About this title: Based directly on Frank Herbert's final outline, "Sandworms of Dune" answers the long-debated, urgent questions of Dune fans: the origin of the Honored Matres, the tantalizing future of the planet Arrakis, and the resolution to the war between Man and Machine. HCL Tor.
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Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Tor Books
Date Published: 2007-08-07
ISBN-13:9780765312938ISBN:076531293X
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Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
ISBN-13:9780765351494ISBN:0765351498
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Tor Books
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780765312938ISBN:076531293X
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Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A Tom Doherty Associates Book, New York
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780765312938ISBN:076531293X
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. BCE. No printing stated. Faint crease to the spine. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Tor Books, New York
Date Published: 2008
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. (s7-6) Hardback Book is in VG+/Finecond with very light overall wear, with no dj. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 546 p. Dune (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
"Even though it's another storyteller, this book is a very good conclusion to the whole Dune story. The circle is now complete. Going to read them all again, this time in sequence.."
"They need half stars, because this book is four and a half stars. Just a smidge shy of amazing. But close. Chronologically, this ends the Dune series. And I'm not sure what I think about it. I had the same ambivalent feeling when I finished this novel that I had when I finished "Children of Dune" for the first time. Yet I have read "Children" several times since then, and enjoyed each reading. If you have not read ALL of the Dune books, do not read this one yet. Go back and start at the beginning. Not just Frank Herbert's books, but all of Brian Herbert's and Kevin J. Anderson's contributions as well. If you don't, you won't get it. The ending will be "HUH?" Trust me. If you have read the others, then you will see what all of those detours and side stories and "why did they put this in" were all about. I have to hand it to Brian and Kevin. They tied it up in a neat little bundle, especially after seemingly letting it get so outrageaously out of control . . . I'm proud to say that I have read them all. I'm not sure why I'm proud, but I am."
"The Tleilaxu Master Waff, bio-engineers a spice producing worm that not only survives in water, but now lives there instead of the desert sands.
The ghola program on “Ithaca” is continued, but there is sabotage when three axlotl tanks are destroyed, along with the baby gholas.
Both Paul gholas are having the same premonition. The one on the “Ithaca” is killed by the one on planet Caladan, Paolo.
Mother Commander Murbella is placing false Sheeanas on various planets to lead the human race against the coming war. She has also bargained with the Ixian Face Dancers to construct no ships without Navigators, using mathematical compilers instead. The Guild beaucrats betray the Navigators, and some are killed as they escape to speak with the Oracle of Time, Norma Cenva.
Waff succeeds in making the sea-worms producing super spice, and demands to be returned to Arrakis. Edrik grants his request since he has fulfilled his obligation to the Navigators, but the super spice is stolen by the Face Dancers and Edrik is murdered.
The “Ithaca” has a saboteur on board and they are no closer to finding out who it is. Sheeana begins to awaken some of the gholas memories and they re-supply the “Ithaca” on a world that is becoming desert. The Bene Gesserit planted worms on Qelso, so the inhabitants kill any witch they meet, but the others are welcome to stay behind on the planet, increasing the “Ithaca’s” chances. When another tank and baby is killed, they believe that they have found their saboteur. But Yueh was tricked into believing that the new ghola Sheeana was keeping secret was Piter de Vries!
Both the Baron and Paolo are summoned to Sychrony, from Caladan.
Chapterhouse is attacked by the Enemy, when the plague is killing all on the planet. The only way Murbella can help the Sisterhood to survive is to force all, whether ready or not, to under go the Agony. Naturally, all that remains are Reverend Mothers, and a large number of the Sisterhood rests in enormous burial pits on the planet.
Skytale develops a way to detect Face Dancers, and their saboteur is revealed, putting directly in the hands of Omnius and Erasmus!
On Sychrony, the Paul gholas premonition plays out, and the end result is the revelation of the true Kwisatz Haderach!
"Sandworms of Dune" answers the long-debated, urgent questions of Dune fans: the origin of the Honored Matres, the tantalizing future of the planet Arrakis, and the resolution to the war between Man and Machine."
"I liked this novel. I have read all the dune novels by Frank like most of you. YES it is not the same as Frank but come on people. These were notes for crying out loud. I loved the ending, the ending brought tears to my eyes. It was a great ending that I think Frank Herbert would approve of. The only parts that I found were unbelievable or boring was Duncan realizing he was the Kwisatz Haderach and being in the no-ship for who knows how long. They should of gotten them out of the no-ship earlier cause it was sorta of boring read. They tired to keep it fresh with all the story line and characters but really that long? They should of done more with Duncan realizing the truth instead of him just automatically believing and getting all the powers."
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