Sands of Dune: Novellas from the world of Dune
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Summary
Collected for the first time， these three previously unpublished Dune novellas by bestselling author Brian Herbert shine a light upon the darker corners of the Dune universe。 Spanning space and time，Sands of Dune is essential reading for any fan of the series。
The world of Dune has shaped an entire generation of science fiction。 From the sand blasted world of Arrakis， to the splendor of the imperials homeworld of Kaitain， readers have lived in a universe of treachery and wonder。
Now， these stories expand on the Dune universe， telling of the lost years of Gurney Halleck as he works with smugglers on Arrakis in a deadly gambit for revenge; inside the ranks of the Sardaukar as the child of a betrayed nobleman becomes one of the Emperor’s most ruthless fighters; a young firebrand Fremen woman， a guerrilla fighter against the ruthless Harkonnens， who will one day become Shadout Mapes。
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books。
The world of Dune has shaped an entire generation of science fiction。 From the sand blasted world of Arrakis， to the splendor of the imperials homeworld of Kaitain， readers have lived in a universe of treachery and wonder。
Now， these stories expand on the Dune universe， telling of the lost years of Gurney Halleck as he works with smugglers on Arrakis in a deadly gambit for revenge; inside the ranks of the Sardaukar as the child of a betrayed nobleman becomes one of the Emperor’s most ruthless fighters; a young firebrand Fremen woman， a guerrilla fighter against the ruthless Harkonnens， who will one day become Shadout Mapes。
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books。
Reviews
Roger D。 Robertson
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Fun read。It was an interesting read。 Material covered I。 A different way than before。 I enjoyed it。 It is always fun to explore the lives of the characters that occupy this universe。
Rex Libris
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A collection of short stories that take place in the larger Dune universe。 Topics include the life of Shadout Mapes， Gurney Halleck's time as a smuggler， the life of a Sardaukar warrior， and court intrigues involving early Atreides and Harkonnen ancestors。 A collection of short stories that take place in the larger Dune universe。 Topics include the life of Shadout Mapes， Gurney Halleck's time as a smuggler， the life of a Sardaukar warrior， and court intrigues involving early Atreides and Harkonnen ancestors。 。。。more
Kieran McAndrew
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Four short novellas from the universe of Arrakis。More character studies than actual stories， each provides depth to the peripheral characters which are so vital to the progression of the plot of 'Dune' and its ancillary novels。 Herbert and Anderson are confident in their writing and there are many highlights in what is， regrettably， an all too short volume for its price。 Four short novellas from the universe of Arrakis。More character studies than actual stories， each provides depth to the peripheral characters which are so vital to the progression of the plot of 'Dune' and its ancillary novels。 Herbert and Anderson are confident in their writing and there are many highlights in what is， regrettably， an all too short volume for its price。 。。。more
Nick
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The moron bros fail once again。
Suzana
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I love this book。
Bob
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Four NovellasEach of the four novellas stands alone and cover a wide span of years。 They were all good and fleshed out some side characters while exploring the Harkonnen/Atratries feud。 My only fault， and it's a minor one， is that the 4th Novella takes place the earliest in the Dune time line。 Four NovellasEach of the four novellas stands alone and cover a wide span of years。 They were all good and fleshed out some side characters while exploring the Harkonnen/Atratries feud。 My only fault， and it's a minor one， is that the 4th Novella takes place the earliest in the Dune time line。 。。。more
Mike Gonzalez
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Daniel Kukwa
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This isn't really for newbies， but if you've already experienced the "Dune" universe， then this little taster is for you。 A satisfying thematic tone-poem set of slices from the Herbert-verse。。。though the Gurney story is a bit uninvolving compared to the other three in this collection。 This isn't really for newbies， but if you've already experienced the "Dune" universe， then this little taster is for you。 A satisfying thematic tone-poem set of slices from the Herbert-verse。。。though the Gurney story is a bit uninvolving compared to the other three in this collection。 。。。more
L。G。 Curtis
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Awesome collection， I greatly enjoyed it 😄 Especially sweet for diving back into the Dune universe 🙏🏽
Renny
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inventive…With new movies of Dune on the horizon， I decided I needed to review some of the literature out there。 I had no idea they were so much。 Vengeance， anger， greed and violence not a good way to solve problems or promote healing…
Unai
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Muy disfrutable recopilación de 4 historias de Dune， cada una con sus virtudes。 Quizás la mejor sea la primera que cuenta la historia en 2 tiempos de Shadout Mapes （la criada Fremen que le da el Crisnife a Jessica en la pelicula de Villeneuve）。 Excelente su pasado como joven Fedaykin y las desgracias que la forjan en su constante batalla contra el dominion Harkonnen de Arrakis。 Contiene una de las ejecuciones mas sádicas que recuerdo haber leído en bastante tiempo， Shai Huluds como armas de asal Muy disfrutable recopilación de 4 historias de Dune， cada una con sus virtudes。 Quizás la mejor sea la primera que cuenta la historia en 2 tiempos de Shadout Mapes （la criada Fremen que le da el Crisnife a Jessica en la pelicula de Villeneuve）。 Excelente su pasado como joven Fedaykin y las desgracias que la forjan en su constante batalla contra el dominion Harkonnen de Arrakis。 Contiene una de las ejecuciones mas sádicas que recuerdo haber leído en bastante tiempo， Shai Huluds como armas de asalto y bueno， todo el buen percal para satisfacer al fan。La segunda que es la creía que iba a ser la que mas me iba a gustar， nos pone en el punto de vista de un oficial Sardaukar con cuentas pendientes personales contra los Atreides durante el asalto Harkonnen a Arrakeen。 Tira por lados que no esperaba， pero aun así aunque solo sea por las descripciones de como y donde se entrenan los Sardaukar， ya merece la pena。Seguimos con la mas floja que cuenta una trama durante los años de contrabandista de Gurney Halleck tras el mentado ataque y caída de la casa Atreides。 Es la mas floja， pero no deja de ser una afrenta Kanly llevada a su manera por Gurney contra los Harkonnen。 Y para finalizar nos vamos al pasado lejano justo tras La yihad butleriana， con la sucesión imperial y las intrigas palaciegas entre los candidatos de las grandes casas para que uno de sus miembros sea nombrado chambelán del nuevo emperados。 Muy interesante， retorcido por parte de uno de los Harkonnen y sirve para que conozca， yo al menos， hechos sobre las vergüenza Harkonnen durante la Yihad y los feudos de sangre milenarios entre estos y los Atreides。 Me ha gustado bastante mas de lo que esperaba。 En conclusión， disfrutable colección para todo fan。 。。。more
Caroline Palmer
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An absolutely fantastic addition to the expanding Dune Universe！ I hope there’s more to come， especially about the rise of House Atreides in the centuries before Paul and Leto。
Niel
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Pulp fiction and not worth your time。
Jim Arrowood
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This is a collection of four novellas from the Dune universe intended to add some perspective to the series’ mythos。 The four stories are about events that took place outside of the tale told in the full novels by Frank Herbert and the team of Brian Herbert and Kevin J。 Anderson。In this volume， the four stories are:The Edge of a Crysknife: What was the Shadout Mapes like before she became the head housekeeper for the Atreides？ Well， she was a fierce Fremmen warrior。 This is a great tale， and man This is a collection of four novellas from the Dune universe intended to add some perspective to the series’ mythos。 The four stories are about events that took place outside of the tale told in the full novels by Frank Herbert and the team of Brian Herbert and Kevin J。 Anderson。In this volume， the four stories are:The Edge of a Crysknife: What was the Shadout Mapes like before she became the head housekeeper for the Atreides？ Well， she was a fierce Fremmen warrior。 This is a great tale， and many say it is their favorite in the book。Blood of the Sardukar: Even though the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV is complicit in the Baron Harkonnen killing Duke Leto Atreides， he has ordered that the Duke not be tortured and made to suffer before he dies。 A Sardukar warrior has taken it upon himself to see that Shaddam's wishes are carried out。 Mostly seen as merciless killers， this particular Sardukar's background has allowed him to keep a certain amount of compassion。The Waters of Kanly: In this tale， Gurney Halleck is at the center。 He knows the Duke has been captured and killed and thinks the same has happened to the young Paul and his mother， the Lady Jessica。 He has taken up with a band of smugglers and is using them to further his vow to avenge himself upon the Harkonnen for the Duke and Paul， as well as what they did to him before he came into the employ of the Atreides。Imperial Court: A tale set ten-thousand years before the events in Frank Herbert's Dune， It chronicles more of what took place between the Atreides and Harkonnens to make them blood enemies。I enjoyed all the four stories， but my favorite was The Waters of Kanly。 As one would expect， these are all well-written stories with a lot of action involving characters Dune fans would know， and some new ones we only see in this volume。 It is well worth the time to pick this up if you are a fan of the extended Dune universe。What I enjoyed the most was how well these stories dovetail right into the universe with the same feeling I get when reading any of the books in the saga。 Whenever I pick up new material， I always feel like I am getting a visit from friends I haven’t seen for a while。 The stories contained in this volume are all entertaining and after I finished reading， I wanted more。Just a little side note here。 I was recently in a local Starbucks for a coffee break。 I happened to have on a t-shirt that depicted a sandworm and a group of Fremmen around it。 On the back is printed the litany against fear。 The young woman who was getting my order together asked me if my shirt was about Dune。 Of course， I answered that it was， and we had a brief conversation about how both us enjoyed the new film。 It would appear there is a Dune revival currently taking place， and no one is happier about that than I am。My Highest Recommendations for Sands of Dune！ 。。。more
Mark
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Being a big fan of Frank Herbert’s Dune books I was always a wee bit frustrated how his last Dune novel ended on a everlasting open ending。Then his son took over and instead of finishing the open ending he and his co-writer started building the Duneverse before finally taking up the expected seventh story with the ideas Frank had originally， this has split the fandom in various fractions with a few very loud voices not accepting Brian’s new input。I never enjoyed the 7th & 8th novel completing Fr Being a big fan of Frank Herbert’s Dune books I was always a wee bit frustrated how his last Dune novel ended on a everlasting open ending。Then his son took over and instead of finishing the open ending he and his co-writer started building the Duneverse before finally taking up the expected seventh story with the ideas Frank had originally， this has split the fandom in various fractions with a few very loud voices not accepting Brian’s new input。I never enjoyed the 7th & 8th novel completing Franks vision。 I have really enjoyed most of their output in the Duneverse。Three of the new short stories concern the timeline around the original Dune novel， one of them currently being released in comic as well （waters of Kanly）。 The first one goes back to the early stories about House Atreides and it’s troubles with the Harkonnen family。Overal it is a nice collection for the Dune fan， which I have been when I was fourteenish and read Frank Herbert for the first time and surprised my English teacher who was not aware of Book 5 & 6。 We shared our Dune interest and what I did not understand he tried to explain me。 Still books like Tolkien of whom I also have various editions on my shelves and get reread on occasion。 。。。more
Dee
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Listened in one sitting。 Amazing
The_J
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A group of jumbled stories but seemed mostly about pulling points from Dune into the earlier forms。 Better let the surprise happen than it is just a mere repeating of the past。 but solid characterization and interesting plots
Billy
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If you're new to the world of Dune， I wouldn't recommend beginning with Sands of Dune， which features four random tales set before and during the events of Dune （the original novel， not the fictional planet）。 You need some basic Dune knowledge before tackling these short stories。 Even though I'm roughly a Dune newbie， I know enough to understand this richly deep world and its characters。The strongest and best story is The Edge of a Crysknife， a love story and an origin tale for Shadout Mapes， a If you're new to the world of Dune， I wouldn't recommend beginning with Sands of Dune， which features four random tales set before and during the events of Dune （the original novel， not the fictional planet）。 You need some basic Dune knowledge before tackling these short stories。 Even though I'm roughly a Dune newbie， I know enough to understand this richly deep world and its characters。The strongest and best story is The Edge of a Crysknife， a love story and an origin tale for Shadout Mapes， a character I'm familiar with from Dune and the two film adaptations。 Blood of the Sardaukar is an intriguing look at the life of a Sardaukar。 Another returning character， Gunny Hallek， takes center stage in The Waters of Kanly， a tale of revenge。 Imperial Court is my least favorite of the four because I know very little about the events before the story。 Nevertheless， it's a well-written story that details the blood feud between the Atreides and Harkonnens。 Overall， Sands of Dune is more or less a companion book for die-hard Dune fans。 Are these stories must-reads？ Probably no， but they're entertaining little reads that give just enough taste of "spice" to quench your Dune cravings until the next prequel comes out。 。。。more
David Sastre
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A good collection， though only two of the stories are totally new。
Kurt Anderson
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Overall a worthy addition to the Dune saga。 I particularly liked the story of The Shadout Mapes。
Hannah
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A nice look at side characters we didn't get to know very well in the first book and the prequel books。 It brings the Dune universe to a more immersive and in depth with these side details and stories。 A nice look at side characters we didn't get to know very well in the first book and the prequel books。 It brings the Dune universe to a more immersive and in depth with these side details and stories。 。。。more
♥Milica♥
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This was fun， the first story was my favourite for sure。
REMEMBER UKRAINE NOW ReadingReindeer
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SANDS OF DUNE collates four "behind-the-scenes" stories and backstories from the incredibly vast DUNE Universe created by Frank Herbert。 Kevin J。 Anderson and Brian Herbert have giftedly expanded the DUNE Universe， and here provide readers with side-trip adventures， deepening our understanding of the planetary systems， cultures， socioeconomics， while providing character revelation and bringing these seemingly "alien" species and cultures into vivid and vibrant life。 SANDS OF DUNE provides exciti SANDS OF DUNE collates four "behind-the-scenes" stories and backstories from the incredibly vast DUNE Universe created by Frank Herbert。 Kevin J。 Anderson and Brian Herbert have giftedly expanded the DUNE Universe， and here provide readers with side-trip adventures， deepening our understanding of the planetary systems， cultures， socioeconomics， while providing character revelation and bringing these seemingly "alien" species and cultures into vivid and vibrant life。 SANDS OF DUNE provides exciting views into the ever-expanding Universe of DUNE。 。。。more
eyes。2c
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Absorbing！Ok， it’s been many years since I’ve read the Dune series （think the 70’s） and I’m still as enamoured as I was then。These four novellas by Herbert and Anderson shed light on the back story of Gurney Halleck and other major figures of the Dune pantheon。 A younger Shadeout Mapes， the relentless training of the Sardaukar represented by Bashar Jopati Koloa （with a curious finale）， Willem Atreides and the of the conflict between the Houses of Atreides and Harkonnen。 We follow individual path Absorbing！Ok， it’s been many years since I’ve read the Dune series （think the 70’s） and I’m still as enamoured as I was then。These four novellas by Herbert and Anderson shed light on the back story of Gurney Halleck and other major figures of the Dune pantheon。 A younger Shadeout Mapes， the relentless training of the Sardaukar represented by Bashar Jopati Koloa （with a curious finale）， Willem Atreides and the of the conflict between the Houses of Atreides and Harkonnen。 We follow individual paths for revenge and freedom against the uncaring， debauched， power hungry elite of the Kaitain Empire and the implacable feuding outcomes of the various Houses spanning many worlds。 Betrayal， determination， vengeance and the shifts of power balances stalk the pages。A must read for Dune aficionados。 Indeed I enjoyed these novellas so much I’m considering a Dune series reread。A Macmillan-Tor/Forge ARC 。。。more
Erin
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Giving more background on Shadout Mapes， Gurney Halleck， the Sardaukar， and additional history of the Atreides/Harkonnen feud， this collection of stories is a must-read for any fan of the Dune sagas。 I was particularly delighted to read about Mapes' background， and relieved that I had no trouble immersing myself in the stories despite it being years since I've read any of the novels。 I'm grateful for this addition。 Giving more background on Shadout Mapes， Gurney Halleck， the Sardaukar， and additional history of the Atreides/Harkonnen feud， this collection of stories is a must-read for any fan of the Dune sagas。 I was particularly delighted to read about Mapes' background， and relieved that I had no trouble immersing myself in the stories despite it being years since I've read any of the novels。 I'm grateful for this addition。 。。。more
Karen’s Library
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As a huge fan of the Dune universe， including all of the prequels and sequels， I devoured the 4 novellas in Sands of Dune。 The novellas give us insight to some of the side characters of Dune and also takes us back to where it all began。We get the backstory of the housekeeper， Shadout Mapes， as a young woman and her life as a Fedaykin warrior （my personal favorite of the 4 stories！）。 Next is a novella about a Sardaukar bashar which gives us all kinds of insight into what drives the Sardaukar。Gurn As a huge fan of the Dune universe， including all of the prequels and sequels， I devoured the 4 novellas in Sands of Dune。 The novellas give us insight to some of the side characters of Dune and also takes us back to where it all began。We get the backstory of the housekeeper， Shadout Mapes， as a young woman and her life as a Fedaykin warrior （my personal favorite of the 4 stories！）。 Next is a novella about a Sardaukar bashar which gives us all kinds of insight into what drives the Sardaukar。Gurney Halleck has a story set about a year after the fall of the Atreides when he’s with the smugglers as he tries to get his revenge on the Harkonnens。And last， back to the beginning in the imperial court when we find out even more about the blood feud between House Atreides and House Harkonnen。 Since I can never seem to get enough of the Dune books， this book of 4 novellas was perfect to continue feeding my Dune obsession and I enjoyed it immensely。 *Thank you so much to Tor Books and NetGalley for the advance copy！* 。。。more
Mrs C
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