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by Brian Herbert (Author), Kevin J Anderson (Author) "Leading a group of five ballistas in orbit over the canyon-scarred planet, Primero Vorian Atreides studied the robotic enemy forces aligned against him: sleek and..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 672 pages
  • Publisher: New English Library; New Ed edition (1 Mar 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340823356
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340823354
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 11.1 x 5.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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'Those who long to return to the world of desert, spice and sandworms will be amply satisfied'

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'House Harkonnen is compulsive reading. I certainly enjoyed meeting pardot Kynes and Liet, learning more about the Freman, as well as Gurney Halleck, Duncan Idaho and the Lady Jessica. Such vile villains...and such a fascinating description of splendid places.' (Anne McCaffrey on House Harkonnen )

'Those who long to return to the world of desert, spice and sandworms will be amply satisfied' (The Times )

'House Atreides is a terrific prequel, but it's also a first-rate adventure on its own. Frank Herbert would surely be delighted and proud of this continuation of his vision.' (Dean Koontz )

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hit or Miss?, 18 Aug 2004
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After reading this book (and the first) I wanted more!

I had high hopes after reading the first book, and this was no disappointment. Many Dune fanatics will probably disagree with me, but I prefer to focus on the story itself.

The characters were even given more depth, more writing was involved in the giving of their personalities and their hopes/dreams/thoughts and more importantly their actions.

Each chapter is fairly short, which helps if you only have a few spare moments to read a bit, yet focused. The story does tend to swap between characters each chapter, which can be a little disorienting to some, but the consequences and actions of the characters are plainer to see than they would be if each section of the book was dedicated to a different character.

There were a few predictable moments, but I didn't feel that this detracted from the story at all.

In short, a very good read and it had the added bonus of making me want answers to further questions it posed, such as what happened even before the first book.

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Awful Cash-in, 22 Nov 2005
I am a big fan of the original Dune books. I would rate them as 9 / 10. When the Prelude to Dune books (House Atreides, Harkonnen and Corrino) came out I was slightly apprehensive that they might be cheap cash-ins. My fears proved unfounded. They may not have been as good as the originals but I would still give them 7/10. However, the Legends of Dune books left me disappointed and annoyed.
The original Dune story introduced incredible, fantastical concepts but did so in a way that made them seem believable. In comparison the Legend series presents things in a way that makes them seem laughable. Everything had a reason in the Dune books and everything was true to the Dune universe. Not so in the Legend books. The Legend books introduce some idiotic concepts which, if you actually think about them, are illogical and fly in the face of Dune canon. The dialogue appears to exist only to drag the plot along with characters randomly acting out of character for the sake of the plot.
Numerous examples come to mind but I've had to cut them out to keep under the 1000 character limit.
If you like your sci-fi to have evil robots, pulsating brains in jars and women who shoot lightning from their minds then the Legends of Dune series are the books for you. If you enjoy well thought out plots and realistic characterisation, stick to the original Dune series.
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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars it's getting better!, 6 Mar 2004
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If you're even slightly interested in the Dune series (especially the prequels) you'll want to read this book.
Events in the Jihad seem to be at a standstill after 25 years of fighting, humans are tired (short attention span?) and the Jihad leaders are desperate for anything (at times they're grasping at straws) that might help inspire the people to maintain the war effort... We find all the characters from the previous novel, with the advantage that they seem to be more alive this time (authors seem to have concentrated more on making them believable, developping their personalities).
A few questions do come to mind as you realise that what happens to several of these characters isn't at all like the references made to them in the original Dune series or the prequels... You're waiting (in vain) for the moment in which Harkonnen betrays Atreides and the Jihad, I seem to remember references to Serena Butler's lover Rafael Corrino (who's that guy? haven't met him yet!).
Let's hope things become clearer in the final book of the trilogy (and hope that one comes out soon!)
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I read it because I wanted to read the entire series, but unless you're on a mission, I wouldn't bother
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