I never write reviews, but I had to chime in here. This book has no where near the complexity and depth that Frank Herbert wove into the original Dune series. It’s dumbed down and written for middle schoolers at best. At first I was disappointed, but after I started using it as speed reading practice - skimming over it to just get a grasp of the overall plot - I began to enjoy it a lot more. In the end it was beautiful to see where Frank was planning on taking the final novel. Such a loss that he never managed to complete it. Would have been the best science fiction book ever written.

I liked the opportunity to read the further development of the ideas that Frank Herbert had worked out for the conclusion of his Dune universe, but was unable to write himself due to his untimely death. I was not aware until recently of the history that led Brian Herbert and his co-author to finish the story that Frank Herbert intended to write. The intricate plot and frequent surprises reflect Frank Herbert at his best. What was missing for me was Frank’s talent for creating characters and personalities that I could empathize with. The human characters in Hunters of Dune lack believability as real human beings. Even the ones created by Frank Herbert in his 6 books lack emotional depth and believability when they appear in Hunters. I have yet to read the final book of the series, or the prequels written by Brian and his coauthor.

Too long and disconnected. I'm a big fan of the earlier series (house Atredies, etc; through Navigators of dune. It seems with these books that they are struggling to tell a story. And one that doesn't really go anywhere.

This book is simply embarrassing. I read all 6 books in the Dune series more than once and this one is not worthy to be considered one of them. Actually, it is not even worthy to be considered science fiction. Frank Herbert's Dune series is unique among SciFi books in that it challenges the reader to think, to read the same paragraph twice or more in order to grasp deep ideas, to look up concepts and read history and science in order to truly understand it. It is meant for thinking people and this is the secret behind its success. This book however, is simply bad in so many ways. Brian Herbert simply ruins all the magic of Dune. Reading it, I keep thinking to myself - "a Reverend mother doesn't talk like that", or "this is so uncharacteristic of Miles Teg - how can he do such a thing?!". I seriously doubt it was written after a manuscript left by FH, sounds like a cheap PR trick to make people buy the book. It should not be considered part of the Dune series. If you want to keep that amazing feeling after finishing Chapterhouse, that feeling that says "I've just finished a great book that will remain in my thoughts for a long time" do yourself a big favor and DON'T read this one. Were Frank Herbert alive today, he would've been ashamed this book is called Dune.

Been reading this for a couple days. Just finished Chapterhouse. This book is totally eclipsed by every other book in the series by Frank Herbert. It pales in comparison. Elementary level of writing with very poor pacing and dialogue. Even not comparing it to the books before it in the series, this book is awful. I don't even want to finish it despite the fact that I'm half way through. RIP Frank Herbert. Only read if you REALLY must know the end to the series... Which I don't believe is truly what Herbert was envisioning.

Should be the first chapter of the last book.