Frank Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson - Dune: La Batalla De Corrin

Pros: Dune addicts will get their fix
Cons: Everyone else will be bored to death

The late Frank Herbert made a major name for himself in the sci-fi genre with his novel Dune and many progeny. The original Dune was set in a universe far in the future in which the fate of worlds lay upon a performance- and longevity-enhancing drug...

Pros: Some good solid SF
Cons: Speed and style are not for everyone

Note: I have no idea if this is even the right spot to put this review. The title, image, and reviews all suggest different things. So know that this review is of Frank Herbert’s Dune, a hardback edition with the ISBN: 044100590X. I’d seen ...

Pros: excellent plot, political intrigue, faithful to the original
Cons: redundant details, overwhelming number of perspectives given at times

I am often highly skeptical of novels such as this. Prequels written by someone other than the original author are often nowhere close to the author’s true vision. Like Asimov’s Foundation series, which was appended to by other authors, I...

Pros: An exciting Science Fiction epic. One of the better SF stories I've read recently.
Cons: Be prepared to read three long books.

The Butlerian Jihad is the first installment of a trilogy, a prequel of a prequel of sorts ostensibly based on the notes and writings of Frank Herbert, deceased. For those of you that don't know, The Butlerian Jihad takes place ten thousand years before ...

Pros: Lots of action and it ties up the series very well.
Cons: Simplistic and extremely obvious at times in trying to get it's message across

Having just finished Dune: House Corrino, I was happy to see that the trilogy written by Kevin Anderson and Brian Herbert came to a satisfying conclusion. It was quite an enjoyable ride and I'm glad that I took the time to read all three books. And in...

Pros: Answers more questions about the characters' history, faced-paced plot and good writing.
Cons: It still can't touch Frank Herbert's Dune books

I am definitely a very large fan of the Dune series by Frank Herbert. The books are complex, engaging and thoughtful. Even the worst of the books are heads better than the majority of science fiction and fantasy. I'm such a fan that I actually even...

Pros: Very well written, a lot of questions answered
Cons: Some new questions are raised, and will there be another book written to answer those?!

Pros: I didn't get a papercut
Cons: All the actual words

I'm going to do something I've never done here on Epinions before, and rate a product that I haven't completely used – in this case, is is obvious, by now, the novel Dune: House Harkonnen. But, in the case of this particular book, I think it is...

Pros: better than Chapter House, interesting plot, history and descriptions of groups of people
Cons: book is too short, some questions left unanswered

House Atreides is the prequel to Dune, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. The Dune series is the most famous sci-fi series ever written by the illustrious Frank Herbert. This book is written for the readers to discover the mysteries within...

Pros: Page turner, couldn't put it down.
Cons: Dumbed down version of Herbert's original vision.

What a pleasant read House Corrino was. Yes it lacked the depth of F.H.'s original series; yes it was without the religious and economic and cultural overtones that made the first series a nigh biblical attempt in the realm of sci-fi. However, reading...

Pros: The original Dune seemed to start in the middle of a story, & this book provides the beginning
Cons: Over-characterization, especially of the 'bad guys'

I LOVE the original 'Dune'; I re-read it yearly, at least, and I have worn out 3 copies. I read all the sequels, but they just weren't the same, they were, well, kind of silly. They got carried away. Giant, immortal gods/sandworms? Please! So I viewed...

Pros: It includes some interesting stories for the characters in DUNE.
Cons: Not up to Frank Herbert's standard. The writing just isn't very good.

As one who read and adored the original Dune Chronicles, I was excited at the prospect of Frank Herbert's son taking on the project of a trilogy of prequels. A classic series like Dune seems somewhat untouchable, in a sense, but it somehow seemed right...

Pros: Follows in tradition of the original
Cons: some continuity issues

While House Atreides lacks the grandeur, scope and purpose of Dune, it is a very competent and informative prequel to the sci-fi classic. Particularly of note is how consistant the writing style is with Herbert's original series and how accessible it...

Pros: Well written, answers quite a few questions
Cons: None that I can think of

Pros: Very authentic, extremely interesting!
Cons: None that I can think of...

Any fan of Frank Herbert's Dune series will appreciate this novel for its in depth tour of the Dune Universe. The two authors, Brian Herbert (Son of Frank Herbert himself!) and Kevin J. Anderson, wrote the novel after discovering piles of notes left...