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Dune: The Machine Crusade: Book Two of the Legends of Dune Trilogy (Dune, 2)

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From New York Times bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, Dune: The Machine Crusade continues the fantastic saga of Frank Herbert’s Dune. . . More than two decades have passed since the events chronicled in Dune: The Butlerian Jihad. The crusade against thinking robots has ground on for years; the human worlds grow weary of war, of the bloody, inconclusive swing from victory to defeat. The fearsome cymeks, led by Agamemnon, hatch new plots to regain their lost power from Omnius. Aurelius Venport and Norma Cenva are on the verge of the most important discovery in human history―a way to “fold” space and travel instantaneously to any place in the galaxy. And on the faraway, nearly worthless planet of Arrakis, Selim Wormrider and his band of outlaws take the first steps towards making themselves the feared fighters who will change the course of mankind: the Fremen. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tor Science Fiction (June 25, 2019)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 800 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250212804


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 01


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.9 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.95 x 1.35 x 6.8 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #44,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #188 in Galactic Empire Science Fiction #1,141 in Space Operas #1,862 in Science Fiction Adventures


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    • Large, complicated, and fascinating story
Dune: The Machine Crusade, like the other books in the various prequels to the original Dune series, is a large and complicated story. In many ways, it reminds me of one of Tom Clancy’s military/ spy novels. There is a war going on, a war involving many planets and solar systems spread across at least a galaxy. At least three groups are vying for supremacy in the universe, and naturally, such a large operation involves many many people. Even if some of those people are cymeks (mechanical bodies powered by the preserved brains of humans), robots, or artificial intelligences. Much of the book recounts various battles between the would-be controlling groups for control of some particular planet. By this time the Titan cymeks have seceded from the efforts of the artificial intelligence Omnius to become the supreme ruler of the universe. But they are still just as bent on destroying the planets controlled by the League of Nobles. However, another large part of the story is focused on the adventures of various humans who are playing various roles in the conflict, or who are important in creating what will eventually be the universe as it exists in the time of the original Dune series. These episodes are some of the best. Some of these people are heroes. Others are villains (yes, even some of those fighting for the League of Nobles have their villainous aspects). There is no covering all the moving parts of the story in a book review of any reasonable size. You’ll just have to read the book if you want to know. But I was interested in the relationship between the Harkonnen and Atreides families. If you are a Dune fan, you will recall that the long-running conflict between these two families forms much of the basis of their story centuries later. I was surprised to find that, not only did Primero Xavier Harkonnen and Primero Vorian Atreides become friends (in the previous book, The Butlerian Jihad, it looked for a while as if they would come into conflict over Serena Butler, whose son by Xavier Harkonnen became the impetus for the jihad when he was killed by the sentient robot, Erasmus), but this didn’t amount to anything in the end. Serena Butler was devoted to the idea of avenging her son and was no longer interested in marriage or men. So, Xavier and Vorian became friends and worked for the good of all humanity. They had different styles – Xavier was a straight-laced serious military type, while Vorian was more laid-back and a little mischievous – but they respected each other and never had any serious disagreements. Xavier was an honest and honorable man to the end of his life – unlike some of his supposed descendants centuries later. I was most surprised when it turned out that Xavier Harkonnen left no sons, and had none except for the deceased Manion Butler. He married Serena’s sister, Octa, before Serena returned from Earth (before that she was believed to be dead), and they had several daughters, but no sons. So, I wonder how they are going to work out how there came to be a Harkonnen line to get into a feud with the Atreides. There are other hints of future major cultural factors just beginning to come into existence at this time too. One is the space-folding ships that will eventually become the Heighliners of the Spacing Guild. These are being developed by Norma Cenva (my favorite of all the characters), a mathematical genius, daughter of Zufa Cenva of the planet Rossak, and a former apprentice of the famous inventor Tio Holtzman. At this time there is no Spacing Guild, and only toward the end of the book does it appear that Norma is beginning to understand how to navigate the ships using the mélange spice from Arrakis. Spice, Arrakis, and everything related to them comes to about twenty-two (or maybe more) stories only tangentially connected to the jihad. We won’t go into them here, but be assured, they are important, and they are there. Zufa Cenva, by the way, appears to possibly be the originator of the Bene Gesserit which was so important to the universe in the time of Paul Atreides in the Dune series. She had enormous powers of mind herself but of a different kind from Norma’s and specialized in training acolytes to destroy cymeks using that mind power. She also studied potential mates for their likely ability to produce children likely to have more powerful minds than her own. However, the emergence of the Bene Gesserit as an organized quasi-religious order seems to still be some time in the future. It will be interesting to see in the next book how some of these trends play out, and how the League of Nobles and their allies manage to eventually overcome both Omnius and the cymeks. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2023 by Lora S.
    • Excellent addition
Excellent addition to the Dune universe. There were a lot of important developments that occur in this novel including how space travel changes, the 3 way war between Omnius, mankind and the Cymeks. There are also some key deaths that are heart breaking and will set the course for the final book (with repercussions that travel thought out the dune timeline). One or two knocks are with how certain events occur that don’t feel natural or just a quick wrap up on certain characters that could’ve been excluded ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2023 by Jeremy
    • Machine Crusade true Anderson/Herbert genius.
The genius of Kevin Anderson and Brian Herbert brings the Dune legacy alive again. Riveting story from the masters. Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2024 by A. L. Brown
    • Another gripping entry in the series!
Vast and intricate. A long read (which I started years ago and finally went back to) but well worth it. Moving on to “The Battle of Corrin”!
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2023 by Charles F. Fuchs
    • review of the machine crusade
The quality of writing is quite sophomoric in parts. Storyline is OK. Style of writing certainly not up to Frank Herbert standards though.
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2023 by Pablo Kay
    • Trilogy is really good
This trilogy is more like an Asimov "foundation" with imperial reach - I actually enjoyed it much better than the original dune.
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2022 by Tony Santana
    • I enjoyed the first prequel book
I enjoyed the first prequel book, The Butlerian Jihad, but I think I enjoyed this book just a little bit more. There are so many things that happen in this book that make it an EPIC extension of the Dune Universe. As the war between the sentient machines and humans rages on, there are severe implications and sacrifices that take place on both sides of the fence in this book. I really enjoyed the depth that we see in some of the characters in this story, that were introduced in the first prequel book: Vorian Atreides, Zufa Cenva, Iblis Ginjo, Serena Butler, Xavier Harkonnen and especially Norma Cenva and the intriguing robot, Erasmus . All of these characters were vastly expanded upon from the first book and I felt a connection with many of them as they went through their journey(s) throughout this sprawling space opera. We see many past events that are talked about in Franks Herbert's original book(s), come to fruition here: The beginning of the Melange spice exportation (which will eventually have the entire galaxy consumed by it's hypnotic and addictive influence) Space folding, the beginning stages of the Zennsunni and Zennshite refugees on the planet of Arrakis and subsequent start of the Fremen, the rise of the first man to ever ride a sandworm, the legendary Selim Wormrider and the continuing stories and expansion of the Harkonnen and Atreides families. As with The Butlerian Jihad, this book is not without it's pitfalls, many of which will be a turn off for some readers. The writing is lackluster at times, a lot of the dialog ranges from bad to downright laughable, and certain scenarios aren't properly fleshed out and seemed rushed. Also, as with the last book, there are certain situations that happen and then are re-told over and over again, making it redundant at times. There are certain moments in this book that made me roll my eyes and audibly exclaim "Oh my God, that's bad!" Like when Serena Butler returns to Salusa Secundus at the beginning of the book and after a speech, spreads her arms, begins to cry and says something to the effect of: "my precious Jihidists" To some, these things will be a turn off and to an extent it makes me understand some of the poor reviews that this book has been given. But with that said though, I don't think it's fair to totally write the book off because it was still very entertaining in a "summer blockbuster at the movies" type of way, and it expands on the Dune Universe in epic fashion and I found myself not wanting to put the book down! This book certainly isn't going to be for everybody, and if you are expecting the masterpiece that was Frank Herbert's original DUNE, then you will be sorely disappointed, but if you can be forgiving of certain shortcomings and are looking for more adventures and back-story out of the Dune universe, then definitely check this book out! I'm looking forward to checking out part three of the prequel trilogy next, The Battle of Corrin. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2014 by Beyond The Realms
    • Outstanding book and seller!
I have already read this book several times, yet never owned a hardcover version. Now that I decided to add one to my collection permanently, I am very happy the book came to in perfect condition, so that I can show off on my bookshelf. If you haven't already picked up this series, do so now!
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2020 by Amazon Customer

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