Where to begin...

The authors, in the prefact to Hunters of Dune, state clearly that they had no intention of copying Frank Herbert's style in the sequel to Chapterhouse. Thank goodness for that. The difference in style is jarring. The Dune story moves from thoughtful, well-written divergences to the haphazard journey from plot point to plot point across two decades.

I'm torn about the resurrection of nearly every major character from previous Dune books as gholas. The original idea came from FH but I don't see the point in introducing a raft of new characters when the book is already filled with them. As for the book as a whole, I would rate it lower, but I want some kind of resolution to the story. I'm willing to plod through this mediocrity to the end. Less patient readers may not wish to do so.

Questo romanzo e il successivo non sono mai stati scritti. E' solo uno scherzo mal riuscito.

Il finale di "Rifondazione di Dune", sesto ed ultimo romanzo del ciclo di Dune scritto da Frank Herbert ha lasciato il mondo in attesa, affascinato e pieno di domande.

A distanza di 20 anni, suo figlio Brian tenta la folle impresa provando a terminare l'opera del padre. Immaginate di veder ritoccare la Gioconda o la Cappella Sistina con una bomboletta spray.

La differenza di stile è palese, lineare e semplice. Dove Frank spingeva il lettore a porsi domande e fare congetture qui viene spiegato tutto con una semplicità disarmante. Una lettura superficiale e banale adatta a chi non ha voglia di immergersi in quelle riflessioni che stanno alla base del ciclo originale e che toccano l'apice nel quarto romanzo. Fondamentale per capire .
E' un po' come perdere le ali e tornare a camminare, o meglio zoppicare.

Questo primo romanzo segue le vicissitudini dei fuggiaschi sulla non-nave e la risoluzione del conflitto tra Bene Gesserit e Matres Onorate, ma a sconvolgere il lettore sono ben altre situazioni in attesa di sviluppo: il folle piano di Scytale con i ghola e la rivelazione del Nemico.
Sebbene la prima avrà pieno compimento nel secondo romanzo "i vermi delle sabbie di Dune", la rivelazione del Nemico a fine romanzo è assolutamente fuori tema. Dimenticate la profondità dei romanzi precedenti e aspettatevi una storiella da quattro soldi piena di clichè e scene discutibili.
Evito di fare spoilers, me li tengo per il finale.

Lo ammetto, la paura era tanta, avrei preferito una rivelazione del Nemico ben diversa e che fosse più consona allo stile di Dune e meno, permettetemi, "banale" e fuori tema.
Aspetto di finire anche "I vermi della sabbia di Dune" per giudicare il lavoro svolto e fondamentale sarà vedere come verrà gestito il piano di Scytale con i ghola e il collegamento al "Sentiero Dorato" del Tiranno, vero motore alla base del ciclo.

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This novel and the next one were never written. It's just a bad joke.

The ending of "Chapter 1: Dune", the sixth and final novel in the Dune series written by Frank Herbert, left the world waiting, fascinated and full of questions.

After 20 years, his son Brian attempts the crazy feat of trying to finish his father's work. Imagine seeing the Mona Lisa or the Sistine Chapel retouched with a spray can.

The difference in style is obvious, linear and simple. Where Frank pushed the reader to ask questions and make conjectures, here everything is explained with disarming simplicity. A superficial and banal reading suitable for those who don't want to immerse themselves in those reflections that are at the basis of the original cycle and that reach their peak in the fourth novel. Fundamental to understanding.
It's a bit like losing your wings and going back to walking, or rather limping.

This first novel follows the adventures of the fugitives on the non-ship and the resolution of the conflict between the Bene Gesserit and Honored Matres, but the reader is shocked by other situations waiting to be developed: Scytale's crazy plan with the gholas and the revelation of the Enemy.
Although the first will be fully accomplished in the second novel "the sandworms of Dune", the revelation of the Enemy at the end of the novel is absolutely off topic. Forget the depth of the previous novels and expect a cheap story full of clichés and questionable scenes.
I avoid spoilers, I'll save them for the end.

I admit, I was very scared, I would have preferred a very different revelation of the Enemy that was more in keeping with the style of Dune and less, if I may say, "trivial" and off topic.
I'm also waiting to finish "The Sandworms of Dune" to judge the work done and it will be fundamental to see how Scytale's plan with the gholas and the connection to the "Golden Path" of the Tyrant, the true driving force behind the cycle, will be handled.

I'm a huge fan of the Frank Herbert's Dune saga, but i had to stop to read this one, because it's a violence against all the pholosophy written in the original Dune by Frank...i imagined that Brian wasn't so good, but...i refuse to consider this canon.