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A review by wincher2031
House Harkonnen by Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert
4.0
One of the darkest Dune stories so far, this is a stark contrast against the more hopeful atmosphere of House Atreides. The Harkonnens' descent into deeper tyranny as the story progresses is a morbidly fascinating backstory behind the Atreides vs Harkonnen feud in the original novel, which I would love to reread knowing more about the conflict (especially Gurney Halleck's arc and his chemistry with Paul Atreides/Paul Muad'Dib). Not to mention characters I previously didn't care much about, like Dr. Yueh and Pieter de Vries, are much more fleshed out here.
There are times where it feels like a horror novel, more akin to Shaun Hutson than Frank Herbert, but it's these varied tones and styles that keep drawing me deeper into the expanded Duniverse. I like that the authors are trying something a little different with each entry, rather than more of the same.
Needless to say I'm looking forward to House Corrino.
There are times where it feels like a horror novel, more akin to Shaun Hutson than Frank Herbert, but it's these varied tones and styles that keep drawing me deeper into the expanded Duniverse. I like that the authors are trying something a little different with each entry, rather than more of the same.
Needless to say I'm looking forward to House Corrino.