Friday, March 08, 2019

Dune: The Battle of Corrin by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

(pb; 2004: third book in the Legends of Dune trilogy)

From the back cover

“It has been fifty-six hard years since the events of the Machine Crusade. Following the death of Serena Butler, Synchronized Worlds and  and Unallied Planet are liberated one by one, and at long last, the human worlds begin to hope that the end of the centuries-long conflict is finally in sight.

“Unfortunately, Omnius have one last, deadly card to play. 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 human race. At last, the war that has lasted many lifetimes will be decided in the apocalyptic Battle of Corrin.”


Review

Battle is an okay-occasionally-intriguing-and-excellent conclusion to the Legends trilogy. While it is not terrible─there are meaningful moments where seemingly small decisions are made by certain characters, decisions will have huge impacts on future generations within the Dune universe. Not only that, there is Herbert and Anderson’s sometimes engaging, action-oriented writing that makes this almost worth reading. That could be said about all the books in the unnecessary Legends trilogy. If you must read this series, borrow them from the library or pay as little as possible for them.

Story- and timeline-wise, Corrin is followed by Sisterhood of Dune, the first book in the Great Schools of Dune trilogy.

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