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The Road To Dune by Frank Herbert

A decade after the death of Frank Herbert, his son Brian and Brian’s co-writer Kevin J. Anderson, stumbled upon a safe deposit box containing a cache of the author’s unpublished manuscripts, Dune chapters and letters.  Brian Herbert relates their excitement, … Continue reading

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Mentats Of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

Continuing on with the Dune Prequels, Mentats of Dune focuses on Gilbertus Albans’ Mentat School, and the battle taking place between the Butlerians who seek a world without computers, and people like Joseph Venport, whose business employs both Navigators and computers … Continue reading

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The Winds Of Dune by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson

Picking up where Dune Messiah left off, the Winds of Dune focuses on the Empire post Paul Muad’ib.  The end of Paul’s rule left planets destroyed and his legacy as a Messiah was encouraged by his sister, Alia, the new ruler.  As … Continue reading

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Paul of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

Furthering my ambition to finally complete all the books in the Dune series (I only have a couple left! Woo hoo!), this last week I read Paul of Dune.  In this novel, Herbert and Anderson explain what happens between the … Continue reading

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Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

I’m so glad I’m not a Dune purist.  I just glanced over several reviews of Sisterhood and found that most people were in one of two camps.  There are those who loved the original series and resent the backstories presented … Continue reading

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