![]() ![]() Even though it takes place right at the start of the expanded Dune canon, it throws the reader right into the middle of an incredibly messy and complex cold war. The epic war between man and machine might seem very far removed from the rise of Muad’Dib, but it shows the early foundations of that universe.Īdmittedly, I was fairly busy when I started reading this book, and so made slower progress than I would have liked, but I did find The Butlerian Jihad quite difficult to get into. ![]() It allows Herbert and Anderson to carve out their own niche, respecting the original while not treading on its feet. Why use the name Dune if you’re going to tell a different story? But I see the massive gap between the two books as a strength. I know that for a lot of people, particularly vocal parts of the internet, this is a major drawback. ![]() If you took the two books and put them side by side, you’d see a lot of familiar names and common themes, but they would work just as well as completely separate works of fiction. The Butlerian Jihad is not so much a prequel to Frank Herbert’s Dune as it is an expansion of the Dune universe. But humans are not without guile, and rebellion is growing. Ruling from Earth, the evermind Omnius sees all. Ten thousand years before the Atriedes come to Arrakis, the Galaxy is controlled by thinking machines. ![]() Click here for a full index of my Dune Saga reviews. ![]()
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