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1) Hardcover Book The Battle of Corrin (Legends of Dune, Book 3) by Tor Books. Like several other reviews for this product, this review is more a review for the entire trilogy than for the Battle of Corrin in particular.
I like the Dune series a lot. The first book by Frank Herbert is one of the greatest sci-fi/fantasy novels of all time. I say "fantasy" because as a work of "soft" sci-fi, Dune displays many characteristics of fantasy.
Although I contend that Frank Herbert never managed to recapture the greatness of the original in the later books, there is no doubt that he was a tremendously intelligent and skilled writer. His talent still shines in Dune Messiah through Chapterhouse.
The Butlerian Jihad had a lot of potential to be made into a great story. I do not pretend to know how Frank Herbert would have handled this subject matter if at all so I´ll try to critique this series on its own merits. Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson are NOT good writers. The writing throughout this trilogy is very, very bland. The characters are numerous but the characterisation falls flat (in part because of a very detached narrative style that doesn´t allow the reader to peer into the characters´ heads).
Besides being boring, the writing also comes off as lazy. The authors use vague adjectives rather than vivid imagery. They use too many similes that start with "like..." I felt that certain descriptions that would have been interesting to the reader if done in-depth were glossed over because an in-depth job would have required more effort. There are also a number of questionable plot elements. Omnius, a supreme AI that exists thousands of years in the future, is more an example of artificial stupidity than anything else. Instead of being a sprawling, non-tangible network, Omnius conveniently has a nexus housed in a few buildings ready to be blown up. Humans employ swordmasters who use "pulse swords" (the weapons are only vaguely described) to fight war mechs in melee combat. Even assuming that the robots are not armed with rapid-fire ranged weaponry, this idea is just plain idiotic. Sadly a number of scenes from the series are corny or unintentionally funny, a few examples: the way Vorian kills Agamemnon undermines the latter´s status as the leader of the "Titans" (who might as well be re-named the Morons). The death of Beowulf is similarly comical. Xavier and Serena´s outdoor love scene is weird and unneccessary, etc.
I give the series one star because Amazon doesn´t allow 0 stars and because it might provide popcorn entertainment to some readers (though I personally found the series to be terribly boring).¤ 2) Hardcover Book The Battle of Corrin (Legends of Dune, Book 3) by Tor Books. Oh, for proper editing. I am a long term Dune fan having read the original back in high school long, long ago. Frank Herbert had the remarkable imagination to make up histories, societies, cultures and religions. I can still go back to the first three Dune novels and marvel. Many scenes are still etched in memory. I have read all the foregoing Dune prequels. None are memorable. Much of the dialog is contrived. In as much as they worked some off of Dad´s notes they fill in the some of the history. Battle for Corrin is another plodding addition. Why, oh, why does every character have to be reintroduced every chapter at the expense of true development? Why does prequel history have to be reiterated over and over? Why does the language have to be so stilted. This series could have been half the size with twice the pacing. It is almost as if the authors do not trust their audiences´ intelligence. Nostalgically I want to like it, but it is hard to maintain attention. Much like director´s cut DVDs, the whole trilogy could do with combining into one manuscript, severely editing redundancy and working out the plot holes. Then divide it into 2 or 3 much shorter, punchier, more logical books. Not likely to happen.¤ 3) Hardcover Book The Battle of Corrin (Legends of Dune, Book 3) by Tor Books. This entry marks the close of the Machine War trilogy, and ties the story-line up nicely. The events in this book will become of prime importance in Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune, which end the original series of Dune novels.
Recommended to all Dune fans.¤ 4) Hardcover Book The Battle of Corrin (Legends of Dune, Book 3) by Tor Books. I know that some people have been having an issue with these prequels, due to the fact that they are comparing them far too much to Frank´s original works. But I have to say that I have been very pleased with the writing partnership of Brian and Kevin.
It was tragic that Frank left us when he did, and he was never able to finish the story himself. But these new books, I feel, have filled in the gaps quite well.
"The Battle of Corrin" has probably been one of my favorites of the "Legends" books because it sets up nicely where certain future elements came from.
Frank Herbert had always teased fans about the Butlerian Jihad and all of the horrors mankind had to endure. Now, we finally get to see the complete story.
I fully enjoyed it.
Thanks again guys!¤ 5) Hardcover Book The Battle of Corrin (Legends of Dune, Book 3) by Tor Books. For those who feel the need to use words like "desultory", this may not be the right book series to be reading. People like me who like to be immersed in a story and read just for the enjoyment and escape that it brings (and who have kept up with the Dune epic) will probably love it. If I wanted to analyze the thing to death I could also write a scathing review but I would rather spend my time reading. I´m glad that I paid no heed to the naysayers.¤ 6) Hardcover Book The Battle of Corrin (Legends of Dune, Book 3) by Tor Books. ollowing their internationally bestselling novels Dune: The Butlerian Jihad and Dune: The Machine Crusade, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson forge a final tumultuous finish to their prequels to Frank Herbert´s Dune. Fifty-six hard years after the events of Dune: The Machine Crusade and the death of Serena Butler, the bloodiest decades of the Jihad take place. After years of victory, the human worlds begin to hope that the end of the centuries-long conflict with the thinking machines is finally in sight. Unfortunately, Omnius has one last, deadly card to play. In a last-ditch effort to destroy humankind, virulent plagues are let loose throughout the galaxy, decimating the populations of whole planets...and once again, the tide of the titanic struggle shifts against the warriors of the human race. At last, the war that has lasted many lifetimes will be decided in the apocalyptic Battle of Corrin. In the greatest battle of science fiction history, human and machine face off one last time....And on the desert planet of Arrakis, the legendary Fremen of Dune become the feared fighting force to be discovered by Paul Maud´Dib in Frank Herbert´s classic, Dune.¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 4-Jul-2009, 07653015989780765301598, 370-980-710-8X0-8X0-3QB-8 
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