A review by danielad
House Atreides by Brian Herbert

3.0

I don't know why there's so much animosity towards Brian Herbert for adding novels to the Dune universe. I've read all six of the originals. Though the first was quite good, my favourite is by far God Emperor of Dune. In general, though, Frank's novels were saturated with dialogue and in many cases, I would say, far too much. House Atreides cuts down on the excessive dialogue and includes more action. The characters, houses, and guilds are all introduced and described (maybe too often) in House Atreides so familiarity with the originals is not necessary. In fact, I wonder what it would be like to read the preludes first, not knowing if Duke Leto will survive. In any case, I'm looking forward to reading all of Brian's Dune novels, maybe three a year.