Dune: The Machine Crusade
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About the book
Dune: The Machine Crusade is a 2003 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 Legends of Dune prequel trilogy, which takes place over 10,000 years before the events of Frank Herbert's celebrated 1965 novel Dune. The series chronicles the Butlerian Jihad, a crusade by the last free humans in the universe against the thinking machines, a violent and dominating force led by the sentient computer mind Omnius.
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7.57.5 / 10 - Dune: The Machine CrusadeThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - Dune: The Battle of Corrin
7.57.5 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 73 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 33% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 73 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson continue their tale of the Butlerian Jihad in this second enormous installment of a trilogy. They continue to plant the seeds which will grow into the world of Frank Herbert's Dune. Some of the characters have become a little…”
“These books are interesting. But they're not nearly as well written or deep as Frank Herbert's and frankly there are inconsistencies with the main Dune books. That shouldn't be, since the only reason for these is to flesh out the back story.”
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