressair do ser humano, que tem a capacidade de surpreender sempre.
Neste final é desvendado o inimigo eterno que se foi recuperando ao longo de milénios para contra-atacar e é revelado o último e mais poderoso Kwisatz Haderach que é sem surpresa quem foi leal em todos os momentos.
Mas é sempre pela união e compreensão que a conclusão vai incidir, pelo menos na escrita, em procurar vir a construir mundos melhores cheios de tolerância.
Neste mundo que hoje vivemos de intolerância trumpiana, convém não esquecer os valores de esperança e união que podem sempre sobressair do ser humano, que tem a capacidade de surpreender sempre.
Another cash grab in the guise of a Dune book. The All-Star cast of characters written by another author are all here! (Why make your own when you can just bring back the classics!) and a plot that has no relation to the original books by Frank Herbert. I mean, if any of the big baddies or plots of this were hinted at at all it might be ok, but no.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No