The Road to Dune

The Road to Dune
by Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert

The Road to Dune
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Author: Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-08-29
ISBN: 0765353709
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction

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Book Review: A Treasure in Several Ways
Summary: 5 Stars

I'll leave it to the die hard Dune fans to explain all of the details of what's inside this fascinating volume. I just want to point out three things:

1) Even if you're not a die-hard Dune fan, but at least interested in the history of science fiction, you'll enjoy the book because it details some of the early development of the Dune novel as well as presents a complete novel based on Frank Herbert's original notes.

2) The "new" novel is actually very good, although I am sure some die-hard Dune fans will not like it because it lacks so many of the details - especially about religion - that are present in Dune. Still, I enjoyed the story because it sounded so much like a story from its time. In other words, in itself, it was an enjoyable novel, but it also contrasted dramatically the old style of science fiction with the newer style used by Herbert. The newer style was the complete realization of a different world, culture and environment with almost every detail worked out. The old style was from a time when the publishers simply didn't have the money to allow such massive detail into a novel. Publishers could more easily handle a 200 page sci-fi novel than the massive novel Herbert actually completed.

3) Through the 'new' novel you'll learn some interesting details about the origins of the worms, the huge inter-connected series of tunnels under the surface of dune, etc. Just those details makes the effort of reading the 'new' novel worthwhile!

Summary of The Road to Dune

Frank Herbert's Dune is widely known as the science fiction equivalent of The Lord of the Rings. Now The Road to Dune is a companion work comparable to The Silmarillion, shedding light on and following the remarkable development of the bestselling science fiction novel of all time.

In this fascinating volume, the world's millions of Dune fans can read--at long last--the unpublished chapters and scenes from Dune and Dune Messiah. The Road to Dune also includes some of the original correspondence between Frank Herbert and famed editor John W. Campbell, Jr., along with other correspondence during Herbert's years-long struggle to get his innovative work published, and the article "They Stopped the Moving Sands," Herbert's original inspiration for Dune.

The Road to Dune also features newly discovered papers and manuscripts of Frank Herbert, and Spice Planet, an original novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, based on a detailed outline left by Frank Herbert.

The Road to Dune is a treasure trove of essays, articles, and fiction that every reader of Dune will want to add to their shelf.

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