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pio_near's review against another edition
5.0
A fitting end to this stunning series.
Do I feel like i have run a marathon upon finishing this behemoth of a SciFi universe opera? Certainly! Do I regret a second... no.
With a stunning harkoning (not Harkonen) return to books forged by both Frank and later Brian Herbert, Hunters and Sandworms form a capstone on a truly genre defining masterwork.
Worried about losing yourself to the series? Remember... "Fear is the mindkiller..."
Do I feel like i have run a marathon upon finishing this behemoth of a SciFi universe opera? Certainly! Do I regret a second... no.
With a stunning harkoning (not Harkonen) return to books forged by both Frank and later Brian Herbert, Hunters and Sandworms form a capstone on a truly genre defining masterwork.
Worried about losing yourself to the series? Remember... "Fear is the mindkiller..."
jnava1612's review against another edition
3.0
Well, after many months searching for all of the books, I can finally say I've read the whole Dune main saga. As I mentioned in my Hunters review, the narrative in this book is completely different than Herbert's original work in the first six books. I don't want to be misunderstood, this is not necessarily a bad thing, since the change in the style gives this book and the previous a new perspective to the universe. Nevertheless, BH's and KJA's writing felt rushed in this book, which disappointed me as a Dune fan. I couldn't help to feel robbed when the whole Krazilec conflict that was hinted for a long time was solved in a few pages and in a very silly way (in my opinion), this was evident considering the amount of time the authors spent explaining other things that could be inferred.
I can't say everything is wrong within this book, but I gotta say that I expected a whole lot more to finish with such an epic saga. However, some of the elements of the conclusion of the long time loved characters felt really good while reading them.
As everything in life, this last chapter in the Dune story isn't perfect, but I enjoyed reading it, since it felt like a sort of closure for me. When I started the first Dune book I was a whole different person, troubled and trying to avoid his problems, but during the last year, Herbert's work has helped me recover myself and grow as a person. I've enjoyed every step of this journey and I know that the change Dune has made on me will forever be seen within me. Since it's become a very important part of my life, I expect to reread the whole saga sometime in a near future and to continue with the expanded universe. And who knows? Maybe when rereading the saga Hunters and Sandworms make a better impression on me.
All I can do know is thank Frank Herbert for creating such an amazing universe and for helping me grow.
I can't say everything is wrong within this book, but I gotta say that I expected a whole lot more to finish with such an epic saga. However, some of the elements of the conclusion of the long time loved characters felt really good while reading them.
As everything in life, this last chapter in the Dune story isn't perfect, but I enjoyed reading it, since it felt like a sort of closure for me. When I started the first Dune book I was a whole different person, troubled and trying to avoid his problems, but during the last year, Herbert's work has helped me recover myself and grow as a person. I've enjoyed every step of this journey and I know that the change Dune has made on me will forever be seen within me. Since it's become a very important part of my life, I expect to reread the whole saga sometime in a near future and to continue with the expanded universe. And who knows? Maybe when rereading the saga Hunters and Sandworms make a better impression on me.
All I can do know is thank Frank Herbert for creating such an amazing universe and for helping me grow.
paperrhino's review against another edition
1.0
Sandworms of Dune represents the conclusion to the epic story which unfolds over thousands of years in over a dozen books, started by Frank Herbert and completed by his son and Kevin Anderson. In this book the ultimate showdown occurs and almost every major character in the entire epic has a nice and tidy end to their story. And this is my major problem with this book.
Ignoring the fact that Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson are not half as good as Frank Herbert is at writing this sort of fiction, this book somehow takes away from the rest of the books without adding anything of its own. This book makes the previous books feel like a giant strawman just waiting for the last book to knock it down. Everything gets tied up too neatly and the entire novel is one giant deus ex machina which leaves me unsatisfied with the whole story arch.
The characters which to this point had at least a little bit of depth and become wooden, flat, and at the same time unpredictable making rash decisions or changing course at the drop of a dime if it moves the plot forward. It shows a distinct lack of artfulness and care and leaves the impression that this last book was just phoned in.
If you made it this far you may as well read this book, but I can't say I highly recommend.
Ignoring the fact that Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson are not half as good as Frank Herbert is at writing this sort of fiction, this book somehow takes away from the rest of the books without adding anything of its own. This book makes the previous books feel like a giant strawman just waiting for the last book to knock it down. Everything gets tied up too neatly and the entire novel is one giant deus ex machina which leaves me unsatisfied with the whole story arch.
The characters which to this point had at least a little bit of depth and become wooden, flat, and at the same time unpredictable making rash decisions or changing course at the drop of a dime if it moves the plot forward. It shows a distinct lack of artfulness and care and leaves the impression that this last book was just phoned in.
If you made it this far you may as well read this book, but I can't say I highly recommend.
shane_tiernan's review against another edition
4.0
So this is it. The FINAL book in the original Dune series. I guess it would be more of a big deal if it was the last Dune book I'll ever read, but I've got at least 3 more that I know of. It IS kind of a big deal though, considering that I read the first Dune book probably sometime around 1982. That means I've been reading this series for about 36 years. :) So it was cool to "put a cap" on the original series and I'm glad that I really enjoyed it.
At first I felt a little like bringing the old characters back was a trick to sell more books, to make readers get nostalgic, but really Frank Herbert laid out the original ground work with Duncan Idaho so it worked for me. It was great to learn the history of the Honored Matres and also cool that they added ideas and characters from the prequels into it.
So basically what I'm saying is that I think I'll be okay reading Dune books until I'm dead.
At first I felt a little like bringing the old characters back was a trick to sell more books, to make readers get nostalgic, but really Frank Herbert laid out the original ground work with Duncan Idaho so it worked for me. It was great to learn the history of the Honored Matres and also cool that they added ideas and characters from the prequels into it.
So basically what I'm saying is that I think I'll be okay reading Dune books until I'm dead.
ghost_mutt's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
sonofatreus's review against another edition
3.0
If you read Hunters of Dune, I can't really see how you'd be surprised by anything that happens in this book. There is one bit near that end that was totally obvious, but the red herrings that Herbert tries to throw the reader off the scent aren't quite convincing enough to work. Comparing this only to Brian Herbert's other main series Dune book, I'd say I liked it a little bit more, if only because it actually has an ending. The ending itself is fine and makes sense from a storytelling perspective, but it also feels a little incongruous with Dune's whole philosophy. Oddly enough, by the end of it I actually wished that Brian Herbert had done a whole series instead of just these two books. There is so much going on because these two books basically repeat the entire series thus far by bringing back all of the old characters, plus a few new ones. It's just so much.
leannaaker's review against another edition
4.0
Always love the Dune books.... I felt that this one maybe had a smidge too much closure and a smidge too much manufactured drama.... but still good.
dovbaruch's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, what can I say. It was a great book. but now let me clarify. This book was written in Frank Herbert's world of [b:Dune|234225|Dune (Dune 1)|Frank Herbert|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172968533s/234225.jpg|3634639]. It was truly nothing like the writing his series. Never the less in it's own right it was a great book. Picking up where frank left off it was a culmination of both the prequels as well as the series itself. Thank You Brian and Kevin for completing one of the greats epics of time with a story.