Sandworms of Dune
by Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert · first published 1994
40% recommend20% neutral40% critical
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 safe-deposit boxes for a decade, these two volumes will finally answer the urgent questions Dune fans have been debating for two decades. At the end of Frank Herbert's final novel, Chapterhouse: Dune, a ship carrying a crew of refugees escapes into the uncharted galaxy, fleeing fro
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…in most discussions in that I enjoyed Heretics and Chapterhouse for the galactic scale threat introduced and additional world building elements, and I even enjoyed (to some extent) Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson as a "best we could do" finale. I do think that the time skips and lack of original resolution hampered Heretics and Chapterhouse a little, and the ones written…
on “Before the new version, let’s revisit 1984’s Dune–the greatest movie ever made” ↗After reading entire original series (Dune through Chapterhouse), I eventually read Butlerian Jihad, Hunters of Dune, and Sandworms of Dune. Taken together I felt they provided sufficient context and closure for questions posed in the original series. And notably, although they are written by Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson, the last two…
on “The Secret History of Dune” ↗…books, read them out of curiosity if you like, but they're not really Dune books despite being in that universe. I've read about seven of them out of optimism and hope but didn't enjoy them at all. Even Sandworms of Dune which is ostensibly based on Frank Herbert's notes for Dune 7 wasn't enjoyable to me, although it was least bad.
on “The Secret History of Dune” ↗…here. If you made it through God Emperor, read Heretics of Dune. If you enjoyed it, read Chapterhouse: Dune. (If you didn't enjoy Heretics, don't bother). Lament that it is over. If you must, read Sandworms of Dune which is written by the son, but is supposedly based on the father's notes. It is the least bad of the books I've read by the son. Don't read anything else. Edit: Formatting
on “Mentat Wiki: exploring ways to become a better thinker” ↗Sandworms of Dune was such a disappointment that I'll check the books out of the library now. The "prelude" and "legends" series were good enough that I went out and bought my own copies of them.
on “How good are the new Dune books?” ↗…root of the difference in my take on media - I don't believe it's possible for a later instalment to retroactively devalue previous ones. e.g. The enjoyment I got from reading Dune wasn't diminished by Sandworms of Dune.
on “Netflix Has Created a Self-Fulfilling Cancelation Loop with Its New Shows” ↗