A review by reasonpassion
Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson

4.0

I didn't get into the other histories as they didn't hold much interest for me. I started this set of history because of its closeness with the structures in place for the central series. While there is a quality that Frank Herbert had to his writing that simply can't be duplicated, the authors here have succeeded in capturing the essential themes, even to the point of exploring them further. The machine crusade 's imprint on humanity cannot be overstated and the psychological effects here described, centered as they are on the character Manford, are a testament to so much of what is currently going on in the world today. That anti-science rhetoric, seen as it is conflated with the worst in human history and a diminishment of humanity, passionately expressed in sheer disturbing fanaticism, echoes the rhetoric from many pulpits. The answer to it provided is not without its own problems and can reach its own version of fevered fanaticism. Showing this struggle in fiction form is a delightful homage to Herbert and a usage of the world he created that continues to inspire self-reflection and discussion.