Chapterhouse Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 6) by Frank Herbert
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Book Reviews of Chapterhouse Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 6)
Book Review: The Unwritten Sequel
Summary: 5 Stars
Herbert gives all the necessary clues to the sequel. The goal is for each next phase of humanity to become an unidentifiable living mirror of the universe. Leave no tracks for any to follow. Heighten all the important human abilities: consciousness, sex, speed, emotion. Maintain resistance to the lures of these enhancements. Sheeana undergoes the Shai-hulud metamorphosis on a new Dune-like world. She weeds the future populations for better mimesis. Scytale recreates the entire Tleitaxu population as well as the original Dune characters. Teg's abilities for speed and to see the no-ships spread quickly to succeeding generations. Sheeana breeds a biological mimic that can hide from Teg's descendents and from the Face Dancer/Handlers of the Scattering. Better No-ships are invented, restoring invisibility, by having navigational abilities held within the consciousness, not on circuits. The descendents return to Murbella's universe and wrest control from the Handlers. Scytale and Duncan Idaho create more serial gholas with extraordinary abilities, they become a parallel development to the Handlers of the old universe. The Golden Path continues, more stasis and weeding followed by explosive scattering. Sheeana's dance of propitiation is converted to biological reflexive mirroring of the universe, the predators go hungry.Book Review: Does anybody know Frank Herbert's I.Q.?
Summary: 5 Stars
...Because, seriously, he was a freakin' genius. Never before have I read books that I truly did not fully comprehend. Yet I still abosolutely adored the series. I think one thing that Chapterhouse proves is that endings are ALWAYS unexpected in some way. I think it also proves that, while 'life is a b1tch,'(or Honored Matre in Dune's case), there is ALWAYS some contentment to be found. Another thing Herbert stresses is that questions beget questions; answers beget more questions.
I'm not going to trouble you good readers with more sayings and aphorisms, but instead will fill you in on some things. For one, Brian Herbert plans to write 'DUNE 7' after he finishes his other prequels--including The Battle of Corrin and (I think) the last book in the 'Houses' series.
I personnally hope that Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson take a large dose of melange and UP THE BAR for DUNE 7 if they plan on doing a satisfactory, (by that I mean extraordinary) job. I don't want to have to read that silly 'wheels within wheels' dribble all over again. Even I, a mere 14-year-old, could come up with more original material. :P
And if by some chance, Herbert and Anderson DO create something sub-par, do not ridicule them, or fear reading their culminations, for "Fear is the mind-killer....
Book Review: An epic conclusion.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is perhaps the best in the entire series. Although starkly different from the original, Chapterhouse:Dune is rich in philosophy, religious commentary, and novel science fiction concepts. Darwi Odrade is perhaps the best-drawn character in the entire Dune universe; although Duncan and Sheeana can also be considered the main characters, it is Darwi that gives true force to this book.
The ending, although considered a cliffhanger, can in fact serve as a concrete conclusion. (Note: Spoilers ahead.) This is the last book Frank Herbert wrote before his death, and some people have said that Daniel and Marty are actually Frank and his wife Beverly in disguise waving goodbye. This being said, I could have done without Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's awful 'Hunters of Dune.' It did not feel like a continuation of the Dune saga at all; I felt that the whole 'omg Omnius is back' twist completely betrayed the original Herbert's vision.
Chapterhouse is fascinating at every turn; the looming confrontation between Odrade and the Honored Matre Spider Queen was more than enough to hold my interest. Dune fans (if they've read the first five books) will not be disappointed with Chapterhouse.
Book Review: An intriguing end to a awesome series
Summary: 5 Stars
As far as I am concerned, this is the last Dune book (besides the Encyclopedia) and should be considered the end. The disappointing tripe of Hunters and Sandworms of Dune by Brian and Kevin are nothing but poorly written fanfiction.
The consequences of Leto's Golden Path are made apparent in this and its predecessor, Heretics of Dune. Sheeana is a intriguing character and so is Murbella and Odrade, as well as the nth incarnation of Duncan Idaho.
Frank Herbert died before he could write Dune 7, so this book was never supposed to be the end of the Dune series. Unfortunately it is, for we have been denied Herbert's genius after his untimely death.
We can assume that with Leto's Golden Path, Siona's 'no-gene' and the Scattering that humans have spread across many galaxies and this would eventually give rise to myriad races and civilizations, which in itself is a more than intriguing thought.
Thank you for sharing this fantastic story with us, Frank Herbert, and may your legacy be always cherished (even if not from Brian and Kevin) We love you.
Book Review: This is extraordinary science fiction - fantacy
Summary: 5 Stars
I am not much of a reader of science fiction. But after reading Dune I devoured everything Frank Herbert wrote. This book is about life on the desert plant Arakkis. While you read this book you will think about every drop of water you drink and every bead of sweat you prespire. The plot never is straight forward or predictable. Frank Herbert is willing to spend time on the characters that he is willing to destroy early in the book. This is intresting because you don't have a clue who is going to survive the intruge of this book because any character no matter how well developed may be destroyed or corrupted. Sounds like life doesn't it.
I do not believe a world like Dune will ever happen but if you are looking to read a book just for the pleasure of reading than this is a great book. While the sciecne of the book is out there the political and emotional strain on the characters make Herbert's world seem very real.