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mjmarx59 's review for:
Hunters of Dune
by Brian Herbert
Now wait a minute… I thought this was the worst book ever written. The way Dune fans talk, Hunters of Dune is absolutely terrible and completely ruins Heretics and Chapterhouse. But I’m here to tell you that it’s really not that bad. I actually liked it. Is it the worst of the first 7 Dune books? Yeah, probably. But is it THAT much worse than Chapterhouse: Dune? Not really. I can very easily imagine things taking a turn for the worse in Sandworms of Dune. But on its own, Hunters of Dune is undeserving of the bad rap it gets.
The plot and pacing are overall very solid, and it naturally feels like a follow up to Chapterhouse. I can totally buy that this follows Frank Herbert’s original plan for Dune 7.
The characters are hit-or-miss. Murbella is good here, and so is Uxtal and most of the minor characters. The only character I really don’t love here is Sheeana, and that’s just a case of missed potential more than anything.
The Gholas from OG Dune were an interesting add and I totally think FH was going there with his version of Dune 7. But some of them (Baron Harkonnen, Dr. Yueh) felt a little forced. I’m okay with it now, but if Sandworms of Dune devolves into The Atreides vs Harkonnens AGAIN, then I will be annoyed.
The writing here is very simple but veering on bad at times, especially with dialogue. But I didn’t mind most of the time, since the simplicity made this book quick to read. And as someone whose attention span has been ruined by the internet, the very short chapters were pretty nice to me. It lacks the subtleties and big themes of FH’s writing, but that was mostly gone by Chapterhouse anyways.
The plot and pacing are overall very solid, and it naturally feels like a follow up to Chapterhouse. I can totally buy that this follows Frank Herbert’s original plan for Dune 7.
The characters are hit-or-miss. Murbella is good here, and so is Uxtal and most of the minor characters. The only character I really don’t love here is Sheeana, and that’s just a case of missed potential more than anything.
The Gholas from OG Dune were an interesting add and I totally think FH was going there with his version of Dune 7. But some of them (Baron Harkonnen, Dr. Yueh) felt a little forced. I’m okay with it now, but if Sandworms of Dune devolves into The Atreides vs Harkonnens AGAIN, then I will be annoyed.
The writing here is very simple but veering on bad at times, especially with dialogue. But I didn’t mind most of the time, since the simplicity made this book quick to read. And as someone whose attention span has been ruined by the internet, the very short chapters were pretty nice to me. It lacks the subtleties and big themes of FH’s writing, but that was mostly gone by Chapterhouse anyways.