Science Fiction

If you don't have Dune level expectations, they are an adequate visit with an old friend.

That's the key--it's a fun read, as long as you're not expecting the same type of novel.

I found the the last books (Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune) to be the best of the BH & KA bunch. But that's probably because they had Frank's notes to go off of. The return of Paul and Leto II was cool, but the ascendancy of Duncan Idaho was perhaps the most interesting aspect of the story (although it was predictable as hell in their writing). The utter reversal of the Frankenstein mythos was fascinating as hell.

It would have been interesting to see Frank tackle this without the prequels. I don't think Brian or Kevin were comfortable bringing Erasmus in without his backstory; hence the Butlerian Jihad prequels.