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

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I enjoyed reading the back story of the Bene Gesserit school although it was still only called the Sisterhood in the book. I’ve always been curious about the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood in the original Dune Chronicles so getting to read about it was interesting. I could see the origins of some of the powers the Bene Gesserit Sisters have in Frank Herbert’s Dune.

I also learnt more about the Harkonnen-Atreides feud and got a better understanding about that. I’m not mad at how that plot developed.

I don’t particularly like the Butlerian plot. However, I do get that something that had been going on for more than a century was not going to go away easily but really…we’re talking about centuries here. I’m ready to close that chapter. And I’m also ready to close the chapter on the “thinking machines”, especially the “independent” one cos we don’t have thinking machines in the original series by Frank Herbert. That plot was never my favourite.

That said, I still enjoyed the book overall and am looking forward to the next book in the series.