dune machine crusade
dnt know what to write heSF space opera titans Herbert and Anderson continue to investigate the tantalizing origins of Frank Herberts Dune universe, this time achieving mixed results in their fifth action-packed collaboration, the bloated but occasionally brilliant second installment of the trilogy that started with Dune: The Butlerian Jihad (2002).Twenty-four years have passed since the independent Thinking Machine, Erasmus, killed Serena Butlers son and began a bloody Holy War against Ominius, a computer "evermind. ... Despite the flaws, Dune fans will still enjoy the sweeping philosophical power that surfaces, invoking the senior Herberts remarkable vision. ... The Machine Crusade (Dune Series) by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. ... 95 See more product details -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Better Together Buy this book with House Corrino (Dune: House Trilogy, Book 3) by Kevin Anderson (Author), Brian Herbert (Author) today! ... 07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Customers who bought this book also bought: Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert by Brian Herbert (Author) (Hardcover) Books from The Dune Series. ... See more This is the 11th item in The Dune Series. ... *** 2 people recommended Monterey Shorts in addition to The Machine Crusade (Dune Series) Is this an appropriate recommendation? 1 person recommended Star Dragon instead of The Machine Crusade (Dune Series) Is this an appropriate recommendation? ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly SF space opera titans Herbert and Anderson continue to investigate the tantalizing origins of Frank Herberts Dune universe, this time achieving mixed results in their fifth action-packed collaboration, the bloated but occasionally brilliant second installment of the trilogy that started with Dune: The Butlerian Jihad (2002).Twenty-four years have passed since the independent Thinking Machine, Erasmus, killed Serena Butlers son and began a bloody Holy War against Ominius, a computer "evermind. ... Despite the flaws, Dune fans will still enjoy the sweeping philosophical power that surfaces, invoking the senior Herberts remarkable vision. ... read more Book Description The breathtaking vision and incomparable storytelling of Brian Herbert and Kevin Andersons Dune: The Butlerian Jihad, a prequel to Frank Herberts classic Dune, propelled it to the ranks of speculative fictions classics in its own right. Now, with all the color, scope, and fascination of the prior novel, comes Dune: The Machine Crusade. ... The crusade against thinking robots has ground on for years, but the forces led by Serena Butler and Irbis Ginjo have made only slight gains; the human worlds grow weary of war, of the bloody, inconclusive swing from victory to defeat. ... The fighters of Ginaz, led by Jool Noret, forge themselves into an elite warrior class, a weapon against the machine-dominated worlds.