Dune: House Harkonnen
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Our view
“Dune: House Harkonnen” is a dark, adventurous prequel that expands the history leading up to Frank Herbert’s “Dune”. Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson draw on notes the original author left behind to build this second volume of the “Prelude to Dune” trilogy. Some readers feel these prequels stretch the original world further than it needs to go. Its natural audience is readers who simply want more time in that universe.
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About the book
Dune: House Harkonnen is a 2000 science fiction novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. It is the second book in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy, which takes place before the events of Frank Herbert's celebrated 1965 novel Dune. The Prelude to Dune novels draw from notes left behind by Frank Herbert after his death.
Reading order · Prelude to Dune
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.1 across 89 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 38% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.1 | 89 | 100% |
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