Dune: House Atreides #3

Dune: House Atreides (Single Issues)

by Kevin J. Anderson, Kevin J. Anderson, Michael Walsh (Cover Art)

Young Duncan Idaho is given an ultimatum: escape or die. Meanwhile, Leto Atreides is introduced to the hyper-advanced city of Ix where his future will be shaped in unimaginable ways. The Planetologist Pardot Kynes ventures into the plains of Dune, and makes a destiny-altering discovery. And Reverend Mother Gaius Mohiam confronts Baron Harkonnen with a proposition he can't refuse...

Genres: Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Comics, Ebooks, Fiction

26 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 6, 2021

About the author

Yes, I have a lot of books, and if this is your first visit to my amazon author page, it can be a little overwhelming. If you are new to my work, let me recommend a few titles as good places to start. I love my Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. series, humorous horror/mysteries, which begin with DEATH WARMED OVER. My steampunk fantasy adventures, CLOCKWORK ANGELS and CLOCKWORK LIVES, written with Neil Peart, legendary drummer from Rush, are two of my very favorite novels ever. And my magnum opus, the science fiction epic The Saga of Seven Suns, begins with HIDDEN EMPIRE. After you've tried those, I hope you'll check out some of my other series.

I have written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and I'm the co-author of the Dune prequels. My original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Award-nominated Assemblers of Infinity. I have also written several comic books including the Dark Horse Star Wars collection Tales of the Jedi written in collaboration with Tom Veitch, Predator titles (also for Dark Horse), and X-Files titles for Topps.

I serve as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest.

My wife is author Rebecca Moesta. We currently reside near Monument, Colorado.

Reviews

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

As you can see, another gorgeous cover. I forgot Kynes, Liet Kynes' father, and his appointment to be the planetologist of Dune. That's also covered in this series, and in this book, Kynes is fully diving into his cataloguing and reporting. Of course, the emperor only wants to know about Dune to know about spice and if he can replicate it anywhere else (the constant struggle), but Kynes is genuinely interested in Arrakis and the Fremen. In fact, the emperor even says that Kynes' own curiosity is more important to him than impressing anybody, which is one of the reasons the emperor chooses Kynes to go to Dune. We also find out more about Ix and their new projects, like building an air ship that can fit more people, which the emperor doesn't like because that means fewer air ships traveling, which means less tax money for him. But it's also a potential issue because of the Butlerian Jihad and its forbidding of dabbling too much with technology. Ix is a problem, and so its Great House leader.
It's getting interesting. Each thread makes me think about how it all ties together to produce the events of Dune, like when Leto's father, Paulus, holds a bullfight to send Leto off before he leaves for Ix, and I was thinking, "Oh, this is when Paulus gets gored." Expectations can be confirmed or overturned here, when you know it's all leading to something familiar, but you don't know when or how.
Overall, this is a great series. Very beautiful but also entertaining. I love it so far!

[David Dalton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am really enjoying this series. I need to catch up, as I just bought issue #7 and yet, just now read issue #3. Fills in the gaps of the whole Dune storyline. Brings back good memories from years ago when I first read Dune (makes me want to go back and reread the first couple of Dune novels). Great job by BOOM! studios. The whole project is first class: covers, story, characters, and the look and feel of Dune.

[RG · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this issue. Im a massive dune fan so this intro to all these characters backstorys is awesome. I hope it continues like this

[Samah (samahcanread_) · Rating 4 out of 5]

finally, we're meeting the Fremen

[Jorge Schumacher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mais um volume muito bom desta HQ.

[Henry Acuña · Rating 5 out of 5]

A new story for a new generation

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Faithful graphical representation.

[brett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Slower...

Great 3rd episode. Like how the planetologist has played a bigger role. Part with Leto on IX was also good.

[Padraig O'Sullivan]

Great Read

I enjoyed reading this comic very much. It is good reading books in a graphic format. Very well done indeed.

[Andy Hickman · Rating 4 out of 5]

#3 – “At least my parents are no longer Harkonnen prisoners. Rabban killed them both.” – young Duncan Idaho

[Sara (A Gingerly Review) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this series more than I thought I would.

[Marcel · Rating 3 out of 5]

COOLEST POSTER IN THE SERIES SO FAR!!! Idk why i’ve gone this far.. i thought there was only 4.. i look at goodreads and now theres 12?!😭