The prequel trilogy is comprised of "The Butlerian Jihad", "The Machine Crusade", and "The Battle of Corrin". I found the trilogy interesting enough to read something like 2,000 pages. No, they were not as good as the original "Dune" novel, but I was okay the overall quality. For fans of the original Dune series, I would say to try "The Butlerian Jihad" just to see if you like it. If you've read Dune, the trilogy is interesting in that these books introduce ancient ancestors of the Atreides and Harkonnen bloodlines. We also discover the first Arrakis resident to ride a sandworm, how melange became the most precious substance, how humans learned to fold space, the origin of mentats, the origin of the Bene Gesserit, and other bits related to the original Dune. There is constant action, and the plot moves along quickly. On the negative side, for me personally, these books were much more dark than the original Dune, and more violent and gruesome. By the end of the war, billions of human beings have been killed, and it doesn't feel like victory. I don't know if I want to try any more Dune books by Brian Herbert for now. If anyone else here has read these, I'd enjoy reading your take on these.
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