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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “This is a very good copy of the real Herbert's work. I was strongly averse to reading this trilogy; fearing defilation of the Classic Dune work. |
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“one of the better in the new series”
Datura C wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Not as good as Dune... The original. I actually was sort of frustrated with the book the whole time I was reading it. ”
Kelly B wrote this review Thursday, October 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A great Sci-Fi book that dictates the battle between futuristic cymeks (half human and robots), AI robots and humans.”
BLeung wrote this review Friday, September 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Some parts drug on, but the writing made it a pleasurable experience. The beginning of each chapter always starts off with great writing and it keeps going from there. It's cool to read books like this where single sentences make you stop and enjoy the emotion and wonder just invoked by solid writing.”
Tim W wrote this review Saturday, August 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“listened to audio book, "Prequal" tiliogy best of chronicals”
Eric wrote this review Thursday, August 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Fascinating. Not only do we see the beginnings of spice harvesting, bene gesserit, personal shields etc but it's a intricate tale in it's own right. It made me think about the rights and wrongs of the people's actions when looking at the bigger picture. Were the slaves really wrong to seek freedom while the human race is as war? How were they any different from the humans seeking freedom from the machines?
Kristina B wrote this review Thursday, July 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
And of course we see the ancestors of Baron Harkonnen and Duke Atreides.”
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“One of the best books I've ever read! If you've ever read Dune, you have to read this!”
Daniel Callister wrote this review Thursday, September 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Stylistically, I'm very disappointed with this book, or at least with Kevin J. Anderson, who I've read other works from. There's a lot of repetitous exposition. If by chapter 10, you still don't know what happened during the Time of Titans, there's also a slim glossary of characters in the back to explain it even more.
John M wrote this review Thursday, July 31 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
My only gripe about the actual story is that there's nothing new about this novel. Machines are logical, and can't comprehend human behavior. Blah, blah, blah. If Herbert the Elder had written this, he would have definitively come up with interesting views about subjects like slavery that are briefly touched about in the book.
But in the end, I did enjoy reading it and kept reading it to the end. It is a great book for those who wanted to get into Dune but didn't like Herbert the Elder's deep intellectual and philosophical discussions. For those of us who like the depth of the original series, well... ”
“I've always enjoyed the world of Dune. Sometimes it is just what the doctor ordered, a time away from our mundane world, but more than pure escapism. It also is very thought-provoking. Sometimes the perversity and bloodletting are a bit much, however. ”
Jon D wrote this review Tuesday, July 8 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
