Hunters of Dune
by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
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Book Reviews of Hunters of Dune
Book Review: Please let it be over....
Summary: 1 Stars
Well I did it again. I had promised myself that i wouldn't waste my time or money on another bastardization of Frank Herbert's work. Each of the "new" Dune novels had left me with a progressively worse taste in my mouth. Frank Herberts novels were a study in subtlety, you were forced to THINK about what he wrote. His characters had dimension, they FELT real. Frank Herberts novels were a 7 course meal. The New Dune books are bubble gum by comparison. I almost named my son Duncan...I'm serious. I'm sooo glad I didn't. If there's anyone out there with some talent and a love of the Dune universe, please write a book! I swear on my Frank Miller Wolverine miniseries that I will not buy another Novel that has "Brian Herbert" on the cover. On another note, what do you think about starting an on-line fund raiser to pay James Cameron to make Chapterhouse?Book Review: Avoid this book.
Summary: 1 Stars
This is the worst book I've ever read. Period.
Too bad I didn't read the reviews on Amazon before I bought it at a brick-and-mortar store. It covers 19 years of utterly boring non-action, punctuated by a few brief ninja-type murders, written as if by a severely disturbed 5-year-old.
"Repugnant" would be too kind a description. The editor and publisher of this tripe obviously did not read more than the last few pages, which were slightly better than all the preceeding ones, but which had nothing to do with the story! This book is a rip-off of the first magnitude.
Any writing awards Brian Herbert has ever received should be revoked, with extreme prejudice.
The only good thing about this book was: reading it in bed could put me to sleep almost instantly.
Book Review: ignores the principles of "Dune"
Summary: 1 Stars
I am sorry but this and the book before are horrible. I am a huge fan of the original six Dune novels. I have not read the son's Dune novels as I have never been a fan of sequels or prequels written by someone else. I saw both "Hunters of Dune" and "Sandworms of Dune" were supposedly based on as 30 page outline that Frank Herbert had left regarding the end of the Dune series. I bought the book in the hopes that I could see some of the deep and intricate thinking from the original six books. I did not. These two books seemingly have nothing in common with what came before. I must assume that the outline was a work in progress as I cannot seem to find the emotional nor logical conclusion to Frank Herbert's work. I advise one not to read this....Book Review: Dunesploitation
Summary: 2 Stars
Reading the last true Dune novels was a challenge for me. As a non-native English reader the concepts and ideas were difficult to muddle trough. But I plowed on, because the inventiveness and surprises kept it worth while. This book (Why is it called "Hunters" anyway? And who are the soldiers on the cover?) does not provoke thought. It is basically fan-fiction, no new concepts or characters are introduced. Indeed, rather than injecting some badly needed fresh blood into the storyline by introducing a new major character, some are brought back from the dead. Resulting in the ludicrous situation of 4-year olds holding hands because they were lovers in a previous life... It does not bode well for the next novel.
Book Review: IT IS ALL A LIE!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
It is not complicated to see why "Hunters" and "Sandworms" are awful sequels. It's based at least half on the novels of BH+KJ, not wholly on F.B.'s. Plus, I thought it pretty obvious that the elderly couple were a highly evoled species of Face Dancers. That most likey was the true threat to humanity. What you need to realize is that Face Dancers are just another form of A.I.. The Robots were never really intended to be a threat. From what I can gather, according to interveiws and early writings, the real "ancient enemy" were humans using machines to enslave other people. Then there was a religous revolt, stated in the books. SCIENCE VERSUS FAITH. Face Dancers v.s. a new free humanity.