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Dune: The Butlerian Jihad (Library Binding)

by Brian Herbert (Author), Kevin J. Anderson (Author) "Any true student must realize that History has no beginning ..." (more)
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The sands of time have not diminished the impact Dune has had on the evolution of SF, and this new prequel by Frank Herbert's son and bestseller Anderson, following 2001's Dune: House Corrino (the concluding volume of their "House" trilogy), offers the kind of intricate plotting and philosophical musings that would make the elder Herbert proud. Reaching back into the beginnings of Arrakis, the authors show us Selim, a boy cast out by his tribe who discovers how to ride the fearsome giant sandworms. Selim tastes and learns the visionary power of the magical spice, melange, and how the future of Arrakis hinges on who controls it. At the same time, on planets far removed from the desolate dunes of Arrakis, others are involved in a Great Revolt. Free League World humans, led by Tercero Xavier Harkonnen and Serena Butler of Salusa Secundus, battle Omnius, a computer "evermind" intent on extending its dominion. The ominous Omnius seeks to conquer all planets not yet incorporated into his Synchronized Worlds system with the help of servile robotic extensions and colleagues, including Erasmus, a Thinking Machine "Hannibal Lecter" whose whimsical Mr. Spock-ish meditations enliven the proceedings immeasurably. Throughout, key revelations regarding the Zensunni Wanderers and their fight for freedom and other historical Dune elements lend an air of discovery to this fast-paced tale.
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Ten thousand years before the fall of the Imperial House Corrino, two grand interplanetary organizations ruled the known universe: the Synchronized Worlds, presided over by thinking machines led by the evermind called Omnius, and the League of Nobles, beleaguered survivors of the machines' revolt against the Old Empire. In this era, a few individuals determined to overturn the rule of the machines sought every opportunity to gain insights into ways to defeat the human race's most intractable enemy. Herbert and Anderson (Dune: House Atreides; Dune: House Harkonnen; Dune: House Corrino) continue their prehistory of Frank Herbert's "Dune" series with a new trilogy opener set in the distant past of Herbert's galactic saga. The authors reveal the origins of the Spacing Guild and the Bene Gesserit, as well as the root of the ancient feud between Houses Atreides and Harkonnen. This compelling saga of men and women struggling for their freedom is required reading for Dune fans and an essential purchase for libraries.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, Jul 11 2004
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This review is from: Dune The Butlerian Jihad (Mass Market Paperback)
This book just rocks! An excellent addition to the Dune series. There are some really great characters in this book, most notably Iblis Ginjo, Selim the outcast Fremen, and Erasmus the independant robot. The relationship between Vorian Attreides and his robot friend Seurat is enjoyable to read and also one of the books highlights.

The action sequences and plot twists in this book are written in an excellent way, but to discuss any of them further would be a spoiler and you really should read them without any fore knowledge.

Overall, an excellent book and a worthy addition to the saga of Dune.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, Jun 23 2004
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This review is from: Dune The Butlerian Jihad: 14 Cassettes (Audio Cassette)
I really enjoyed this book on tape. My husband and I listened to it going to and from work. I can't wait for the next book. I have not read any of the original Dune books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing: a prequel that I enjoyed more than the original!, Jun 17 2004
By Lucio De S. Coelho "Lúcio de Souza-Coelho" (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dune The Butlerian Jihad (Mass Market Paperback)
When I bought "The Butlerian Jihad", I was expecting something in the line of the trilogy "Dune: House [Atreides,Harkonnen,Corrino]", also by Brian Herberth and Kevin Anderson: a somewhat descriptive book, with mild action and weak plots, which only value was to show in detail places of the Dune Universe that you whished to see but were not in the original Frank Herberth's works.

I was wrong. "The Buttlerian Jihad" has a strong, epic plot that draws all the attention of the reader - it is a book that will take away hours of sleep because you can't put it down. The characters at first sound bidimensional, but as the story grows you start feeling their emotions as you own, and by the end of the book some chapters even made me shed some tears, which is an effect that few books had in all my life. Not surprisingly in a book that obviously uses elements of Shakespearean and Greek tragedies, playing with archetypes - some of them kind of new, like the Man-Machine dicotomy - deeply rooted in most people's minds.

The portrayal of a "pre-Dune" universe is brilliant, and relays heavily in vintage science fiction elements that give a delicious quaint, retro flavor to the story. And, most amazingly, the freedom to write a tale that Frank Herberth only mentioned in the vaguest terms made it possible to produce a book that can be read in a way completely independent from the original series, and still be enjoyed. In fact, the explanations of how some thing s of the Dune universe came to be are not the most interesting parts of the book: I would indeed *recomend* newbies to read it as a separate work.

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1.0 out of 5 stars 4-6 week delay
don't order this book expecting to get it anytime soon. Ordered apr.7, 06 got an email apr. 21 06 telling me that it was going to be delayed 4 to 6 weeks.
Published on April 26 2006

4.0 out of 5 stars Much better than critics allow
I have not read the original "Dune" yet. I intend to read them all in chronological order, thus, this book is first in the timeline. Read more
Published on Jun 16 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars The book that needed to be trim down....
While I thought this book was mildly entertaining and remotely interesting, I thought it was clearly the weakest of the four Dune books I have read so far by the Brian Herbert and... Read more
Published on Jun 10 2004 by lordhoot

3.0 out of 5 stars Not 'Dune,' but not bad either
If you're looking for another 'Dune,' don't bother - that's book in a different class. But if you're looking for something in the same universe that is fun to read, fast paced... Read more
Published on Jun 3 2004 by Shahid Mahmud

5.0 out of 5 stars Dune: The Bultarian Jihad: A great book
Dune is a wonderful Sci-fi [Science Fiction] novel for kids who are a little Matura with dealing with love and violence. Read more
Published on May 21 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Dune minus Ten Thousand Years
The Butlerian Jihad is the first installment of a trilogy, a prequel of sorts ostensibly based on the notes and writings of Frank Herbert. Read more
Published on May 12 2004 by Mr D.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Dune, but Still a Decent Story
OK, as several reviewers have noted, this book is not Dune, but then nothing is as good as the first -- not even the sequels Frank Herbert wrote (although, Children of Dune is... Read more
Published on May 4 2004 by Avid Reader

3.0 out of 5 stars Losing steam. . .
I'm afraid this series is really petering out quickly. I liked the subplot with Norma Cenva, but other than that had real trouble continuing to care about this crop of characters.
Published on May 3 2004 by Gregory Fickas

2.0 out of 5 stars Falls far short of what it promised to be.
The Butlerian Jihad was a disappointment. While the cover promises answers about the origins of the Suk doctors, Mentats, and the Navigators of the Spacing Guild, the book fails... Read more
Published on April 27 2004 by Kelli Hanson

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't let the negative comments deter you...
The BH/KA Dune sequences are fun to read and they are "scholarly" in the sense that they are devotedly concordant with the FH series (the Frank Herbert original... Read more
Published on April 19 2004 by John

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