Paul of Dune | Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson | EXCELLENT BOOK CONTINUING THE DUNE SERIES

Paul of Dune | Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson | Bravo! Job well done!

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Paul of Dune

	Paul of Dune Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson Tor Books, 2008 - 512 pages average customer review:based on 72 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

EXCELLENT BOOK CONTINUING THE DUNE SERIES

Loyal fans of Frank Herbert's six original "Dune" books constantly craved for more in depth novels of the sagas. After his death, when his son, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson collaborated on the first of the new sequels, "Dune: House Atreides", readers of the revered series were rightly skeptical whether the young authors would be successful in capturing the tone, excitement and depth of the myriad characters. Their first Dune book left no doubt. After only a few pages, it was impossible to tell where Frank Herbert had left off, and Brian and Kevin continued his legacy. The next eight expanded Dune novels gave devoted fans exactly what they sought: intrigue, the casting and retelling of familiar roles, whether heroic, flawed, destined for success or failure, but expanded to levels of literary suspense, constantly intertwined, as Frank Herbert had created them. The latest, "Paul of Dune", explores and reveals how Paul Atreides became both prophet and Emperor of his far reaching empire. The complexities of plots, Paul's own surfacing doubts of his awesome powers are riveting as the pages unfold. Frank Herbert would again be proud of having his name associated with the succession of the award winning and best selling Dune novels by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

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Bravo! Job well done!

I just finished the book and it left me feeling very satisfied. I think it was the most enjoyable from BH and KJA since House Atreides. I feel that the book did a fine job of capturing the spirit of the original while incorporating the authors' own style at the same time. I really felt the shifting between the two timelines lent well to give the reader some insight into the influences on Paul and why he made some of the decisions he did during the Jihad. We also got to learn more about Count Fenring and the Lady Margot, as well as their daughter that was mentioned in the first book and then never further developed by FH. I thought this was a very creative story line and that it fit right in.

Overall, I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the Dune Universe.

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Yet another wonderful addition to the Dune series

I've read every Dune book and I very much enjoyed this one, I wouldn't say it's the best one but it's up there. At one point I was quite shocked and outraged at something Muad'dib did, at the time it was the same feeling I had in one of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes in which Captain Picard uncharacteristically remains calm after witnessing his Commander murder a woman (I still love Star Trek: TNG, I've chosen to pretend that episode didn't happen). Fortunately Muad'dib later explains why he had to do it, and while I still feel that what he did was unnecessary I think his explanation was good enough to be believable.

Hassimir Fenring is quite an interesting character and I'm glad that he played a major role in this book.

I highly recommend this book to Dune fans and Sci-Fi lovers. However, if you are new to Dune I'd recommend you first read the excellent House prequels first (House Atreides, House Harkonnen, House Corrino) , and then the original Dune book, before reading Paul of Dune, so that you'll know who is who.

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Better than their latest. Set in the classic Dune timeline

I feel this is much better than many of the newer books in the Dune series. It gets to the core of the Dune saga by focusing on conspiracies involving houses Atreides, Harkonnen, and Corrino.

The book is set in two separate time periods which it moves back and forth between acts.

The first time period is between Dune and Dune Messiah and details the spreading Jihad and Paul struggling with becoming someone he doesn't want to be in order to ensure a particular future. This squares well with the original Herbert books and adds depth to characters, particularly Gurney, Shaddam, and Korba.

The second time period is slightly before the original Dune and focuses on a War of Assassins in which Paul and Duke Leto are targets and gives a little more backstory for Paul.

I enjoyed the book and unlike the later ones in the series (Hunters, Sandworms, etc.) I didn't regret the time I spent reading it.

It could have been better if it had focused only on a single timeframe, but it's still good and reads as several related books in one volume.

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