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Not worth the time  
Ive made it half way through the book and am not sure I can finish it. I was quite pleased with the first Dune prequel-triology and so I anticipated this one would be up to that calibre. There are however a few key problems with it:

1) The writing style is overly simplistic and lacks imagination. On top of that its just not believable nor overly original.

2) The chapters are so episodic that they rarely move the plot any substantial distance.

3) The book is poorly edited. Facts are unnecessarily repeated. Its almost though they were trying to push up the page count.

Id skip it if I were you. : 2010-09-15 10:49:39

Great Read  
Magnificent introduction to the known Universe the time of the Titans the origins of Omnius and the great spark that ignites the war against the Thinking Machine Empire. Having re-read the Dune "original six" I caught tiny brief even one-time references to planets (Anibus) people (Norma Cenva in G. E. of Dune) and others that get massive significant treatment here.

For KJA haters this whole trilogy allowed KJA and BH tremendous creative license to explore new territory in the duniverse ancient when even first encountering Omnius while massively distant from ourselves in this day. : 2010-09-15 10:49:39

Everything I Had Hoped For And More  
I realize fans of the original Dune series are very protective of the books almost religiously so. However I never read them but have decided to try the series in chronological order based on the Dune timeline so The Butlerian Jihad was my first book.

I must say that I was worried that with such a big cast of characters in such an enormous world I would be totally lost and confused. However The writing was very clear and easy to follow. One of the great tricks Im glad the authors used here were the short chapters. It allowed me to digest what was happening and at the same time keep the action moving at a lightning pace.

I really enjoyed the characters and the descriptions of the environments of each planet. The book also never felt bogged down by unnecessary details. Everything felt written for a reason and the prose was incredibly smooth to read. There were many clever twists and turns and I found myself giddy with excitement while reading it. Need : 2010-09-15 10:49:39

Well its not terrible.  
The Butlerian Jihad is exactly the sort of book that justifies every stereotype about prequels. Ill try to keep this short so:

-Big dumb action scenes. The evil machines are coming from space and they need to destoy a specific structure to win. They come down by crashing dropships directly into various population centers because their machine-forms can walk away unharmed from the blast zones. But uh remind me why didnt they just crash into the target? Actually the machines do crash ships into a target later in the book but for plot conveniences humans are suddenly able to swat away these attacks with minimal effort.

-Detail? Whoops! Ships move in-between star systems commonly and with no description of what drive system theyre using. If youve read Herberts Dune books you might find a big problem there. The method used for interstellar locomotion in the Dune series is a massive plot point. Here its just glossed right over. There arent even tangential descriptio : 2010-09-15 10:49:39

Exciting science fiction with good story and excellent characters.  
This thick but easily read novel has the pace and spirit of a Star Wars adventure. The blurb on the cover says it is "An exciting prequel to the novels that made science fiction history" (a reference to Frank Herberts "Dune" series). I agree with this hype. Though its the first of a trilogy it stands well alone. You may need to tolerate some weaknesses but I recommend it.

1. Story Characters and Plot: Human-controlled planets must struggle to avoid enslavement or annihilation by planets ruled by intelligent machines. This main plot connects with a number of sub-plots one of which takes place on the famous planet Dune. Plot and sub-plots are all interesting. All of the characters are interesting too and some of them are extraordinary for example Norma Cenva and Erasmus.

2. Logic and Plausibility: Needle guns faster-than-light space travel and telekinesis exist. And we get a good taste of Frank Herberts imaginative psychotropic drug called melange commonly known : 2010-09-15 10:49:39

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