Dune House Harkonnen
Dune House Corrino
By Brian Herbert
and Kevin J. Anderson
So, you have read the first six books of Dune, and now you want to know what to expect from the next set of three. Or maybe you did not read the first six, maybe you wanted to start the series here. For whatever your reason or how you got here, you need to know a few things. First, they were not written by Frank Herbert. It is SO important you know, understand, and are okay with that. They were written using notes written by Frank. Also, Brian helped his father with the last few of the first six. Not to mention that Keven has written many science fiction books. So it is not like the series is continued by nobodies.
Next, the books do not have the same grand feeling as the others. They seem less complex, less integrated with social issues of today. They are a fantastic story, and give you a wonderful history of how things got to be how they were. There are a tremendous amount of events that fill the books and I never became board, but it just does not have that grandiose feeling of the first six. The three books roughly cover from Duke Leto as a pre-teen to the birth of Paul.
The first (House Atreides) is the worst of the three. It slowly gets better and by the end I was happy where it was. And each book after that got better and better. By the end of the third (House Corrino) I had completely stopped comparing it to the first six, I did not care that it did not meet my standards of the other books, they were good in their own right, and it is unfair to everyone involved to compare them.
And lastly, they move slow, and that is okay. They pick up momentum, and their comes a point where you don't want to put it down. I was worried that they would be so poorly done that it would take away from what Frank as built. It does not. It is a great addition to the already mind-blowing series. It is worth every minute of your time.
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