Dune: House Harkonnen
Author: Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson
Year: 2000
Abstract:
Things are heating up for the Harkonnens as young Duke Leto takes over House Atreides
and the Emperor begins to conspire against everyone. Will their brutality bring back the
control they seek, or will it make heroes of their enemies.
| Advanced Mind |  |
| Exploration/Quest | |
| Military/Fighting | |
| Horror | |
| Magic | |
| Advanced Technology | |
| Time Travel/Alternate History | |
| Science | |
| Aliens/Beasties | |
| Contemporality |
Other books in this series: Dune Prequels
Dune: House Atreides [1999]
Dune: House Corrino [2001]
tyranist's Review
After reading the first book in the trilogy when it first came out, I decided that I would be
better served to wait and read all three books when the trilogy was complete rather than
gulp them down as soon as I could. The unfortunate side-effect is that I'm now having a
hard time remembering exactly where the line between book 1 and book 2 fell and subsequently
where the line between book 2 and book 3 is. Ah well.
I do remember that it was toward the end of this book that I truly came to understand the
naming of the trilogy and why it was that way. I also remember that there was a great deal
of darkness and evil in this one. You should be able to figure that out from the title alone
though. Not surprisingly, this is perhaps the greatest heresy of the set in that there is much
that occurs that is not strictly canonical. Of course, these books have sort of redefined the
canon, but purists will always view them as revisionist.
Worth moving through quickly so that you can get to the third one. Bear up under the darkness,
it won't kill you.