Dune Prequels
Author: Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson
Years: 1999-2001
Books: 3
Dune: House Atreides [1999]
Dune: House Harkonnen [2000]
Dune: House Corrino [2001]
| Advanced Mind |  |
| Exploration/Quest | |
| Military/Fighting | |
| Horror | |
| Magic | |
| Advanced Technology | |
| Time Travel/Alternate History | |
| Science | |
| Aliens/Beasties | |
| Contemporality |
tyranist's Review
I've been a fan of the Dune Chronicles almost as long as I could read. It was one of the first
sci-fi novels that I discovered and the one that really sold me on the genre. Of course, I didn't
understand it for a few years, but I tried.
To see someone go back to that world brings me a great deal of pleasure. As long as they
don't betray the world, then the novels would come out as a favorable experience for me. And for
the most part, they didn't betray the world. These two lack the artistry of Frank Herbert, but
they are adequate and able to tell a compelling story in his world.
There are many liberties taken with the canon in these pages, but don't be too afraid. If you don't
like them, I suggest putting them down for something else. Otherwise you may find that you really
enjoy being back on Dune.
My last comment is that I felt the novels tried to do too much. There were so many characters and
so many plotlines, that some of the interweaving seemed forced and some of the plotlines really
seemed peripheral in the end. Simplify. Of course, Frank Herbert never seemed to simplify
so why would his descendants.