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A review by scheu
The Road to Dune by Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
3.0
I have to rate this book by halves.
The first half, Herbert's proto-Dune novel 'Spice Planet' (which I keep calling 'Spice World'), has some novelty because you can see glimpses of the later work, but as a whole is really terrible, and I could only make it through the first 60 pages or so. 1 star for that half.
The second half covers some of the writing process for Dune as well as cut chapters and excised passages from the first few novels, and this is my reason for buying the book. It may be apocryphal, but it's insightful and interesting reading. Mohiam comes off as almost sympathetic at times - I'd never expected that! 5 stars for the second half.
The first half, Herbert's proto-Dune novel 'Spice Planet' (which I keep calling 'Spice World'), has some novelty because you can see glimpses of the later work, but as a whole is really terrible, and I could only make it through the first 60 pages or so. 1 star for that half.
The second half covers some of the writing process for Dune as well as cut chapters and excised passages from the first few novels, and this is my reason for buying the book. It may be apocryphal, but it's insightful and interesting reading. Mohiam comes off as almost sympathetic at times - I'd never expected that! 5 stars for the second half.