While the Dune:House books will never be written to the...critics satisfaction, all 3 are excellent stories. I read the original Dune books in the mid 80's & loved them. I have now read the 3 "House" books, and enjoyed them as well. No one will ever be able to meet the expectations of the "experts", but thank you, Brian and Kevin, for letting us enjoy Dune again. I'm looking forward to the rest. Let's learn to enjoy books and stories without being so critical about the style. Some will never be satisfied, but most of us are. Literature is for entertainment as well as art. So just enjoy the books for what they are, fun.