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Sandworms of Dune (Paperback)

by Brian Herbert (Author), Kevin J Anderson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 624 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks (20 Mar 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340837527
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340837528
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11.2 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 104,909 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Dean Koontz

'Frank Herbert would surely be delighted and proud of this continuation of his vision.'


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'[Herbert and Anderson] do a great job in investing the plot with heft and complexity and the narrative with pace and momentum, and conveying the sheer ferocity of the betrayals and duplicities . . . a rare, rattling page-turner that no Dune adherent will pass up.'

(Kirkus Reviews )

'Frank Herbert would surely be delighted and proud of this continuation of his vision.' (Dean Koontz )

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

'A triumphant climax to the history of the Dune universe.'

(Bookseller on THE BATTLE OF CORRIN )

'For those of us who grew up with the world of spice and sand - how gratifying to revisit characters who felt like old friends, now brought to a satisfying conclusion.'


 

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Not in a million years.... (Spoilers included), 22 Nov 2008
By Daron G. Woodward "DGTW1" (U.K. and the edge of sanity...) - See all my reviews
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I too have been waiting for this book to appear for some 20 odd years Then here it was, or here they were.


That was the first thing, in a long line of things, that annoyed me.


How on earth did DUNE 7 manage to become DUNE 7.1 and DUNE 7.2? One earlier reviewer stated that they thought it scandalous that some of us may think that the authors might try to milk this series for profit. The proof is right there sunshine, the proof is right there. This was one of the MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS EVER, we did not need warm ups, reminders or other superflua to 'get us back up to speed' no, we just needed the story.


As to the actual story, if you are prepared to grace it with such a honourable descriptive, no way pal. My review title says it all. Not in a million years did Frank Herbert intend his story to end this way. I can see that there would be a reason why the Duncan Ghola character had been kept around all that time. I can see him as the ultimate Super Kwizatz Haderach. Can even see that this as being one of the only true and original Frank Herbert ideas to weave its way through this mess of instant toilet paper. It makes more sense as such because not only has he been around for ages, he has all of his serial Ghola memories inside him. So in a FH kind of way, it would fit in the 'real' DUNE universe


As for the rest...


Characters appear for no real reason, then get killed. Characters appear for no real reason, do not get killed but do NOTHING. Characters who have been around for a while (by this time, about 4 books worth of 'aroundness'!) certainly long enough for you to get used to how they act and react...suddenly start to act and react totally differently to any previous description! Usually in the most stupid and brain dead manner possible.


Then of course, there are the characters (and events) that have never appeared in any previous (i.e. FH's canonical) DUNE books and yet, somehow, are totally vital to the conclusion of the plot. When I read those part, I felt like I'd watched an episode of COLUMBO and the murderer had ended up being the director of that episode!


And as for the hidden enemy..?


Am I the only person that has noticed. I know that I cannot be but it certainly seems like it.


The whole of the new sections of this book (i.e. the sections that were not a part of Frank's original notes) shine out as clear as day to me because they refer to parts of the 'supposed Dune' story that only happened in the prequels written by the same two hack, no hopers. The hidden enemy, as revealed in these two works of travesty, is not even hinted at in the original six books.


If FH had wanted the great thinking machines to be the secret enemy that even the Honoured Matres were running from, would there not have been just a few more clues?


Sorry, it just does not work. A total crime of rancid cack, wrapped in glossy-cover graphics - the 'BATTLEFIELD EARTH movie' of the book world, if you get my drift.

I would only give it half a star if I could because, technically, it has all the things a book needs...
Two covers, a spine, loads of sheets of paper, words...etc.
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20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Please, Please No More, 20 Oct 2007
By Brian Bernard (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sandworms of Dune (Paperback)
This book is dire. Lets face the facts - Everybody is stupid, the so called super humans could not find their way home in the dark(yes they are that bad) there is no plot to speak of and really it seems that this series is in a different universe from Frank Herberts novels.

The book plods along at an snails pace and it makes no sense as Brian and Kevin just seem to have made up and changed the rules as book progressed and they just seem to have killed anybody off just to tie up any loose ends. I have not looked at the original books for over a decade but I know from memory that every rule in the universe was broken during this book.

Still if you are like me you will read this book just to see what happens and when you do you want to expunge all memory of it. This book was for money and really it is very sloppy that seems to me that they did not really care about what really happened and do not value your custom either.

If you are strong willed avoid this absolutely awful rubbish and stick with whatever version you thought of yourself as it WILL be better than this drivel.
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20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Could have been better, but at least it's over now, 3 Sep 2007
By S. J. Vessey (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sandworms of Dune (Paperback)
The original Dune books were full of intrigue and scheming as the various factions attempted to manipulate and deceive each other, with layers of nuance and meaning depending on particular choices of words or carefully controlled body language. You certainly always felt that the protagonists were a lot smarter than you, and a lot more switched on. Unfortunately, some time in the last few years, a terrible plague swept through the Dune universe, reducing everyone's ability to understand things that aren't made blindingly obvious to that of your average 21st century 14 year old.

The result is not a total disaster, but on the other hand, if my idea of top quality entertainment was shouting out "it's behind you" I'd go to the local panto.

Let's face it, anyone who's come this far in the series is going to buy this to find out what happens, and in that respect the book finally ties up all the big loose ends that were left hanging at the end of Chapterhouse. Whether or not you'll be left thinking that the resolution is a satisfactory (or even believeable) one is another matter. Too many characters and factions suddenly change the ingrained behaviour of a lifetime within the last few chapters, while others simply conform to irrational stereotypes, and a number of the key people from the last novel turn out to be essentially pointless fluff. To be honest, by the end I was hoping that Omnius would finally win just to have done with it.

Having said all that, I'm glad they wrote it, because it does finally bring some closure to the storyline after all these years. Kudos to the authors for even attempting it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Really not that bad.....
I have to disagree with many of these reviews. Ofc it's not as good as God Emporor.... but what is?? Nothing in my opinion. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Fishwah

2.0 out of 5 stars Disapointing
In my opinion the prequels were as good as the original DUNE. I loved them. But the 2 sequels are a pale shade of it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Paulo Fonte

1.0 out of 5 stars Noooo!
Brian and Kevin, you should both be pelted with rotten fruit in the town square. Why is this so bad? Read more
Published 4 months ago by Top Tec

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Before I bought the book: I've just read the reviews for this book since I'm planning to buy it. I'm going to buy it to see what happens despite the face that I knowww that... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Heather Carmen

5.0 out of 5 stars a good ending
I've now read all the dune books and loved them all. With Dune I always thought of it like Shogun in space. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Scl Merrifield

1.0 out of 5 stars Just awful
Most people would agree that the quality of Frank Herbert's Dune series declined after the first volume, which is understandable as that is one of the classics of Science Fiction... Read more
Published 15 months ago by D. Patrick

3.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing end to the Dune Saga
I'm a long time fan of the original Dune books; I first read and enjoyed Dune back in the Seventies when I was still at school. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Kevin Leah

1.0 out of 5 stars What an awful book...
We waited 25 odd years for the denouement to Chapterhouse, only to be served up with this nonsense. I feel cheated. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Duncan Idaho

1.0 out of 5 stars Utter Rubbish
If you really want to know how the saga ends - ignore everything up till the last chapter of this awful book. Read more
Published 18 months ago by M. Ives

1.0 out of 5 stars OOOOppssss we wrote a duffer!
My god if anyone thinks this book is good.........well they are wrong. Here is the best lesson in how to destroy anyones great work just by being the fruit of their loins... Read more
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