Rating:  Summary: Simply Superb! Review: This is simply one of the best authors to ever write science fiction, and Chapterhouse Dune, the last book in a marvellous series, is the culmination of an epic story, which started with Dune. To thoroughly enjoy this book at it's best, it is advised that the reader read at least one other of Frank's Dune Saga. None the less, Chapterhouse is a superb book and Tetu & Wolfe (Literary Agents) are happy to recommend this title to any would be reader.Alexandra Wolfe
Rating:  Summary: Chapter House- the end of a saga Review: I'm afraid this was the only Dune series book I read, and so it was a little confusing to me. I had a limited knowledge of the whole story and Ive learned a lot from it. I can only say it was a breathtaking, epic, science-fiction adventure that many times reached perfection. Frank Herbert masters the science-fiction adventure literature.
Rating:  Summary: A God Among Books Review: The end of the "Dune" series will change you forever, especially if you've read all the other books beforehand. A God among books. Sublime. Though, you really should read all the other "Dune" books first so you'll fully be able to understand "Chapterhouse".
Rating:  Summary: DON'T disregard this sequel Review: "Dune" was one of my all-time favorite books, and I LABORED through the next three sequels only to be very pleasantly surprised by the last two, "Heretics of Dune" and this book, "Chapterhouse: Dune." This and Heretics are the only books Herbert has written that live up to the original "Dune." I highly recommend them both.
Rating:  Summary: Futuristic story of adventure Review: It's a wonderful story of life, love, war and exploration of the unknown. A desert planet has been destroyed and with it was a form of inter-planetary transport...I also adore the original computer game...
Rating:  Summary: Chapterhouse closes the door to a golden era. Review: Brilliant and second best of the Dune Books (Dune will always be #1!!) I only wish he had lived to write one more book, because it ends with all the possibilities of the universe. And if the Dune books are your first exploration into Frank Herbert's worlds, don't stop here. I highly recommend all his books, especially Whipping Star, The Dosadi Experiment, and his best non-Dune novel, The White Plague.
Rating:  Summary: Frank Herbert is simply the best in his own field Review: I have just finished reading this magnificent book and it blew my mind away. Just like the other books of Frank, It keeps me searching for his other books. His undenying plots and well-woven structures of his characters, of his structures, and his settings is what makes me crave for more.
Rating:  Summary: A fitting end for one of the greatest series ever written Review: Dune is a saga that is truly greater than the sum of its parts. Of course the first book is the shining example of the series for plot, emotion, and philosophy. No other book in the series will ever seem as good as the first. However Chapterhouse is the only book in the series that even approaches Dune in magnitude and scope. Finally mankind has the chance to escape the manipulations of the Bene Gesserit and the curse of Leto's prescience. Herbert ended the series perfectly. No one knows what will happen in the future of the Dune Universe, as it should be. If you make it through the whole series, you will be extremely pleased with Chapterhouse.
Rating:  Summary: Thought provoking ending Review: In Chapterhouse Herbert leaves us with clear and consice political and social statements about who we are and what we may become if we only have the courage to try like Duncan. Chapterhouse leave us with a vision of hope for the future of the Dune universe. All in all a very well constructed and compelling book.
Rating:  Summary: Good book, but not a "Dune" book. Review: Yes, Herbert had some great insights. But they were out of place in the Dune univese, and the plot was a little too slow to remain gripping. I enjoyed some of the philsophical dialogue. Herbert has discovered a way to tell a story entirely through internal monologue (half of which is in _incredibly_ annoying italics.)
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