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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 a safe-deposit box for a decade, these two volumes will finally answer the urgent questions Dune fans have been debating for two decades. At the end of Chapterhouse: Dune--Frank Herbert's final novel--a ship carrying the ghola of Duncan Idaho, Sheeana (a young woman who can control sandworms), and a crew of various refugees escapes into the uncharted galaxy, fleeing from the monstrous Honored Matres, dark counterparts to the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood. The nearly invincible Honored Matres have swarmed into the known universe, driven from their home by a terrifying, mysterious Enemy.
As designed by the creative genius of Frank Herbert, the primary story of Hunters and Sandworms is the exotic odyssey of Duncan's no-ship as it is forced to elude the diabolical traps set by the ferocious, unknown Enemy. To strengthen their forces, the fugitives have used genetic technology from Scytale, the last Tleilaxu Master, to revive key figures from Dune's past—including Paul Muad'Dib and his beloved Chani, Lady Jessica, Stilgar, Thufir Hawat, and even Dr. Wellington Yueh. Each of these characters will use their special talents to meet the challenges thrown at them. Failure is unthinkable--not only is their survival at stake, but they hold the fate of the entire human race in their hands.
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Après avoir relu toutes les préquelles de Brian Herbert et Kevin J. Anderson, puis tout le cycle original de Dune de Frank Herbert, il était temps pour moi de découvrir enfin la suite et la fin de la saga, à nouveau signée par le duo Brian Herbert et Kevin J. Anderson.
On retrouve le style dynamique et l'atmosphère épique des premières préquelles : les enjeux sont immenses, les personnages sont forts au risque d'être stéréotypés, l'action et les rebondissements s'enchainent de chapitres en chapitres, malgré quelques répétitions regrettables.
Sur la forme, il est évidemment de rivaliser avec l'écriture poétique de Frank Herbert. Sur la fond, on est aussi très loin des réflexions profondes du cycle original. Ici, c'est du divertissement, de la science-fiction épique qui ne cherche pas les nuances. En sachant cela, en n'attendant pas ce livre ce qu'il n'est pas, on peut être séduit comme je l'ai été. Je vais en tout cas enchainer directement avec le dernier roman qui doit conclure ce cycle monumental.
J'ai vraiment aimé ce tome. Comme on me l'avait suggéré, il est plus simple à comprendre si on a lu la trilogie du Jihad Butlerien avant.
Dans l'ensemble, la lecture est vraiment bonne et il n'y a que peu de temps mort ou de passages inutiles.
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I really liked this volume. As someone suggested to me, it's easier to understand if you've read the Butlerian Jihad trilogy first.
Overall, the reading is really good and there are few dead times or unnecessary passages.
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