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Dune: House Harkonnen: Summary and book reviews of Dune: House Harkonnen by Brian Herbert, plus links to an excerpt from Dune: House Harkonnen and a biography of Brian Herbert.

Dune: House Harkonnen

Dune: House Harkonnen
by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
Hardcover: Oct 2000,
592 pages.
Paperback: Aug 2001,
752 pages.

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BOOK SUMMARY

Dune: House Atreides, a critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller, began the exciting chronicle of events that took place before those of Frank Herbert's Dune, the bestselling science fiction novel ever. Now Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, again working from the extensive outlines, journals, and brainstorming sessions between Brian and his father, have created Dune: House Harkonnen, the second novel in the trilogy of prequels.

Here fans of the Dune series can again follow Leo Atreides, Duke Leto, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Jessica, Gurney Halleck, and Duncan Idaho on the inexorable and fascinating journey that will lead to Dune, the novel that has held more than 10 million readers captive for more than thirty years.

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  Library Journal
Strong characterizations, consistent plotting, and rich detail provide this second of a trilogy of prequels with the same evocative power of the original novels. Libraries should anticipate a demand from old series fans as well as newcomers to the world of Dune. Highly recommended.

  Booklist
Each action lays another stone in the remarkable construct of the world of Dune ... The second Dune series is proving to be exceptionally accessible and entertaining.

Recent Reader Reviews

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by A Random Reader
Wow
Sorry if I offend you but I cannot comprehend how anybody could possibly give this book a 1 out of 5. I myself found the book to be incredibly addicting and found myself constantly reader more than I should have because I needed to find out what...   Read More

Rated 1 of 5 of 5 by Dotcommie
Shame
Sadly contrived and handled with none of the wit and wonder of Frank's originals. A shame as I genuinly looked forward to the these prequels being published. It is sometimes simple and Hasmir Fenrings character Is frankly a slur on Frank's version...   Read More

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by drama_queen
Dark but amazing. The story was addictive, I had to keep reading; really I had no choice. I LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!! (smile) :)

Rated 1 of 5 of 5 by robertR
Thought it was poorly written and insulting to the reader. The characters lack depth and you, the reader, cannot possibly make your own conclusions so everything, and I mean everything, is explained. Dan Brown level writing...

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Bob
This is a great book that reaveals and explains more about what happened in
Dune

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Christelle Oben
This was one of the best books i have read so far in my high school career.

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