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Hunters of Dune

By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Publisher's summary

Book one in the classic conclusion to Frank Herbert's worldwide best-selling Dune Chronicles

Hunters of Dune and the concluding volume, Sandworms of Dune, bring together the great story lines and beloved characters in Frank Herbert's classic Dune universe, ranging from the time of the Butlerian Jihad to the original Dune series and beyond. Based directly on Frank Herbert's final outline, which lay hidden in a safe-deposit box for a decade, these two volumes will finally answer the urgent questions Dune fans have been debating for two decades.

At the end of Chapterhouse: Dune - Frank Herbert's final novel - a ship carrying the ghola of Duncan Idaho, Sheeana (a young woman who can control sandworms), and a crew of various refugees escapes into the uncharted galaxy, fleeing from the monstrous Honored Matres, dark counterparts to the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood. The nearly invincible Honored Matres have swarmed into the known universe, driven from their home by a terrifying, mysterious Enemy.

As designed by the creative genius of Frank Herbert, the primary story of Hunters and Sandworms is the exotic odyssey of Duncan's no-ship as it is forced to elude the diabolical traps set by the ferocious, unknown Enemy. To strengthen their forces, the fugitives have used genetic technology from Scytale, the last Tleilaxu Master, to revive key figures from Dune's past - including Paul Muad'Dib and his beloved Chani, Lady Jessica, Stilgar, Thufir Hawat, and even Dr. Wellington Yueh. Each of these characters will use their special talents to meet the challenges thrown at them.

Failure is unthinkable - not only is their survival at stake, but they hold the fate of the entire human race in their hands.

©2006 Herbert Properties LLC (P)2006 Audio Renaissance

Featured Article: Here’s everything to expect in Dune: Part Two


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If only I liked Dune a little less...

Hunters of Dune feels like a continuation of the Legends of Dune series rather than the original six Dune novels. The general story is fairly interesting, but the individual subplots and characters lack the important subtleties of Frank's original series. For fanatics of Dune, this is a must-read glimpse into Frank's vision for the direction of the series.

Unfortunately, even the authors admit in the introduction they could never match his writing abilities. Personally, I wish Brian Herbert would simply publish the all of the notes and outlines that Frank and quit writing Dune books.

There were several issues that kept me from giving this more stars. Among them include:

* Scott Brick reads this book with a melodramatic tone (think William Shatner parody).

* Each chapter was too short; just as the plot picked up, the authors changed to a different plot.

* Many of the characters were underdeveloped and lacked the subtle details that really humanized the characters.

* Too much time was spent reviewing all of the "prequels". In the first 4 hours, at least 2 hours was spent repeating material from prior books.

* Authors go out of their way to include material from their spin-off books, even at the expense of logical or common sense.

* The book is written to a 7th grade level. Harry Potter has a more advanced vocabulary and sophisticated plot.

* Some sections feel "padded" to stretch the story out to fill two novels. There's a sequel due out next year.

* Authors use bad plot devices and cliched techniques to create suspense and drama: to create a misguided sense of danger, they use a vague third-person reference like "the pit boss" or "the Reverend Mother"; that's a dead give-away that it's not who you think it is.

* Bad analogies and too much flair in descriptions.

* Authors lack subtleties. Compare Frank Herbert's style of refering to about axolotl tanks with Brian/Kevin's style. I feel no disgust or revulsion when listening to B/K.

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Let it end with Chapterhouse Dune

Narrator was great.

They claim to have used a trove of notes from Frank Herbert to write the two Dune 7 books.


The only way that's true is if they scrawled their garbage over Frank's notes to conserve paper.

The Golden Path becomes your generic "savior unites humanity for the final showdown" rather than a continuous process preventing mankind from stagnating, there's no way their interpretation of the Butlerian Jihad came from Frank, people randomly pop into shared memory for no reason even though that's not how any of this works.

I'm just going to pretend none of this ever happened; the series ended with Chapterhouse.

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I hate to rate it like this, but....

Frank Herbert's genius will never be matched or even emulated successfully. Granted, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson gave the disclaimer in the beginning that they wouldn't be able to match it, but several times there were some really weak emulations that just made me angry, like the way the word 'generous' was used in previous books, it's like they threw it in just for a bit of nostalgia. I agree with one of the other reviewers here, that the original outline of Frank Herbert's should be released in unedited form.
I don't have anything to back this up, but this book seemed to be wholly written by Kevin J. Anderson, read the 'Saga of the Seven Suns' series and you'll see what I mean, his personal style is all over this. Unfortunately, for me this has been such a clash in writing styles that I can barely make it through this book. I hope the original manuscripts/outlines will be published in full someday.

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  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars

mediocre writing terrible reading

Definitely down hill from the first issues in the "new dune" saga, which were well written and a great listen. This is vapid stuff and the reading is really atrocious! Brick ruins the experience with a level of melodrama that just had me retching. I mean must every single sentance and paragraph have an 'end of the world' urgency? And they are all read with the same intonation.

I listened to the entire book anyhow, just to see if it got any better. This is a very lonnnnng book to listen through with not very much happening. Plot development: long, boring, and weak. Character development: I did not develop empathy with a single character.

Maybe Sandworms will make it worthwhile, but I don't think I can stomach the reading.

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  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars

The lost dialog of Dune

Although an interesting listen (I give it about 3.5 stars), I found Hunters of Dune to be more a description of what has occured than a re-enactment. I fealt removed rather than immersed in the story. For Dune fans, I expect it will be worth the listen. If you are new to Dune, this is not a good place to start. I miss dialog and interaction.

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oh boy...

Childish, shallow, non-regal characters. No minutiae or plans-within-plans-within-plans. Scott Brick did the best he could.

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unwarranted hate

I had finished chapter house and I was hesitant about jumping into the next book because of Frank Herbert's death, most of the online opinions and especially the reviews for this book and the next one are very negative. Although there were still mysteries I thought there was enough closure with chapterhouse.

well, I was having trouble finding another audiobook to listen to and decided to give it a shot anyway and...

I was not let down at all! It still felt like the same characters and world. Yes the writing style is a bit different but it still felt very Dune. I was expecting it to feel like fanfiction after seeing the reviews, but I do not agree with them. Would the story be better and probably different if Frank was still alive? Probably yes, but I feel like the strengths of these two author's writing makes up for what I normally criticize Frank's writing for. The way they merge their ideas with his was done intelligently and respectfully. I hope Frank is proud of his son and Kevin.

I don't think it was just my low expectations, I was fine theorizing in my head what happened after chapter house, but this continued on so smoothly that it was very entertaining. I'm looking forward to the next one, and I'm surprised to find myself interested in their prequel works now.

Also the interview at the end was very enlightening

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flanagun

I've read reviews of this and thought they were exaggerating about how bad this book is, I was wrong. The story is inconsistent, repetitive and not enjoyable. The high point is Scott Brick, an excellent narrator.

If you enjoy the original six Dune books ignore the new books. They are all commodity sci fi at best. This isn't an extension of Frank Herbert series, its poorly written fan fiction.

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Disappointed

I'm a huge fan of Dune, and have read every book (except this one, which I listened to). I really wanted to like this story. Overall, very disappointing. The story attempts to re/hash previous characterization, plots and storylines to onboard new readers who haven't consumed previous novels - and this is ultimately boring for the seasoned customer. At the same time, the authors make vast assumptions about listeners knowledge of the Dune universe. The net effect is that both new and old listeners are left unfulfilled.

Plot developments drags incessantly, and doesn't improve, even after reaching the 12 hour mark.

Narration is not compelling enough to carry the lack of plot or storyline. The voice characterization was...not impressive.

The Ghola theme as it is applied really doesn't produce any genuine interest that is sustainable.

I'll finish the listening but this feels like a novel with a 500 page prelude. Yawn

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I Liked It

I actually like the Herbert/Anderson versions of Dune a little better than the originals. Starting with God Emperor of Dune, the story got a little too weird. I don't really like the whole Ghola thing, but we seem to be stuck with it. At least we have more Gholas than just the know-it-all Duncan Idaho ghola.

I like all of Scott Brick's readings and look for books he has read. His interpretation usually makes the story better.

The Dune series for me is similar to the Foundation trilogy. The subsequent prequels and sequels made the original trilogy make more sense and be more readable.

Looking forward to the final book in the series. Hopefully the bad guys will be beaten once and for all.

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